How to play 98o preflop
3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb · 46 spots where 98o gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | 98o |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 82.2% · Fold 17.8% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 77% · Call 12.3% · Fold 10.7% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | 98o |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 56.6% · Call 43.4% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Call 95.5% · Fold 4.5% |
| BB vs SB open 2.6bb SB opens 2.6bb | Call 61.4% · Fold 38.6% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Fold 58.9% · Call 26.6% · Raise 9bb 14.5% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Fold 99.9% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 98.6% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 1.4% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 72.3% · Call 27.7% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Fold 96% · Call 2% · Raise 6bb 2% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Fold 98% · Call 1.8% · Raise 7.8bb 0.2% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 74.2% · Call 25% · Raise 9bb 0.8% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 94.2% · Fold 5.8% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 100% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Fold 99.2% · Call 0.8% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Fold 88.5% · Call 11.5% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.6bb, SB calls | Fold 97.8% · Raise 7.8bb 2.1% · Call 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Fold 99.8% · Raise 9bb 0.2% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | 98o |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 96.6% · Raise 6bb 1.8% · Fold 1.6% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Call 70.1% · Fold 20.3% · Raise 7.8bb 9.6% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Fold 79.1% · Call 19.9% · Raise 9bb 1% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | 98o |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 97.6% · Raise 13.8bb 2.4% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 97.5% · Call 2.5% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 99.9% · Raise 20.6bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 99.5% · Raise 18bb 0.4% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 95.2% · Raise 20.6bb 4.7% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.6% · Call 0.4% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 86.4% · Call 13.5% · Raise 13.8bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 95.4% · Call 4.6% |
| BTN 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 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 99.9% · Raise 18bb 0.1% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 95% · Call 5% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 99.8% · Call 0.1% · Raise 20.6bb 0.1% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 100% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | 98o |
|---|---|
| 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 95.1% · All-in 100bb 3% · Call 1.9% |
| 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 99.3% · Call 0.5% · All-in 100bb 0.2% |
| 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 98.8% · Call 1.1% · All-in 100bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 20.6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 99.6% · Call 0.3% · All-in 100bb 0.1% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | 98o |
|---|---|
| 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 73.7% · Call 26.3% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 99.5% · Call 0.5% |
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.