How to play 52s preflop
3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb · 59 spots where 52s gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | 52s |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 56.9% · Fold 43.1% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 83.7% · Fold 16.3% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | 52s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Call 70.6% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 29.4% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Fold 58.3% · Raise 6bb 22.4% · Call 19.3% |
| BB vs SB open 2.6bb SB opens 2.6bb | Fold 97.4% · Call 2.4% · Raise 7.8bb 0.2% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Fold 58.3% · Call 38.8% · Raise 9bb 2.9% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Fold 99.1% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 0.8% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 52.7% · Call 47.3% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Call 53.9% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 46.1% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Call 55.1% · Fold 40.2% · Raise 6bb 4.6% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 49.5% · Call 31.5% · Fold 19% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 97.5% · Call 2.4% · Raise 9bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Fold 60.4% · Raise 6bb 32.3% · Call 7.3% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 100% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Fold 96.2% · Call 3.8% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.6bb, SB calls | Fold 73.6% · Raise 7.8bb 25.9% · Call 0.4% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 93.6% · Raise 9bb 6.4% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 47.1% · Call 41.9% · Raise 9bb 11% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Fold 99.6% · Raise 9bb 0.4% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | 52s |
|---|---|
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Fold 58.9% · Raise 6bb 30.8% · Call 10.3% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Fold 57.5% · Call 37% · Raise 6bb 5.6% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN folds | Call 74.7% · Fold 19.9% · Raise 7.8bb 5.4% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN calls | Fold 99.2% · Raise 7.8bb 0.8% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Raise 9bb 71.1% · Fold 27.1% · Call 1.8% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Call 56.3% · Fold 37.9% · Raise 9bb 5.8% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | 52s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 83% · Raise 13.8bb 9.6% · Call 7.4% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 86.6% · Raise 18bb 13.3% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 85.3% · Call 14.7% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 84.5% · Call 11.6% · Raise 13.8bb 3.9% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 100% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 45.5% · Call 30.5% · Raise 13.8bb 24% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 87.8% · Fold 12% · Raise 18bb 0.2% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 98.6% · Raise 20.6bb 1.2% · Call 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 92.5% · Call 7.5% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 59.7% · Call 40.1% · Raise 13.8bb 0.2% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.4% · Call 0.6% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 46.2% · Raise 13.8bb 44.6% · Call 9.2% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 55.1% · Raise 18bb 40.9% · Call 4% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 99.2% · Call 0.6% · Raise 18bb 0.2% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 70.8% · Fold 29.2% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 74.9% · Call 25.1% · Raise 20.6bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 95.4% · Call 4.5% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 100% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | 52s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 99.4% · Call 0.4% · All-in 100bb 0.2% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 18bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 94.2% · Call 3.1% · All-in 100bb 2.7% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 20.6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 85.4% · Call 10.8% · All-in 100bb 3.8% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | Call 53.6% · Fold 44.6% · All-in 100bb 1.8% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 98.1% · Call 1% · All-in 100bb 0.9% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 99.5% · All-in 100bb 0.4% · Call 0.1% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | 52s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 91.1% · Call 8.9% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BB 4-bets to 18bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.1% · Call 0.9% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 92.2% · Call 7.8% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 98.5% · Call 1.5% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.6bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 95.5% · Call 4.5% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.6% · Call 0.4% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
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.