How to play 72s preflop
3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb · 49 spots where 72s gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | 72s |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Fold 97.3% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 2.7% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Fold 98.2% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 1.6% · Call 0.2% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | 72s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 64.7% · Call 35.3% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Call 56.3% · Raise 6bb 43.4% · Fold 0.3% |
| BB vs SB open 2.6bb SB opens 2.6bb | Call 53.9% · Fold 29% · Raise 7.8bb 17.1% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Fold 84% · Raise 9bb 15.4% · Call 0.6% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Fold 99.6% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 0.3% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 74.2% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 25.8% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Call 53.6% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 46.4% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Fold 94.7% · Call 5.1% · Raise 6bb 0.2% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Fold 85.9% · Raise 7.8bb 14% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 96.2% · Raise 9bb 2.1% · Call 1.6% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Fold 43% · Raise 6bb 33.8% · Call 23.2% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 84.8% · Call 15.2% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.6bb, SB calls | Fold 53.8% · Raise 7.8bb 45.2% · Call 1.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 99.8% · Raise 9bb 0.2% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Fold 98.5% · Call 0.9% · Raise 9bb 0.6% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | 72s |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 56.3% · Fold 35.3% · Raise 6bb 8.4% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Fold 73.8% · Call 14% · Raise 7.8bb 12.3% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Fold 98.2% · Raise 9bb 1% · Call 0.8% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Call 53.8% · Fold 39.6% · Raise 6bb 6.7% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Fold 95.3% · Call 4.7% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN folds | Call 65.4% · Fold 20.9% · Raise 7.8bb 13.8% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN calls | Fold 93.7% · Call 3.4% · Raise 7.8bb 3% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Raise 9bb 48.7% · Call 38.5% · Fold 12.8% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Fold 58.1% · Call 36.4% · Raise 9bb 5.5% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | 72s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 90.6% · Raise 13.8bb 6.2% · Call 3.2% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 99.8% · Call 0.1% · Raise 18bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 100% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 100% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 96.4% · Raise 20.6bb 2.9% · Call 0.7% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 98.8% · Call 1.2% · Raise 20.6bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 99% · Raise 18bb 1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 95.8% · Call 4.2% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 99.5% · Call 0.5% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 88.5% · Fold 11.5% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 100% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | 72s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 99.8% · Call 0.1% · All-in 100bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 18bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 99.7% · All-in 100bb 0.2% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 20.6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 97.1% · Call 2.2% · All-in 100bb 0.7% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 99.4% · All-in 100bb 0.4% · Call 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | 72s |
|---|---|
| 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 90.2% · Call 9.8% |
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.