How to play A4s preflop
3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb · 95 spots where A4s gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | A4s |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 72.4% · Call 27.4% · Fold 0.2% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 97.4% · Call 2.6% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | A4s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 67.3% · Call 32.7% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Raise 6bb 76.5% · Call 23.2% · Fold 0.3% |
| BB vs SB open 2.6bb SB opens 2.6bb | Call 65.9% · Raise 7.8bb 22.8% · Fold 11.3% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Call 95.8% · Fold 2.8% · Raise 9bb 1.4% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Fold 78.4% · Call 17.1% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 4.4% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 72% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 28% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 89.8% · Call 10.2% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Fold 67.3% · Call 20.1% · Raise 6bb 12.6% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 60.3% · Fold 32.5% · Call 7.2% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 94.7% · Call 5.2% · Raise 9bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Fold 51.2% · Call 39.4% · Raise 6bb 9.4% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 60.2% · Raise 6bb 38.9% · Fold 0.9% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 84% · Call 8.7% · Raise 6bb 7.4% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 53% · Fold 25.5% · Call 21.5% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Call 54.5% · Raise 7.8bb 44.6% · Fold 0.9% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.6bb, SB calls | Fold 78.4% · Call 13.2% · Raise 7.8bb 8.4% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Raise 9bb 88.3% · Fold 10.5% · Call 1.2% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Raise 9bb 54.4% · Call 45.5% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Fold 71.3% · Call 16.9% · Raise 9bb 11.8% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | A4s |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 92.5% · Fold 4.9% · Raise 6bb 2.6% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Call 67.5% · Raise 7.8bb 30.6% · Fold 1.9% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Call 90% · Raise 9bb 6.5% · Fold 3.4% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 92.5% · Raise 6bb 6.8% · Fold 0.6% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Call 96.9% · Raise 7.8bb 1.8% · Fold 1.3% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Call 80.3% · Raise 9bb 11.8% · Fold 7.9% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Fold 69.6% · Call 25.7% · Raise 6bb 4.7% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Raise 6bb 68.7% · Call 23.8% · Fold 7.5% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Call 83% · Raise 6bb 9.2% · Fold 7.8% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 82.2% · Fold 16.8% · Call 1% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN folds | Call 42.5% · Raise 7.8bb 31% · Fold 26.4% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN calls | Raise 7.8bb 49.2% · Fold 36.7% · Call 14.2% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Raise 9bb 55.6% · Fold 30.4% · Call 14% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Call 39.8% · Fold 30.6% · Raise 9bb 29.6% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Call 80.2% · Fold 16.6% · Raise 9bb 3.3% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Call 54% · Fold 34.1% · Raise 6bb 12% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls | Raise 6bb 84.4% · Call 11% · Fold 4.6% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 71.7% · Fold 27% · Call 1.3% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BB calls | Raise 7.8bb 82.7% · Call 16.7% · Fold 0.5% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 46.3% · Raise 9bb 43.8% · Call 10% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB calls | Fold 48.7% · Call 40.3% · Raise 9bb 11.1% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | A4s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 68% · Call 26% · Raise 13.8bb 6.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 54.1% · Fold 27.9% · Raise 18bb 18% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 59.9% · Call 34.7% · Raise 20.6bb 5.4% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 54.6% · Raise 13.8bb 33.9% · Fold 11.5% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 77.1% · Raise 18bb 16.5% · Fold 6.4% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Call 73% · Raise 20.6bb 22% · Fold 5% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 84.8% · Call 14.6% · Raise 13.8bb 0.6% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 78.2% · Raise 18bb 15.9% · Call 5.9% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 97.4% · Call 2.2% · Raise 20.6bb 0.4% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Call 50.8% · Fold 48.9% · Raise 13.8bb 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 45.1% · Raise 18bb 30.6% · Call 24.3% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Raise 20.6bb 58.6% · Fold 39.3% · Call 2.1% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 56.8% · Call 27.9% · Raise 13.8bb 15.3% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 68.6% · Call 30.8% · Raise 13.8bb 0.6% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 45.6% · Call 39.7% · Raise 13.8bb 14.7% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 72.4% · Raise 18bb 17.6% · Fold 10% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 76% · Fold 23.7% · Raise 18bb 0.3% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 93.8% · Fold 6% · Raise 18bb 0.2% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Call 54.2% · Fold 39.1% · Raise 20.6bb 6.8% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 94.6% · Raise 20.6bb 5% · Call 0.4% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Call 99.5% · Fold 0.5% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | A4s |
|---|---|
| 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 63.6% · All-in 100bb 19.9% · Call 16.5% |
| SB vs BB 4-bet 18bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BB 4-bets to 18bb | Call 89.3% · Fold 9.5% · All-in 100bb 1.2% |
| 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 86.3% · Call 7% · All-in 100bb 6.7% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | All-in 100bb 49.9% · Fold 37.2% · Call 12.9% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 18bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb | Call 52.8% · Fold 39.1% · All-in 100bb 8% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 20.6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 87.1% · All-in 100bb 8.3% · Call 4.6% |
| 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 99.9% · All-in 100bb 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 18bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb, BB 4-bets to 18bb | Call 85% · Fold 14.8% · All-in 100bb 0.2% |
| 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 72.6% · Call 19% · All-in 100bb 8.5% |
| 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 47.5% · Call 29.8% · All-in 100bb 22.7% |
| BTN vs SB 4-bet 18bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb | Call 63.7% · Fold 32.9% · All-in 100bb 3.5% |
| BTN vs SB 4-bet 20.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 47.9% · Call 42% · All-in 100bb 10% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | Call 56.2% · Fold 35.8% · All-in 100bb 8% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 51% · Call 33.6% · All-in 100bb 15.5% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 18bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 94.8% · All-in 100bb 5% · Call 0.3% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 18bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb | All-in 100bb 62.5% · Fold 37.4% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 99.7% · Call 0.2% · All-in 100bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | Call 57.9% · All-in 100bb 27.8% · Fold 14.3% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | A4s |
|---|---|
| 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 84.9% · Call 15.1% |
| 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 73.7% · Call 26.3% |
| 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 89.6% · Call 10.4% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 91.9% · Call 8.1% |
| 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 90.8% · Call 9.2% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 70% · Call 30% |
| 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 | Call 71.8% · Fold 28.2% |
| 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 94.7% · Call 5.3% |
| 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 98.1% · Call 1.9% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 87.2% · Fold 12.8% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 97.2% · Call 2.8% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 97.5% · Call 2.5% |
| 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 99.6% · Call 0.4% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb, BB goes all-in | Call 83% · Fold 17% |
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.