How to play 85s preflop
3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb · 65 spots where 85s gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | 85s |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Fold 92.9% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 7.1% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 61.7% · Fold 29.9% · Call 8.4% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | 85s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 65.2% · Call 34.8% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Call 88.1% · Fold 11% · Raise 6bb 1% |
| BB vs SB open 2.6bb SB opens 2.6bb | Call 53.2% · Raise 7.8bb 23.5% · Fold 23.2% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Call 51.5% · Fold 48.4% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Fold 98.9% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 0.7% · Call 0.4% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 94.3% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 5.7% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 64.6% · Call 35.4% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Fold 96.6% · Call 3.4% · Raise 6bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Call 58.7% · Fold 32.7% · Raise 7.8bb 8.6% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 76.5% · Call 22.6% · Raise 9bb 0.8% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Fold 54% · Raise 6bb 43.8% · Call 2.2% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 75.6% · Fold 24% · Raise 6bb 0.4% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 91.9% · Call 8% · Raise 6bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Call 75.1% · Raise 7.8bb 19.3% · Fold 5.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.6bb, SB calls | Call 59.8% · Fold 40.2% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 98.2% · Call 1.8% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 83.4% · Call 13% · Raise 9bb 3.6% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Fold 99.6% · Call 0.3% · Raise 9bb 0.1% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | 85s |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 96.3% · Fold 2.8% · Raise 6bb 0.9% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Call 83.6% · Fold 15.9% · Raise 7.8bb 0.5% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Call 70.6% · Fold 26.4% · Raise 9bb 3.1% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Call 48.2% · Raise 6bb 45.2% · Fold 6.5% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Fold 76.2% · Call 19.5% · Raise 6bb 4.2% |
| 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 41% · Call 39.6% · Fold 19.4% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN calls | Fold 66.4% · Raise 7.8bb 32% · Call 1.7% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Call 42.6% · Raise 9bb 30.8% · Fold 26.6% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Fold 75% · Raise 9bb 22.7% · Call 2.3% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | 85s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 97.1% · Call 1.9% · Raise 18bb 1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Raise 20.6bb 53.6% · Fold 44.8% · Call 1.6% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 92.2% · Call 5.4% · Raise 13.8bb 2.4% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 62.5% · Call 27.8% · Raise 18bb 9.8% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 64.7% · Call 18.7% · Raise 20.6bb 16.5% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 93.2% · Raise 18bb 6.7% · Call 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.3% · Call 0.7% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 98.6% · Raise 18bb 1.2% · Call 0.3% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 97.4% · Raise 20.6bb 2% · Call 0.7% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 98% · Raise 13.8bb 1.1% · Call 0.9% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 53.2% · Call 46% · Raise 13.8bb 0.8% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 92.3% · Raise 13.8bb 7.6% · Call 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 55.9% · Call 44.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 98.9% · Call 1.1% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 85.2% · Call 14.8% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 99.1% · Raise 20.6bb 0.8% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 99.5% · Call 0.5% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | 85s |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB 4-bet 13.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 69.1% · All-in 100bb 17.2% · Call 13.8% |
| 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 92.6% · Call 6.3% · All-in 100bb 1.1% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | Call 81.8% · Fold 15.8% · All-in 100bb 2.3% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 18bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 99.9% · All-in 100bb 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 74% · All-in 100bb 24.4% · Call 1.5% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 18bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 97% · Call 2.7% · All-in 100bb 0.4% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | 85s |
|---|---|
| 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 96.4% · Call 3.6% |
| 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 96.6% · Call 3.4% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 91.3% · Call 8.7% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 99.3% · Call 0.7% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb, BB 4-bets to 18bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 99.2% · Call 0.8% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.4% · Call 0.6% |
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.