How to play AKo preflop
3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb · 98 spots where AKo gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | AKo |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 92.9% · Call 7.1% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | AKo |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 99.7% · Call 0.3% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Raise 6bb 94.8% · Call 5.2% |
| BB vs SB open 2.6bb SB opens 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 99.6% · Call 0.4% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Raise 9bb 86.9% · Call 13.1% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 67.1% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 32.9% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 57.9% · Call 42.1% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 97.8% · Call 2.2% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Call 46.4% · Raise 6bb 38.7% · Fold 14.9% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Call 58.3% · Raise 7.8bb 39% · Fold 2.7% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Raise 9bb 58% · Call 39.8% · Fold 2.2% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Raise 6bb 83.2% · Call 16.8% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Raise 6bb 99.8% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Raise 6bb 81.2% · Call 18.8% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 88.5% · Call 11.5% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.6bb, SB calls | Raise 7.8bb 94.8% · Call 5.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Raise 9bb 98.8% · Call 1.2% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Raise 9bb 95.7% · Call 4.3% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Call 78.9% · Raise 9bb 21.1% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | AKo |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Raise 6bb 93.6% · Call 6.4% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 93.5% · Call 6.5% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Raise 9bb 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 90.7% · Raise 6bb 9.3% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 91.1% · Call 8.9% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Raise 9bb 55.6% · Call 44.4% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 55.5% · Raise 6bb 44.5% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Raise 6bb 70.6% · Call 29.3% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Call 89.9% · Raise 6bb 5.1% · Fold 5% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Call 59.9% · Raise 7.8bb 39.1% · Fold 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 82% · Raise 7.8bb 18% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN calls | Raise 7.8bb 68% · Call 31.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Call 97.6% · Raise 9bb 2.4% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Raise 9bb 79% · Call 20.5% · Fold 0.5% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Raise 9bb 70.4% · Call 29.6% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Raise 6bb 58.3% · Call 41.7% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls | Raise 6bb 70.2% · Call 29.8% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Raise 7.8bb 87.5% · Call 12.3% · Fold 0.2% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BB calls | Call 72.3% · Raise 7.8bb 27.2% · Fold 0.6% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Raise 9bb 98.2% · Call 1.7% · Fold 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB calls | Raise 9bb 61.3% · Call 38.6% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | AKo |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 52.2% · Raise 13.8bb 47.8% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 57.2% · Raise 18bb 42.8% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Raise 20.6bb 85.9% · Call 14.1% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Raise 13.8bb 79.4% · Call 20.6% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Raise 18bb 99.6% · Call 0.4% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Raise 20.6bb 98.3% · Call 1.7% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Raise 13.8bb 58.8% · Call 31.5% · Fold 9.8% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Raise 18bb 85.3% · Call 14.3% · Fold 0.4% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Call 63.9% · Fold 21.4% · Raise 20.6bb 14.7% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Raise 13.8bb 55.8% · Call 43.1% · Fold 1% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Raise 18bb 77.3% · Call 20% · Fold 2.8% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Raise 20.6bb 56.9% · Fold 33.1% · Call 10% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Raise 13.8bb 81.3% · Call 18.7% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 41.1% · Raise 13.8bb 40.3% · Fold 18.6% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Raise 13.8bb 67.5% · Call 32.5% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Raise 18bb 74.7% · Call 25.3% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Raise 18bb 99.8% · Call 0.2% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Raise 18bb 54% · Call 46% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Raise 20.6bb 82.8% · Call 17.2% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Call 50.9% · Raise 20.6bb 49.1% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Raise 20.6bb 68.8% · Call 31.2% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | AKo |
|---|---|
| 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 74.2% · Call 25.7% |
| SB vs BB 4-bet 18bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BB 4-bets to 18bb | All-in 100bb 75.4% · Call 24.6% |
| SB vs BB 4-bet 20.6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.6bb | All-in 100bb 82.5% · Call 17.5% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | All-in 100bb 51.4% · Call 48.6% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 18bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb | All-in 100bb 62.4% · Call 37.6% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 20.6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb | All-in 100bb 100% |
| 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 96.4% · All-in 100bb 3.6% · Fold 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 20.6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Call 57.5% · All-in 100bb 41.8% · Fold 0.7% |
| BTN vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | All-in 100bb 66.2% · Fold 33.5% · Call 0.2% |
| BTN vs SB 4-bet 18bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb | All-in 100bb 53.6% · Call 44.9% · Fold 1.4% |
| BTN vs SB 4-bet 20.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb | All-in 100bb 67.2% · Call 32% · Fold 0.8% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | All-in 100bb 68.8% · Call 31.1% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | All-in 100bb 80.7% · Call 19.3% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 18bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb | All-in 100bb 78% · Call 21.4% · Fold 0.6% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 18bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb | All-in 100bb 72.9% · Call 27.1% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | All-in 100bb 81.1% · Call 17.4% · Fold 1.5% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | Call 74.3% · All-in 100bb 25.4% · Fold 0.3% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | AKo |
|---|---|
| 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 | Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| 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 | Call 93% · Fold 7% |
| 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 | Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| 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 | Call 63.5% · Fold 36.5% |
| 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 99.7% · Fold 0.3% |
| 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 | Call 95.2% · Fold 4.8% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 75.1% · Fold 24.9% |
| 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 | Call 98.3% · Fold 1.7% |
| 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 99.8% · Fold 0.2% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb, SB goes all-in | Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb, SB goes all-in | Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
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.