How to play Q6s preflop
3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb · 89 spots where Q6s gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | Q6s |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 43.1% · Call 31.4% · Fold 25.5% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Call 46.3% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 40.6% · Fold 13.2% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | Q6s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 88.8% · Call 11.2% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Raise 6bb 67.4% · Call 21.7% · Fold 11% |
| BB vs SB open 2.6bb SB opens 2.6bb | Call 55.8% · Fold 43.3% · Raise 7.8bb 0.8% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Call 49.7% · Raise 9bb 31.5% · Fold 18.8% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Fold 75.2% · Call 20.4% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 4.4% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 74.5% · Raise 2/2.6/3bb 25.5% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Raise 2/2.6/3bb 62% · Call 38% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Fold 46.9% · Call 43.6% · Raise 6bb 9.5% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Fold 89.5% · Call 10.2% · Raise 7.8bb 0.3% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 76.7% · Call 21% · Raise 9bb 2.3% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Fold 79.5% · Call 16.5% · Raise 6bb 4% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Raise 6bb 44.6% · Call 43.4% · Fold 12% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 42.4% · Raise 6bb 37.7% · Call 19.9% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Fold 88.2% · Raise 7.8bb 11.7% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.6bb BTN opens 2.6bb | Call 58.8% · Fold 40.8% · Raise 7.8bb 0.3% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.6bb, SB calls | Fold 93.6% · Call 6.3% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 69.1% · Raise 9bb 19% · Call 11.9% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Call 98.6% · Fold 1.4% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Fold 98.8% · Call 1.1% · Raise 9bb 0.1% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | Q6s |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 84.2% · Raise 6bb 13.7% · Fold 2.1% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Fold 61.5% · Call 29.7% · Raise 7.8bb 8.8% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Call 66.2% · Fold 32.2% · Raise 9bb 1.6% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 86.7% · Raise 6bb 8.4% · Fold 5% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Call 98.6% · Raise 7.8bb 0.8% · Fold 0.6% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Fold 97% · Raise 9bb 1.9% · Call 1.1% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 92.1% · Fold 7.5% · Raise 6bb 0.5% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Raise 6bb 74.8% · Fold 21.9% · Call 3.2% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Raise 6bb 82.4% · Fold 12.3% · Call 5.3% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb | Fold 97.3% · Raise 7.8bb 2.5% · Call 0.2% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN folds | Call 97.2% · Fold 2.8% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN calls | Call 51.7% · Fold 25.8% · Raise 7.8bb 22.4% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Fold 80% · Call 18% · Raise 9bb 2% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Raise 9bb 99.8% · Fold 0.1% · Call 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Fold 45% · Call 43.9% · Raise 9bb 11% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Call 66% · Fold 20.4% · Raise 6bb 13.5% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls | Fold 44.4% · Raise 6bb 38.2% · Call 17.4% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 2.6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb | Fold 43.5% · Call 41.4% · Raise 7.8bb 15.1% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BB calls | Fold 72% · Call 25.4% · Raise 7.8bb 2.5% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 76.5% · Raise 9bb 23% · Call 0.5% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB calls | Fold 58.2% · Raise 9bb 38.4% · Call 3.3% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | Q6s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 56% · Fold 43.9% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 98.4% · Call 1.5% · Raise 18bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 66.1% · Call 29.2% · Raise 13.8bb 4.6% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb SB opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Call 54.5% · Raise 18bb 29.9% · Fold 15.5% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 74.3% · Raise 20.6bb 23.9% · Call 1.8% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 96.7% · Raise 13.8bb 2.4% · Call 0.9% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 98.4% · Call 0.9% · Raise 18bb 0.6% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 93.8% · Call 6.2% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.9% · Raise 13.8bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 7.8bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 99.8% · Raise 18bb 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 85.3% · Raise 20.6bb 7.7% · Call 7% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 93% · Raise 13.8bb 4.2% · Call 2.8% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.2% · Call 0.8% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 38% · Raise 13.8bb 32.9% · Call 29.1% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 59.4% · Raise 18bb 22.4% · Call 18.2% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 94.2% · Raise 18bb 5.6% · Call 0.1% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 7.8bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb | Fold 60.5% · Call 39.5% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 71.5% · Call 27.7% · Raise 20.6bb 0.8% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 98.7% · Call 0.9% · Raise 20.6bb 0.4% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 9bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 97.7% · Call 2.3% · Raise 20.6bb 0.1% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | Q6s |
|---|---|
| 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 60.3% · Call 32.8% · All-in 100bb 6.8% |
| 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 49.6% · All-in 100bb 26.5% · Call 23.9% |
| 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 51.4% · Call 47.1% · All-in 100bb 1.5% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | Call 70.8% · Fold 29.2% · 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 82.1% · All-in 100bb 14% · Call 3.9% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 20.6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 97.3% · Call 2.3% · All-in 100bb 0.4% |
| 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 74.2% · Call 25.8% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 18bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb, BB 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 56.5% · Call 29.6% · All-in 100bb 13.9% |
| 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 46.2% · Call 43.2% · All-in 100bb 10.6% |
| 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 49% · Call 41.8% · All-in 100bb 9.2% |
| BTN vs SB 4-bet 18bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.6bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.8bb, SB 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 61.6% · All-in 100bb 35.8% · Call 2.5% |
| 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 63.1% · Call 36.8% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 99.8% · All-in 100bb 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 13.8bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 89.1% · All-in 100bb 5.9% · Call 5% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 18bb BTN opens 2.6bb, BB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 99.9% · All-in 100bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 18bb BTN opens 2.6bb, SB 3-bets to 7.8bb, BTN 4-bets to 18bb | Fold 72.4% · Call 27.6% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 20.6bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb | Fold 92.4% · Call 5.2% · All-in 100bb 2.4% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | Q6s |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2% |
| 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 98.7% · Call 1.3% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.6bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 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 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| 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 | Fold 99.6% · Call 0.4% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, BTN 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2% |
| 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% |
| 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 99.7% · Call 0.3% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, BTN 4-bets to 20.6bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 91.6% · Call 8.4% |
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.