PokerSolver/3-handed · BTN 10bb, SB 60bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20/98s

How to play 98s preflop

3-handed · BTN 10bb, SB 60bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 45 spots where 98s gets a decision

Fits exactlyGGPoker Spin & Gold x10PokerStars Spin & Go x10partypoker SPINS Overdrive 10-24.99x

Close16 games

GGPoker Spin & Gold x4, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
GGPoker Spin & Gold x50, x100pays 60/30/10 there, 80/20 here
GGPoker Spin & Gold Maxpays 50/30/20 there, 80/20 here
PokerStars Spin & Go x25, x50, x100pays 80/12/8 there, 80/20 here
PokerStars Spin & Go top tierpays 83.33/10/6.67 there, 80/20 here
Winamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20the winner takes all there: chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
Winamax Expresso x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotpays 80/12/8 there, 80/20 here; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
partypoker SPINS Overdrive 3-3.99x, 4-4.99x, 5-9.99xthe winner takes all there: chip EV
partypoker SPINS Overdrive 25-119.99x, 120-239.99x, 240x+pays 83.34/8.33/8.33 there, 80/20 here
iPoker Twister x2, x3, x5, x8the winner takes all there: chip EV; its 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, 80/20 here; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
WPT Global Global Spins x3, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
WPT Global Global Spins x10, x25pays 80/10/10 there, 80/20 here
WPT Global Global Spins x120, x240, x6,000pays 83.33/8.33/8.33 there, 80/20 here
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	98s
BTN open (RFI) First to act	Fold 100%
SB open (RFI) Folded to SB	Raise 3bb 100%

Facing an open or a limp

Spot	98s
BB vs SB limp SB limps	Call 56.4% · All-in 3bb 43.6%
BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb	Call 100%
SB vs BTN limp BTN limps	Raise 2/2.5/3/10bb 86.9% · Call 9.1% · Fold 4%
BB vs BTN limp BTN limps	Call 99.9% · All-in 3bb 0.1%
BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps	All-in 3bb 72.4% · Call 27.6%
BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb	Fold 69.5% · All-in 3bb 25.4% · Call 5.1%
BB vs SB iso raise 2.5bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb	Call 64.9% · Fold 23.6% · All-in 3bb 11.5%
BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb	Fold 67.4% · Call 32.6%
BB vs SB iso raise 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 10bb	Call 64.5% · Fold 35.5%
SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb	Fold 50.7% · Raise 10bb 29.4% · Call 19.9%
BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb	Call 91.4% · Fold 7.7% · All-in 3bb 0.9%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls	Fold 94% · All-in 3bb 3.6% · Call 2.5%
SB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb	Raise 10bb 82.6% · Call 11.3% · Fold 6.2%
BB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb	All-in 3bb 74.3% · Fold 14.5% · Call 11.2%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls	Fold 93.7% · All-in 3bb 4.9% · Call 1.4%
SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb	Fold 91.7% · Raise 10bb 5.4% · Call 2.9%
BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb	Fold 60.7% · Call 39.3%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls	Call 61.7% · Fold 38.3%
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	Fold 100%

Facing an isolation raise

Spot	98s
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Fold 72.5% · Call 27.5%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Fold 99.8% · Call 0.1% · Raise 10bb 0.1%

Facing a 3-bet

Spot	98s
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN goes all-in	Call 95.9% · Fold 4.1%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in	Fold 98.6% · Call 1.4%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in	Fold 58.2% · Call 41.8%
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	Fold 94.2% · Call 5.8%
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 87.4% · Fold 12.6%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Fold 89.6% · Raise 10bb 10.4%
BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB folds	Fold 50% · Call 50%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls	Fold 96.8% · Call 3.2%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN goes all-in	Fold 72.7% · Call 27.3%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in	Call 97.8% · Fold 2.2%
SB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Fold 88.8% · Raise 10bb 11.2%
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 10bb	Fold 99.6% · Call 0.4%
SB: BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Fold 50% · Call 50%
SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Call 96.6% · Fold 3.4%
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb BTN opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 10bb	Fold 92.3% · Call 7.7%
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 10bb	Fold 98% · Call 2%

Facing a 4-bet

Spot	98s
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN goes all-in	Call 93.2% · Fold 6.8%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN goes all-in	Call 52.5% · Fold 47.5%

Settings: 3-handed · BTN 10bb, SB 60bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 10bb, SB 60bb, BB 3bb, no rake; ICM paying 80/20: a stack is worth its chance of each prize, first 80% and second 20%, so chips lost count more than chips won). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 15.33). 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; 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; 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); worldpokerdeals.com/blog/winning-poker-network-new-1-000-000-spin-go (2025-12-05; stacks only), fetched 2026-10-31.