77 vs a value 3-betting range: Equity & Strategy

Pocket Sevens (77) has 36.4% equity all-in preflop against a value 3-betting range — 72 combos, 5.4% of all starting hands. It wins 36.2% of runouts outright, loses 63.4% and chops 0.4%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.

The range this is computed against

A pure QQ+/AK 3-bet is only 34 combos — 2.6% of hands — which is far tighter than anyone actually 3-bets for value in a modern game. The merged value range a good regular uses adds the mid pairs and the second-best broadways: 99+, AQs+, KQs and AQo+, about 5.4% of hands.

3-bet (value) — 72 combos, 5.4% of all starting hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, AKs, AQs, KQs, AKo, AQo

After card removal, 72 of those 72 combos are still available (0 are blocked by the cards 77 holds). 77 is ahead of 36 and behind 36.

Hardest parts of the range for 77

Easiest parts of the range for 77

Put 77 up against a value 3-betting range — 72 combos, 5.4% of all hands — and the exact answer is 36.4% equity: 36.2% outright wins, 63.4% losses and 0.4% chops. None of the range's combos share a card with 77, so all 72 of them are live in this calculation. You are ahead of only 36 of the 72 combos still live (50%) — the rest of the range is level with or in front of you, which is why the figure sits below even money.

A pure QQ+/AK 3-bet is only 34 combos — 2.6% of hands — which is far tighter than anyone actually 3-bets for value in a modern game. The merged value range a good regular uses adds the mid pairs and the second-best broadways: 99+, AQs+, KQs and AQo+, about 5.4% of hands. Inside that range, the combos that hurt 77 most are 99 (18.4%), TT (18.8%) and QQ (19.1%); the ones you want to see are AKo (55.0%), AQo (54.5%) and AKs (52.3%). Across the whole range 77's equity swings from 18.4% at the bottom to 55.0% at the top — the single 36.4% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.

Against a value 3-betting range — only 5.4% of hands — 77 holds 36.4%. That is a continue, not a commit: you have enough to see a flop with the right price but not enough to shovel a stack in preflop.

77 vs 3-bet (value) FAQ

What is 77's equity against a value 3-betting range?

77 has 36.4% equity all-in preflop against a value 3-betting range — it wins 36.2% of runouts outright, loses 63.4% and chops 0.4%. The range holds 72 combos (5.4% of all hands); all 72 are live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.

Which hands in a value 3-betting range beat 77?

77 is behind 36 of the 72 live combos and ahead of the other 36. The worst matchups are 99 (18.4%), TT (18.8%) and QQ (19.1%); its best are AKo (55.0%), AQo (54.5%) and AKs (52.3%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.

What hands are in a value 3-betting range?

11 hand classes and 72 combos — 5.4% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 50% pocket pairs (6 pairs, 36 combos), 17% suited hands (3 classes, 12 combos) and 33% offsuit hands (2 classes, 24 combos). That shape is why 77 runs at 36.4% against it rather than against a random hand.

Does 77 do better against a wider or a tighter range?

Wider, almost always. 77 has 58.3% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 41.5% 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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