How to play Q2s preflop
3-handed · BTN 15bb, SB 10bb, BB 40bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 107 spots where Q2s gets a decision
Fits exactlyGGGGPoker Spin & Gold x10PSPokerStars Spin & Go x10PPpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 10-24.99x
CloseGGPSWMPPiPWPTACR16 games
- GGGGPoker Spin & Gold x4, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
- GGGGPoker Spin & Gold x50, x100pays 60/30/10 there, 80/20 here
- GGGGPoker Spin & Gold Maxpays 50/30/20 there, 80/20 here
- PSPokerStars Spin & Go x25, x50, x100pays 80/12/8 there, 80/20 here
- PSPokerStars Spin & Go top tierpays 83.33/10/6.67 there, 80/20 here
- WMWinamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20the winner takes all there: chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
- WMWinamax Expresso x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotpays 80/12/8 there, 80/20 here; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
- PPpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 3-3.99x, 4-4.99x, 5-9.99xthe winner takes all there: chip EV
- PPpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 25-119.99x, 120-239.99x, 240x+pays 83.34/8.33/8.33 there, 80/20 here
- iPiPoker Twister x2, x3, x5, x8the winner takes all there: chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
- iPiPoker Twister x50its sources disagree on the split (winner takes all, or 80/10/10); its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
- iPiPoker Twister x1,000pays 80/10/10 there, 80/20 here; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
- WPTWPT Global Global Spins x3, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
- WPTWPT Global Global Spins x10, x25pays 80/10/10 there, 80/20 here
- WPTWPT Global Global Spins x120, x240, x6,000pays 83.33/8.33/8.33 there, 80/20 here
- ACRACR Poker SPINZ x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x12,000its prize split is not published; its blinds are not published
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | Q2s |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Fold 100% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Fold 98.4% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 1.4% · Call 0.1% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | Q2s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Call 80.3% · Raise 2/2.5/3/10bb 19.7% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Call 95.8% · Raise 10bb 4.1% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs SB open 2.5bb SB opens 2.5bb | Call 92.4% · Fold 5.1% · Raise 10bb 2.5% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Fold 41.4% · Raise 10bb 40.7% · Call 17.9% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Fold 97.6% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 1.5% · Call 0.9% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Raise 2/2.5/3/15bb 97.9% · Call 2.1% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Call 93% · Raise 2/2.5/3/15bb 7% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Raise 5/15bb 74.4% · Fold 16.3% · Call 9.3% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.5bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb | Fold 92.5% · Raise 15bb 5.9% · Call 1.6% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | Fold 87.2% · Call 10.5% · Raise 15bb 2.3% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in | Fold 96.4% · Raise 15bb 3.6% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 64% · Raise 5/15bb 32.5% · Fold 3.6% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 99.3% · Raise 5/15bb 0.5% · Call 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb | Call 78.4% · Raise 15bb 15.8% · Fold 5.8% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls | Fold 95.1% · Call 4.9% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Raise 15bb 82% · Fold 11.7% · Call 6.3% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Fold 68.7% · Call 27.2% · Raise 15bb 4.1% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Fold 100% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | Q2s |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 53.1% · Fold 44.1% · All-in 10bb 2.8% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb | Fold 80.9% · Call 19% · All-in 10bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Fold 98.9% · All-in 10bb 0.6% · Call 0.5% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 10bb SB limps, BB isolates to 10bb | Fold 100% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Fold 40.1% · All-in 10bb 39.6% · Call 20.3% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Fold 65.1% · Call 28.2% · All-in 10bb 6.8% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds | All-in 10bb 66.4% · Call 19.1% · Fold 14.5% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls | Fold 66.9% · Call 31.3% · All-in 10bb 1.8% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Call 75.9% · All-in 10bb 15.3% · Fold 8.8% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Fold 95.4% · All-in 10bb 4.5% · Call 0.2% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 15bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 15bb, BTN folds | Call 86.3% · Fold 13.7% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 15bb, BTN calls | Fold 100% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | Q2s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 98.7% · Call 1.3% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.4% · Call 0.6% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 10bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 10bb | Fold 100% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 10bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 10bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 5bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb | Call 51.6% · Raise 15bb 38.9% · Fold 9.5% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 98.2% · Call 1.8% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Call 72.1% · Fold 27.9% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Fold 93.6% · Raise 15bb 5.9% · Call 0.5% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb | Fold 93.4% · Call 4% · All-in 10bb 2.6% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB folds | Fold 57.9% · Raise 15bb 28.4% · Call 13.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB calls | Raise 15bb 93.5% · Fold 6.5% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 93.9% · Call 6.1% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds | Fold 86.1% · Call 13.9% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Fold 53% · Call 47% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Fold 76% · Call 24% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Raise 15bb 66% · Fold 21.6% · Call 12.4% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds | Fold 88.5% · Call 11.5% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Fold 75.7% · Call 24.3% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Fold 52.5% · Call 47.5% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Fold 98.4% · Raise 15bb 1.3% · Call 0.3% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 52.6% · Fold 47.4% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds | Fold 57.1% · Call 42.9% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 80.7% · Fold 19.3% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Fold 97.7% · Call 2.3% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 5bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb | All-in 10bb 83.7% · Fold 13.1% · Call 3.2% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB folds | Fold 33.3% · Call 33.3% · Raise 15bb 33.3% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB calls | Fold 50% · Raise 15bb 50% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Fold 58% · Call 42% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB folds | Fold 98.2% · Call 1.8% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Fold 84.6% · Call 15.4% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN folds | Fold 41.9% · Call 33.7% · All-in 10bb 24.5% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN calls | All-in 10bb 70.8% · Fold 29.2% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 15bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 15bb, BTN folds | Call 60.6% · Fold 39.4% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 15bb, BTN calls | Fold 96.2% · Call 3.8% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Fold 99.1% · Call 0.9% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Fold 84.4% · Call 15.6% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB folds | Fold 50% · Call 50% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Fold 66.8% · Call 33.2% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 15bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 15bb, BTN folds | Fold 91.9% · Call 8.1% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 15bb, BTN calls | Fold 87.9% · Call 12.1% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB folds | Fold 79.9% · Call 20.1% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 86.6% · Fold 13.4% |
| SB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN folds | Fold 98.2% · Call 1.1% · All-in 10bb 0.7% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN calls | Fold 66.7% · All-in 10bb 33.3% |
| SB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 15bb, BTN folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 15bb, BTN folds | Fold 97.3% · Call 2.7% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 15bb, BTN calls | Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Raise 15bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | Q2s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 78% · Raise 15bb 21.4% · Call 0.6% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 50.6% · Raise 15bb 43.5% · Call 6% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Call 97.4% · Fold 2.6% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Call 42.1% · Raise 15bb 37.1% · Fold 20.8% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 99.3% · Call 0.7% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds | Call 64.8% · Fold 35.2% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 78.1% · Fold 21.9% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 96.4% · Call 3.6% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Fold 88.1% · Call 11.9% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Fold 77.9% · Call 13% · Raise 15bb 9.1% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 99.1% · Call 0.9% |
| BB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds | Fold 98.7% · Call 1.3% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Fold 97.2% · Call 2.8% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | Q2s |
|---|---|
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Fold 82.2% · Call 17.8% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Fold 83.8% · Call 16.2% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Fold 99% · Call 1% |
Settings: 3-handed · BTN 15bb, SB 10bb, BB 40bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 15bb, SB 10bb, BB 40bb, no rake; ICM paying 80/20: a stack is worth its chance of each prize, first 80% and second 20%, so chips lost count more than chips won). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 43.68). Bet sizes are the solved ones; a size that is not here plays like the nearest one.
Sources for the games it fits: ggpoker.com/poker-games/spin-gold (prize table in its script js/funds29.8816e65c.js; fetched 2026-10-31); chips and blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/spin-gold-the-ultimate-guide-on-ggpoker-network (updated 2026-05-11; its 26-level blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (updated 2026-10-16), fetched 2026-10-31; pokerstars.com/poker/spin-and-go (stacks and prize tables; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/pokerstars-new-spin-go-multipliers-and-1000-spins (2026-05-27; its blind table lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; partypoker.com/en/poker/offers/dynamic-structure (stacks, prize shares and the 20-level blind table, which lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; winamax.fr/expresso (stacks, first blinds and prize tables; the same on winamax.es), fetched 2026-10-31; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/ipoker-twister-guide (2026-01-29; stacks and splits) and pokerstrategy.com/strategy/sit-and-go/twister-poker-let-go (first blinds), fetched 2026-10-31; wptglobal.com/how-to-play/global-spins (stacks and prize shares; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/global-spins-wpt-global (2023-11-23; its blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (2026-10-16); worldpokerdeals.com/blog/winning-poker-network-new-1-000-000-spin-go (2025-12-05; stacks only), fetched 2026-10-31.