Whatever you call with should at least break even chip wise with the opposition range.
We know the amount pushed and hence the amount to call and so we can easily calculate the break even hand equity we need.
SB: pushed to 7bb
BB: needs to call 6bb to stay in a pot that finishes with a total size of 14bb
We need to put 6bb in and so to break even we need to get 6bb out of this final pot.
Hand Equity x final pot = what we get back in the long run from any pot at showdown.
so to break even we need to get 6bb back
Break Even: (Amount to call) = HE x size of final pot
or
HE needed to B.E = (Amount to call) / (size of final pot) <<< very simple and very useful equation, worth learning this well imo.
In this case we need to put in 6 and the final pot is 14
HE = 6/14 = 0.4286 = 43% (as BitchiBee stated earlier).
So we can call with any hand that has 43% equity vs the range we put villain on, if you use an equity calculator like stove you can find the hands that have 43% or more vs any range you want to put Villain on.
Here is the Nash for this (V shoves 66.2%, H calls 50.8%):
HoldemResources Nash Results
Note that the Viallin has a range of 66.2% and against this range hands like J8o have ~43%, so J8o+ is in our range. When we find all the worst hands we call with we get a full range of 50.8% for Hero.
Also note that this full Hero range has 53% equity compared to the Vaillain range. We don't include any individual hand that does worse than 43% and so our complete range vs V's range is a good bit better than 43%, actually 53% in this case.
Also as BitchiBee states if the vilalin is likely to trap with QQ+ you can take these out of V's shove range and this allows you to widen up a bit, maybe J7o could almost sneak in as a call.
edit: I should also add that this is showing the Nash ranges and you should usually adjust from these, if the player seems easy and folds often it might be best to tighten up your call range a little to allow for this or any other edge you think you have and remember plenty don't shove the Nash ranges.
Last edited by BaseMetal2; 11-22-2014 at 08:54 AM.