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PokerSolver/3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb/BB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb

BB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb

3-handed · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb (blinds 0.4/1bb) · 100bb · BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb · Big blind to act

3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bbChange game
Stacks (bb), if they differ
Pot 12.4bbYour cards?
3bb
9bb
0.4bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

1,208 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 87.5%Call 6.2%Raise 20.6bb 6.3%
Tap a hand, or type one above, to see its exact mix.

What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb in 3-handed · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb at 100bb?

BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb in 3-handed · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb, 100bb: the big blind (BB) folds 87.5%, calls 6.2% and raises 20.6bb 6.3%. Always raise 20.6bb: AQs. Mixed: 55+, 22, AKs, ATs-AJs, A8s, A5s-A6s, A2s-A3s, KTs+, K8s, K2s, QJs, Q8s-Q9s, Q2s, JTs, J8s, J5s-J6s, J3s, T9s, T4s-T5s, 98s, 94s, 54s, ATo+, A8o, A5o, KJo, T9o, 53o.

Always fold
44, A9s, A7s, A4s, K9s, K3s-K6s, QTs, Q5s-Q6s, Q3s, J9s, J7s, J4s, J2s, T6s-T7s, T3s, 95s-97s, 92s-93s, 86s+, 82s-84s, 72s+, 62s-64s, 52s-53s, 42s+, 32s, A6o-A7o, A2o, KQo, KTo, K2o-K6o, QJo, Q6o-Q9o, Q4o, Q2o, J9o+, J7o, J5o, J3o, T7o, T2o-T5o, 95o-96o, 84o-86o, 72o-75o, 65o, 62o-63o, 54o, 52o, 42o+, 32o
Always call
No hand plays this every time
Always raise 20.6bb
AQs
Mixed
55+, 22, AKs, ATs-AJs, A8s, A5s-A6s, A2s-A3s, KTs+, K8s, K2s, QJs, Q8s-Q9s, Q2s, JTs, J8s, J5s-J6s, J3s, T9s, T4s-T5s, 98s, 94s, 54s, ATo+, A8o, A5o, KJo, T9o, 53o
Settings: 3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb (small blind 0.4bb, big blind 1bb, 100bb stacks, 5% rake capped at 10bb; before the flop, rake only after a 3-bet). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC). A jackpot fee on bigger pots is not in this solve, so lines that build big pots may be slightly too loose. Bet sizes are the solved ones; a size that is not here plays like the nearest one.

Fits exactly: no game we have checked.

Close: GGPoker regular cash NL5 (rake cap 5bb there, 10bb here).

Close: CoinPoker cash NL5 (rake cap 6bb there, 10bb here; only its tables without antes).

Close: Natural8 regular cash NL5 (rake cap 5bb there, 10bb here).

Close: ACR Poker cash NL5 (rake cap 20bb there, 10bb here; its page does not say whether pots that end before the flop are raked).

Rake sources: ggpoker.com/poker-games/texas-holdem (fetched 2026-10-31); Rush rake and preflop rake confirmed on our own GG exports (972 of 1,034 pots, 210 of 211); regular tables' preflop rule from natural8.com/en/poker/texas-holdem (same network, fetched 2026-10-31); coinpoker.com/games/texas-holdem/ (caps and the preflop rule) and coinpoker.com/guides/poker-rake/ (5%), fetched 2026-10-31; natural8.com/en/poker/texas-holdem (fetched 2026-10-31; caps by players dealt in, 3-bet pots raked before the flop); acrpoker.eu/real-money/poker-rake-calculation/ (fetched 2026-10-31).

Rake: Wrong rake for a 3-handed GG table: this solve caps the rake at 10bb, which is right only for a 6-max hand folded to the button. GG caps an NL5 table with 3 players dealt in at $0.25 (5bb). A solve with GG's cap is queued.