How to play 55 preflop
3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb · 88 spots where 55 gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | 55 |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 74% · Call 24% · Fold 2% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 91.7% · Call 8.2% · Fold 0.1% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | 55 |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Call 75.7% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 24.3% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Call 98.4% · Raise 6bb 1.5% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs SB open 2.6bb SB opens 2.6bb | Call 79.5% · Raise 7.8bb 18.7% · Fold 1.8% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Call 95.2% · Raise 9bb 3.9% · Fold 0.9% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 60% · Fold 33.6% · Call 6.4% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 98.4% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 1.6% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 57.3% · Call 42.7% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Fold 59.1% · Call 23.6% · Raise 6bb 17.3% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Fold 50.3% · Call 28.3% · Raise 7.8bb 21.4% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 61.8% · Raise 9bb 19.4% · Call 18.8% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 49.2% · Raise 6bb 35.1% · Fold 15.7% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 84.9% · Raise 6bb 15% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 70.4% · Call 29.4% · Raise 6bb 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Fold 53.9% · Call 45.3% · Raise 7.8bb 0.8% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Call 88% · Fold 9.4% · Raise 7.8bb 2.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.6bb, SB calls | Raise 7.8bb 84.5% · Fold 12.1% · Call 3.4% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 70% · Raise 9bb 18.6% · Call 11.4% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Call 98.1% · Raise 9bb 1.3% · Fold 0.6% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Fold 77% · Call 13% · Raise 9bb 10% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | 55 |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 92.8% · Raise 6bb 7.2% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Call 97.1% · Raise 7.8bb 2.2% · Fold 0.7% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Fold 48.6% · Call 47.5% · Raise 9bb 3.9% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 86.9% · Raise 6bb 11% · Fold 2.2% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 68.7% · Call 26% · Fold 5.3% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Fold 51.5% · Call 39.5% · Raise 9bb 9% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Fold 68.7% · Call 24.9% · Raise 6bb 6.4% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Raise 6bb 71.6% · Fold 16.4% · Call 12.1% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Fold 58.8% · Call 28.9% · Raise 6bb 12.3% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Fold 57.4% · Call 41% · Raise 7.8bb 1.6% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN folds | Raise 7.8bb 62.3% · Call 23.7% · Fold 14% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN calls | Call 86.4% · Raise 7.8bb 9.1% · Fold 4.5% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Fold 75.8% · Call 21.7% · Raise 9bb 2.5% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Call 79.6% · Raise 9bb 18.2% · Fold 2.2% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Raise 9bb 52.1% · Fold 33.9% · Call 14% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Call 53.3% · Raise 6bb 44.2% · Fold 2.5% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls | Fold 44.2% · Raise 6bb 29.8% · Call 25.9% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Fold 34.7% · Raise 7.8bb 33.8% · Call 31.6% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BB calls | Raise 7.8bb 93.5% · Fold 5% · Call 1.6% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 77.7% · Call 13.5% · Raise 9bb 8.8% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB calls | Raise 9bb 47.8% · Call 28% · Fold 24.2% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | 55 |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 74.5% · Call 25.4% · Raise 18bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 71.1% · Call 24.2% · Raise 20.6bb 4.8% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 95.5% · Fold 3.9% · Raise 13.8bb 0.7% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 90.9% · Fold 9% · Raise 18bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Call 82.3% · Raise 20.6bb 16.2% · Fold 1.6% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Raise 13.8bb 49.3% · Fold 43.6% · Call 7.1% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 83% · Raise 20.6bb 13.9% · Call 3.2% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 72.3% · Call 25.4% · Raise 13.8bb 2.3% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 82% · Raise 18bb 13.2% · Call 4.8% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 86% · Fold 9.7% · Raise 13.8bb 4.2% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 86.3% · Fold 13.7% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 76.3% · Raise 18bb 20.2% · Fold 3.6% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 68.6% · Fold 30.5% · Raise 18bb 0.9% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 68.7% · Fold 31.3% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Call 67.4% · Fold 17.4% · Raise 20.6bb 15.2% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 76.4% · Call 21.8% · Raise 20.6bb 1.8% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Call 74.7% · Fold 17.1% · Raise 20.6bb 8.2% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | 55 |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB 4-bet 13.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb | All-in 100bb 43.8% · Call 39.6% · Fold 16.6% |
| SB vs BB 4-bet 18bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BB 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 83.8% · Call 12.9% · All-in 100bb 3.3% |
| SB vs BB 4-bet 20.6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 56.9% · Call 42.7% · All-in 100bb 0.4% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 66.4% · All-in 100bb 28.7% · Call 4.9% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 18bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 53.2% · All-in 100bb 39.5% · Call 7.3% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 20.6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 70.4% · Call 14.8% · All-in 100bb 14.8% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 13.8bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 83.8% · All-in 100bb 8.2% · Call 8% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 18bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb, BB 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 81.8% · Call 17.4% · All-in 100bb 0.8% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 20.6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 99.1% · Call 0.6% · All-in 100bb 0.3% |
| BTN vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 80.9% · Call 13.6% · All-in 100bb 5.4% |
| BTN vs SB 4-bet 18bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 84% · Call 14.3% · All-in 100bb 1.8% |
| BTN vs SB 4-bet 20.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Call 62.9% · Fold 36.7% · All-in 100bb 0.4% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 97% · All-in 100bb 2.4% · Call 0.6% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 98.8% · Call 1.2% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 18bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb | All-in 100bb 55.6% · Fold 35.8% · Call 8.6% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 18bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 82.7% · All-in 100bb 10.6% · Call 6.7% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 66.7% · All-in 100bb 31.8% · Call 1.6% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 66.4% · All-in 100bb 18.6% · Call 15% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | 55 |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.6bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 71.1% · Call 28.9% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 70.8% · Call 29.2% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 55.5% · Call 44.5% |
| 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 65.3% · Call 34.7% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 89.6% · Call 10.4% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 83.6% · Call 16.4% |
| 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 75.8% · Call 24.2% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 75% · Call 25% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 80% · Call 20% |
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.