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PokerSolver/3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb/SB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb

SB vs BTN 3-bet 9bb

3-handed · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb (blinds 0.4/1bb) · 100bb · BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb · Small blind to act

3-handed · 100bb · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bbChange game
Stacks (bb), if they differ
Pot 13bbYour cards?
3bb
1bb
9bb

Tap your two cards.

Small blind's range

960 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 85.6%Call 8.3%Raise 20.6bb 6.1%
Tap a hand, or type one above, to see its exact mix.

What is the GTO play for the small blind (SB) when BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb in 3-handed · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb at 100bb?

BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 9bb in 3-handed · SB 0.4bb · 5% rake, cap 10bb, 100bb: the small blind (SB) folds 85.6%, calls 8.3% and raises 20.6bb 6.1%. Always call: AA. Mixed: 88-KK, 44, A9s+, A2s-A6s, K9s+, K6s, K3s, QTs, Q6s-Q7s, Q4s, Q2s, JTs, J6s, J2s, T7s-T8s, T3s, 96s-97s, 86s, 74s, 65s, A8o+, KQo.

Always fold
55-77, 33, A7s-A8s, K7s-K8s, K4s-K5s, K2s, Q8s-Q9s, J7s-J9s, J4s-J5s, T9s, T6s, T4s, T2s, 95s, 92s-93s, 85s, 76s, 53s+, 42s+, 32s, A2o-A5o, K7o-KTo, K4o, QTo+, Q7o, Q4o, J9o+, T2o, 95o, 87o, 85o
Always call
AA
Always raise 20.6bb
No hand plays this every time
Mixed
88-KK, 44, A9s+, A2s-A6s, K9s+, K6s, K3s, QTs, Q6s-Q7s, Q4s, Q2s, JTs, J6s, J2s, T7s-T8s, T3s, 96s-97s, 86s, 74s, 65s, A8o+, KQo
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.