PokerSolver/3-handed · BTN 10bb, SB 10bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV/K8s

How to play K8s preflop

3-handed · BTN 10bb, SB 10bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV · 41 spots where K8s gets a decision

Fits exactlyGGPoker Spin & Gold x2, x3, x4, x5PokerStars Spin & Go x2, x3, x4, x5partypoker SPINS Overdrive 2-2.99x, 3-3.99x, 4-4.99x, 5-9.99xWPT Global Global Spins x2, x3, x5

Close17 games

GGPoker Spin & Gold x10pays 80/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
GGPoker Spin & Gold x50, x100pays 60/30/10 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
GGPoker Spin & Gold Maxpays 50/30/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
PokerStars Spin & Go x10pays 80/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
PokerStars Spin & Go x25, x50, x100pays 80/12/8 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
PokerStars Spin & Go top tierpays 83.33/10/6.67 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
Winamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
Winamax Expresso x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotpays 80/12/8 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
Winamax Expresso Nitro every multiplierits prize table is not given separately (likely the Expresso one); its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
partypoker SPINS Overdrive 10-24.99xpays 80/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
partypoker SPINS Overdrive 25-119.99x, 120-239.99x, 240x+pays 83.34/8.33/8.33 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
iPoker Twister x2, x3, x5, x8its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
iPoker Twister x50its sources disagree on the split (winner takes all, or 80/10/10); its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
iPoker Twister x1,000pays 80/10/10 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
WPT Global Global Spins x10, x25pays 80/10/10 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
WPT Global Global Spins x120, x240, x6,000pays 83.33/8.33/8.33 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
ACR Poker SPINZ x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x12,000its prize split is not published; its blinds are not published

Opens (raise first in)

Spot	K8s
BTN open (RFI) First to act	All-in 10bb 91.6% · Raise 2/3bb 8.4%
SB open (RFI) Folded to SB	Raise 3bb 100%

Facing an open or a limp

Spot	K8s
BB vs SB limp SB limps	All-in 3bb 100%
BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb	Call 100%
SB vs BTN limp BTN limps	All-in 10bb 70.6% · Fold 27.3% · Call 1.7% · Raise 2/3bb 0.4%
BB vs BTN limp BTN limps	All-in 3bb 75.3% · Call 24.7%
BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps	All-in 3bb 97.3% · Call 2.7%
BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb	All-in 3bb 91% · Fold 5.1% · Call 3.9%
BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb	Call 88.2% · Fold 11.8%
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in	Call 92.8% · Fold 7.2%
SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb	Fold 69.3% · All-in 10bb 30.6% · Call 0.1%
BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb	All-in 3bb 100%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls	Call 95.8% · All-in 3bb 4.2%
SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb	Fold 91.3% · Call 8.5% · All-in 10bb 0.2%
BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb	Call 100%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls	Call 100%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in	Fold 100%
BB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in	Call 100%
BB vs SB call BTN goes all-in, SB calls	Call 100%

Facing an isolation raise

Spot	K8s
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Call 99.2% · Fold 0.8%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Fold 61.5% · Call 28.6% · All-in 10bb 10%

Facing a 3-bet

Spot	K8s
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN goes all-in	Fold 68.5% · Call 31.5%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in	Call 68.3% · Fold 31.7%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in	Call 87.6% · Fold 12.4%
BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB folds	Fold 50% · Call 50%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls	Call 94.3% · Fold 5.7%
SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	All-in 10bb 68.1% · Fold 31.9%
BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB goes all-in	Call 100%
BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in	Call 51% · All-in 10bb 45% · Fold 4%
SB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Call 100%
SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	All-in 10bb 99.8% · Fold 0.2%
BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in	Call 100%
BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in	Call 63% · Fold 37%
BTN vs BB call BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls	Fold 64.7% · Call 35.3%
BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB goes all-in	Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1%
BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB goes all-in	Call 100%
BTN vs BB call BTN opens 3bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls	Call 100%

Facing a 4-bet

Spot	K8s
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN goes all-in	Fold 50.8% · Call 49.2%
BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls, SB goes all-in	Call 100%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN goes all-in	Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1%

Settings: 3-handed · BTN 10bb, SB 10bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 10bb, SB 10bb, BB 3bb, no rake; chip EV: every chip is worth the same, as it is when only the winner is paid and heads-up). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 5.25). Bet sizes are the solved ones; a size that is not here plays like the nearest one.

Sources for the games it fits: ggpoker.com/poker-games/spin-gold (prize table in its script js/funds29.8816e65c.js; fetched 2026-10-31); chips and blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/spin-gold-the-ultimate-guide-on-ggpoker-network (updated 2026-05-11; its 26-level blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (updated 2026-10-16), fetched 2026-10-31; pokerstars.com/poker/spin-and-go (stacks and prize tables; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/pokerstars-new-spin-go-multipliers-and-1000-spins (2026-05-27; its blind table lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; partypoker.com/en/poker/offers/dynamic-structure (stacks, prize shares and the 20-level blind table, which lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; wptglobal.com/how-to-play/global-spins (stacks and prize shares; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/global-spins-wpt-global (2023-11-23; its blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (2026-10-16); winamax.fr/expresso (stacks, first blinds and prize tables; the same on winamax.es), fetched 2026-10-31; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/ipoker-twister-guide (2026-01-29; stacks and splits) and pokerstrategy.com/strategy/sit-and-go/twister-poker-let-go (first blinds), fetched 2026-10-31; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/winning-poker-network-new-1-000-000-spin-go (2025-12-05; stacks only), fetched 2026-10-31.