PokerSolver/3-handed · BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV/83s

How to play 83s preflop

3-handed · BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV · 39 spots where 83s gets a decision

Fits exactlyGGPoker Spin & Gold x4, x5PokerStars Spin & Go x4, x5partypoker SPINS Overdrive 3-3.99x, 4-4.99x, 5-9.99xWPT Global Global Spins x2, x3, x5

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GGPoker Spin & Gold x10pays 80/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
GGPoker Spin & Gold x50, x100pays 60/30/10 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
GGPoker Spin & Gold Maxpays 50/30/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
PokerStars Spin & Go x10pays 80/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
PokerStars Spin & Go x25, x50, x100pays 80/12/8 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
PokerStars Spin & Go top tierpays 83.33/10/6.67 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
Winamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
Winamax Expresso x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotpays 80/12/8 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
partypoker SPINS Overdrive 10-24.99xpays 80/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
partypoker SPINS Overdrive 25-119.99x, 120-239.99x, 240x+pays 83.34/8.33/8.33 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
iPoker Twister x2, x3, x5, x8its 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: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
WPT Global Global Spins x10, x25pays 80/10/10 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
WPT Global Global Spins x120, x240, x6,000pays 83.33/8.33/8.33 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
ACR 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	83s
BTN open (RFI) First to act	Fold 100%
SB open (RFI) Folded to SB	Fold 100%

Facing an open or a limp

Spot	83s
BB vs SB limp SB limps	Call 74.4% · All-in 3bb 25.6%
BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb	Call 100%
SB vs BTN limp BTN limps	Fold 100%
BB vs BTN limp BTN limps	Call 100%
BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps	Call 65.4% · All-in 3bb 34.6%
BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb	All-in 3bb 48.4% · Call 28.1% · Fold 23.5%
BB vs SB iso raise 2.5bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb	All-in 3bb 62.3% · Call 29.1% · Fold 8.6%
BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb	Fold 65.6% · Call 34.4%
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in	Call 92.9% · Fold 7.1%
SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb	Fold 100%
BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb	Call 100%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls	All-in 3bb 99.8% · Call 0.2%
SB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb	Fold 100%
BB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb	All-in 3bb 72% · Call 28%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls	All-in 3bb 63% · Call 37%
SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb	Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2%
BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb	Call 73.7% · Fold 26.3%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls	Call 90.4% · Fold 9.6%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in	Fold 97.4% · Call 2.6%
BB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in	Call 70.3% · Fold 29.7%
BB vs SB call BTN goes all-in, SB calls	Call 60.3% · Fold 39.7%

Facing a 3-bet

Spot	83s
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	Call 94% · Fold 6%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB calls	Call 83.4% · Fold 16.6%
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	Call 96.3% · Fold 3.7%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls	Call 60.1% · Fold 39.9%
BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB folds	Fold 50% · Call 50%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB calls	Call 71.3% · Fold 28.7%
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	Call 95.9% · Fold 4.1%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls	Fold 51.2% · Call 48.8%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb	Call 100%
BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in	Call 77.7% · Fold 22.3%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6.25bb BTN opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb	Call 100%
BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in	Call 100%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb	Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1%
BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB goes all-in	Call 70.5% · Fold 29.5%

Facing a 4-bet

Spot	83s
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in	Call 57.6% · Fold 42.4%
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 50% · Call 50%

Settings: 3-handed · BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 25bb, SB 25bb, BB 3bb, no rake; chip EV: every chip is worth the same, as it is when only the winner is paid and heads-up). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 7.46). 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; 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); 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; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/winning-poker-network-new-1-000-000-spin-go (2025-12-05; stacks only), fetched 2026-10-31.