{"id":2544449,"date":"2025-10-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?p=2544449"},"modified":"2025-12-23T20:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:00:47","slug":"defending-in-position-on-high-card-boards-in-tournaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/defending-in-position-on-high-card-boards-in-tournaments\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending In Position on High-Card Boards in Tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/peakgto\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"PeakGTO: PokerCoaching&#039;s free poker solver for GTO study\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner.jpg\" alt=\"PeakGTO: PokerCoaching&#039;s free poker solver for GTO study\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner.jpg 815w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner-746x103.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner-768x106.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" width=\"815\" height=\"113\"   \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>We have already covered how to <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/defending-c-bets-in-position-on-high-card-boards-after-calling-preflop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Defending C-bets In Position on High-Card Boards after Calling Preflop\">defend on High-Card boards in position with a 100bb<\/a>, and today we will analyze tournament scenarios with a 40bb stack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we will cover how to play on different board textures after calling preflop in position and see how to adjust our strategy on dry and connected boards.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1  uagb-block-b0643823      \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTable Of Contents\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#playing-on-dry-high-card-boards-in-position-kh8d2c\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Playing on Dry High-Card Boards in Position &#8211; Kh8d2c<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#key-takeaways\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Key takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#defending-on-connected-high-card-boards-kh9h8d\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Defending on Connected High-Card Boards &#8211; Kh9h8d<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#key-takeaways\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Key takeaways<\/a><\/ul><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq uagb-faq__outer-wrap uagb-block-2d519876 uagb-faq-icon-row uagb-faq-layout-accordion uagb-faq-expand-first-false uagb-faq-inactive-other-true uagb-faq__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap uagb-faq-equal-height     \" data-faqtoggle=\"true\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-36a03f76 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>TLDR:<\/strong>\u00a0See AI summary of this article.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>High-card boards in position demand tight defense and range awareness. At 40bb, lean into calls with mixed protection; at 20bb, widen your range and include selective raises.<br><br><strong>Dry High-Card at 40bb:<\/strong> Defend ~66% by calling across your range\u2014raise none, even with sets and top pairs\u2014trash weak broadways and low pairs.<br><strong>Dry High-Card at 20bb:<\/strong> Be aggressive\u2014defend 84% (call 71%, raise 15%) with top pairs and blocker draws, folding only marginal holdings.<br><strong>Connected High-Card at 40bb:<\/strong> Defend ~83%\u2014call 66%, raise 17% with sets, two-pairs, strong top pairs plus some runner-runner bluffs.<br><strong>Connected High-Card at 20bb:<\/strong> Defend ~68%\u2014mostly call, raise the nuts, and include a few bluffs; fold only the weakest holdings.<br><br><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><br>* <strong>In position<\/strong>: prefer calling over raising on dry boards to protect your range.<br>* <strong>When shallow<\/strong>: expand your defending range and add well-chosen raises.<br>* <strong>On connected boards<\/strong>: raise selectively with the strongest hands and balance with bluffs.<br><br>In tournaments, your in-position defense needs balance\u2014not just aggression\u2014to stay unexploitable.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing on Dry High-Card Boards in Position &#8211; Kh8d2c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our preflop calling range from the BTN when facing a CO open is around 18%, which is something we need to remember when analyzing this spot. This is how it looks according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/peak.pokercoaching.com\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"PeakGTO Dashboard\">PeakGTO<\/a> solver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Button-Calling-Range-against-Cutoff-on-40bb.png\" alt=\"Button Calling Range against Cutoff on 40bb\" class=\"wp-image-2544370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Button-Calling-Range-against-Cutoff-on-40bb.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Button-Calling-Range-against-Cutoff-on-40bb-746x418.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Button-Calling-Range-against-Cutoff-on-40bb-373x210.png 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Button-Calling-Range-against-Cutoff-on-40bb-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Key assumptions for the hand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The hand is played 40bb deep with 12.5% ante<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cutoff is opening the pot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We call his preflop raise from the BTN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both of the blinds fold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We face a c-bet on the flop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On a Kh8d2c, the CO will be <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/c-betting-in-poker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"C-Betting in Poker \u2013 How to Build the Optimal Strategy\">c-betting<\/a> around 28% of the time and usually using bigger bet sizing of two-thirds of the pot. When facing this bet, we will need to defend 66% of our hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-40bb-Kh8d2c.jpg\" alt=\"MTT Defending IP On High-Card Boards on 40bb - Kh8d2c\" class=\"wp-image-2544463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-40bb-Kh8d2c.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-40bb-Kh8d2c-746x417.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-40bb-Kh8d2c-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-40bb-Kh8d2c-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see from the image above, we do not have a raising range on a dry board. Therefore, even with our sets, two pairs, and the strongest top pair combinations, we will be just calling to balance out our weaker holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Poker Hand Rankings &amp; The Best Texas Hold\u2019em Hands\">hands<\/a> we are folding in this situation are the ones that do not have any showdown value and have very little backdoor potential. Mostly Broadway hands, some weak ace-highs, and a few combinations of low pocket pairs while calling with everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the stacks drop to 20bb effective, the CO c-bets around 36% of the time, but this time will stick to a small bet size in almost all cases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-20bb-Kh8d2c.png\" alt=\"MTT Defending IP On High-Card Boards on 20bb - Kh8d2c\" class=\"wp-image-2544464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-20bb-Kh8d2c.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-20bb-Kh8d2c-746x420.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-20bb-Kh8d2c-373x210.png 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-20bb-Kh8d2c-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we are facing a small bet and have a shorter stack, relative hand values increase, so we will defend much more aggressively. In fact, we are only folding 14% of the hands in this situation, calling 71%, and even having a raising range of 15%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, we are only folding a few combinations of ace-highs and Broadway holdings, specifically Q-highs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We start raising some of our top pair hands and a few runner-runners with blockers, while calling the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Defend around 66% of your hands by calling your entire range with a 40bb stack<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When stacks drop to 20bb, continue with 84% of the hands, only folding the weakest holdings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start raising your strong top pair hands and some runner-runners with blockers with shorter stacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defending on Connected High-Card Boards &#8211; Kh9h8d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Key assumptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The hand is played 40bb with 12.5% ante<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cutoff is opening the pot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We call his preflop raise from the BTN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both of the blind fold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We face a c-bet on the flop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at an example of Kh9h8d. In this case, CO will c-bet 44%% of the time, mostly using smaller bet sizing of one-fourth of the pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-40bb-Kh9h8d.png\" alt=\"MTT Defending IP On High-Card Boards on 40bb - Kh9h8d\" class=\"wp-image-2544467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-40bb-Kh9h8d.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-40bb-Kh9h8d-743x420.png 743w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-40bb-Kh9h8d-373x210.png 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-40bb-Kh9h8d-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When facing this bet, we have the <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/pot-odds-in-poker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Calculating Pot Odds in Poker \u2013 What Is the Best Way?\">pot odds<\/a> to defend by calling 66% and raising 17% of our hands. We will fold only 17% of the time, mostly letting go of ace-highs and small pocket pairs half of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should be looking to raise your strongest holdings like sets, two pairs, and strong top pair combinations more than half of the time, and balance it out with occasional bluffs that have some runner-runner potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When stacks drop to 20bb, the CO will check 92% of the time and mix between small and big sizing when betting with the rest of the range, with a slight preference for bigger bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-20bb-Kh9h8d.jpg\" alt=\"MTT Defending IP On High-Card Boards on 20bb - Kh9h8d\" class=\"wp-image-2544470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-20bb-Kh9h8d.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-20bb-Kh9h8d-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-20bb-Kh9h8d-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MTT-Defending-IP-On-High-Card-Boards-on-20bb-Kh9h8d-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When facing a 60% pot size bet on the BTN, you will need to defend around 68% of your <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/ranges-in-poker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ranges in Poker \u2013 Analyze Your Hands Like a Pro\">range<\/a> and will be calling with most of the hands you continue. In fact, the only hand that you will be raising more often than calling is pocket aces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other than that, you will raise a few combinations of the strongest top pairs and some bluffs, but will mostly continue calling with any pair or any draws that you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When facing a c-bet defend 83% of the time by calling 66% and raising 17% of our hands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raise a part of your strongest holdings and balance it out with some bluffs that have runner-runner potential<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defend less often when stacks fall to 20bb and do so by mostly calling with your entire range<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/peakgto\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"PeakGTO: PokerCoaching&#039;s free poker solver for GTO study\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner.jpg\" alt=\"PeakGTO: PokerCoaching&#039;s free poker solver for GTO study\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner.jpg 815w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner-746x103.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner-768x106.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" width=\"815\" height=\"113\"   \/><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have already covered how to defend on High-Card boards in position with a 100bb, and today we will analyze tournament scenarios with a 40bb stack. In this article, we will cover how to play [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":2544473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[883,16,41],"tags":[896],"class_list":["post-2544449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advanced-gto","category-poker-strategy","category-tournaments","tag-postflop"],"acf":{"peak_live_date":"20251007"},"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Defending-BB-on-High-Card-Boards-IP-in-Tournaments.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Defending-BB-on-High-Card-Boards-IP-in-Tournaments-373x210.jpg",373,210,true],"medium":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Defending-BB-on-High-Card-Boards-IP-in-Tournaments-746x420.jpg",746,420,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Defending-BB-on-High-Card-Boards-IP-in-Tournaments-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Defending-BB-on-High-Card-Boards-IP-in-Tournaments-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Defending-BB-on-High-Card-Boards-IP-in-Tournaments.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Defending-BB-on-High-Card-Boards-IP-in-Tournaments.jpg",1280,720,false],"author_image":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Defending-BB-on-High-Card-Boards-IP-in-Tournaments-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Jonathan Little","author_link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/author\/jonathan_little\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"We have already covered how to defend on High-Card boards in position with a 100bb, and today we will analyze tournament scenarios with a 40bb stack. 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