76s vs a button opening range: Equity & Strategy
Seven-Six Suited (76s) has 40.5% equity all-in preflop against a button opening range — 586 combos, 44.2% of all starting hands. It wins 39.2% of runouts outright, loses 58.2% and chops 2.6%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76s | 39.2% | 2.6% | 40.5% |
| a button opening range | 58.2% | 2.6% | 59.5% |
The range this is computed against
The button is the widest legitimate opening range in poker — guaranteed position for the rest of the hand and only two blinds left to act, so close to 45% of all hands open profitably: every pair, every suited ace and king, most suited queens and jacks, all the suited connectors and gappers, and offsuit aces all the way down to A2o.
BTN open — 586 combos, 44.2% of all starting hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, 22, AKs, AQs, AJs, ATs, A9s, A8s, A7s, A6s, A5s, A4s, A3s, A2s, KQs, KJs, KTs, K9s, K8s, K7s, K6s, K5s, K4s, K3s, K2s, QJs, QTs, Q9s, Q8s, Q7s, Q6s, Q5s, Q4s, Q3s, Q2s, JTs, J9s, J8s, J7s, T9s, T8s, T7s, T6s, 98s, 97s, 96s, 95s, 87s, 86s, 85s, 76s, 75s, 74s, 65s, 64s, 63s, 54s, 53s, 52s, 43s, AKo, AQo, AJo, ATo, A9o, A8o, A7o, A6o, A5o, A4o, A3o, A2o, KQo, KJo, KTo, K9o, QJo, QTo, Q9o, JTo, J9o, T9o, 98o
After card removal, 555 of those 586 combos are still available (31 are blocked by the cards 76s holds). 76s is ahead of 49 and behind 506.
Hardest parts of the range for 76s
| Hand | Combos | 76s equity |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | 3 | 18.3% |
| 88 | 6 | 18.5% |
| 99 | 6 | 19.8% |
| TT | 6 | 21.0% |
| JJ | 6 | 21.7% |
Easiest parts of the range for 76s
| Hand | Combos | 76s equity |
|---|---|---|
| 63s | 3 | 65.6% |
| 64s | 3 | 64.9% |
| 65s | 3 | 64.4% |
| 52s | 4 | 64.3% |
| 53s | 4 | 63.1% |
Put 76s up against a button opening range — 586 combos, 44.2% of all hands — and the exact answer is 40.5% equity: 39.2% outright wins, 58.2% losses and 2.6% chops. Your own two cards remove 31 of those combos before the flop is even dealt — a blocker effect this number already accounts for, because every combo containing one of your exact cards is stripped out of the range first. You are ahead of only 49 of the 555 combos still live (9%) — the rest of the range is level with or in front of you, which is why the figure sits below even money.
Where does the range come from? The button is the widest legitimate opening range in poker — guaranteed position for the rest of the hand and only two blinds left to act, so close to 45% of all hands open profitably: every pair, every suited ace and king, most suited queens and jacks, all the suited connectors and gappers, and offsuit aces all the way down to A2o. Broken down hand by hand, 76s does worst against 77 (18.3%), 88 (18.5%) and 99 (19.8%) and best against 63s (65.6%), 64s (64.9%) and 65s (64.4%). Across the whole range 76s's equity swings from 18.3% at the bottom to 65.6% at the top — the single 40.5% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
Facing a button opening range, 40.5% is a raise-or-fold number, not a call-and-see number: 76s is behind the range, so it needs position, implied odds or fold equity rather than showdown value. Against 44.2% of hands, you are priced in against a pot-sized bet (which needs about 33%).
76s vs BTN open FAQ
What is 76s's equity against a button opening range?
76s has 40.5% equity all-in preflop against a button opening range — it wins 39.2% of runouts outright, loses 58.2% and chops 2.6%. The range holds 586 combos (44.2% of all hands); 76s blocks 31 of them, leaving 555 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a button opening range beat 76s?
76s is behind 506 of the 555 live combos and ahead of the other 49. The worst matchups are 77 (18.3%), 88 (18.5%) and 99 (19.8%); its best are 63s (65.6%), 64s (64.9%) and 65s (64.4%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.
What hands are in a button opening range?
94 hand classes and 586 combos — 44.2% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 13% pocket pairs (13 pairs, 78 combos), 40% suited hands (58 classes, 232 combos) and 47% offsuit hands (23 classes, 276 combos). That shape is why 76s runs at 40.5% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does 76s do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. 76s has 40.4% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 33.6% against a 4-betting range (3.2%). Equity against a range is mostly a question of how many weak hands the range still contains — which is why the same holding can be a monster against a button open and a fold against a 4-bet.
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