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PokerSolver/3-handed · BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 15bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20/BB vs SB open 3bb

BB vs SB open 3bb

3-handed · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (blinds 0.5/1bb, no ante) · BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 15bb · SB opens 3bb · Big blind to act

Fits exactlyGGPoker Spin & Gold x10PokerStars Spin & Go x10partypoker SPINS Overdrive 10-24.99x
Close16 games
  • GGPoker Spin & Gold x4, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
  • GGPoker Spin & Gold x50, x100pays 60/30/10 there, 80/20 here
  • GGPoker Spin & Gold Maxpays 50/30/20 there, 80/20 here
  • PokerStars Spin & Go x25, x50, x100pays 80/12/8 there, 80/20 here
  • PokerStars Spin & Go top tierpays 83.33/10/6.67 there, 80/20 here
  • Winamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20the winner takes all there: chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
  • Winamax Expresso x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotpays 80/12/8 there, 80/20 here; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
  • partypoker SPINS Overdrive 3-3.99x, 4-4.99x, 5-9.99xthe winner takes all there: chip EV
  • partypoker SPINS Overdrive 25-119.99x, 120-239.99x, 240x+pays 83.34/8.33/8.33 there, 80/20 here
  • iPoker Twister x2, x3, x5, x8the winner takes all there: chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
  • iPoker 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
  • iPoker Twister x1,000pays 80/10/10 there, 80/20 here; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
  • WPT Global Global Spins x3, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
  • WPT Global Global Spins x10, x25pays 80/10/10 there, 80/20 here
  • WPT Global Global Spins x120, x240, x6,000pays 83.33/8.33/8.33 there, 80/20 here
  • ACR Poker SPINZ x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x12,000its prize split is not published; its blinds are not published
Cash
3-handed · BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 15bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20Change game
Stacks (bb), if they differ
Pot 4bbYour cards?
1bb
3bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

1,326 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 49.4%Call 30.1%All-in 15bb 20.6%
Tap a hand, or type one above, to see its exact mix.

What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when SB opens 3bb in 3-handed · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 at BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 15bb?

SB opens 3bb in 3-handed · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20, BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 15bb: the big blind (BB) folds 49.4%, calls 30.1% and goes all-in 15bb 20.6%. Always call: KK+, A6s, KJs, K5s-K9s, K2s, QTs, Q6s-Q8s, J7s-J9s, 96s, 87s, 76s, 54s, 43s, K7o-KTo, Q9o-QTo, J9o, T8o+. Always all-in 15bb: 22-JJ, A9s+, A3s-A4s, A9o+, A6o-A7o, A2o-A3o. Mixed: QQ, A7s-A8s, A5s, A2s, KQs, KTs, K3s-K4s, QJs, Q9s, Q2s-Q5s, JTs, J2s-J6s, T2s+, 97s+, 95s, 85s-86s, 83s, 74s-75s, 72s, 63s+, 52s-53s, 42s, 32s, A8o, A4o-A5o, KJo+, K5o-K6o, K2o, QJo, Q8o, JTo, J8o, 87o, 76o, 54o.

Always fold
92s-94s, 84s, 82s, 73s, 62s, K3o-K4o, Q2o-Q7o, J2o-J7o, T2o-T7o, 92o+, 82o-86o, 72o-75o, 62o+, 52o-53o, 42o+, 32o
Always call
KK+, A6s, KJs, K5s-K9s, K2s, QTs, Q6s-Q8s, J7s-J9s, 96s, 87s, 76s, 54s, 43s, K7o-KTo, Q9o-QTo, J9o, T8o+
Always all-in 15bb
22-JJ, A9s+, A3s-A4s, A9o+, A6o-A7o, A2o-A3o
Mixed
QQ, A7s-A8s, A5s, A2s, KQs, KTs, K3s-K4s, QJs, Q9s, Q2s-Q5s, JTs, J2s-J6s, T2s+, 97s+, 95s, 85s-86s, 83s, 74s-75s, 72s, 63s+, 52s-53s, 42s, 32s, A8o, A4o-A5o, KJo+, K5o-K6o, K2o, QJo, Q8o, JTo, J8o, 87o, 76o, 54o
Settings: 3-handed · BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 15bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 15bb, 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 43.59). 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.