How to play QQ preflop
3-handed · BTN 25bb, SB 3bb, BB 40bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 126 spots where QQ 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 | |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 95.6% · Call 4.4% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | All-in 3bb 100% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 3bb 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | All-in 3bb 99.2% · Call 0.8% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Raise 2/2.5/3/25bb 100% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Raise 2/2.5/3/25bb 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in | Call 64.6% · Raise 7.5/25bb 35.4% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | All-in 3bb 98.6% · Call 1.4% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Raise 5/25bb 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Raise 5/25bb 96.3% · Call 3.7% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb | All-in 3bb 65% · Call 35% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb | Raise 6.3/25bb 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls | Raise 6.3/25bb 100% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Call 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Raise 7.5/25bb 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Raise 7.5/25bb 100% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in | Call 96.7% · Fold 3.3% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 98.7% · Fold 1.3% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | |
|---|---|
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 65.6% · Raise 5bb 34.3% · All-in 25bb 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.5bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb | Raise 6.25bb 86.9% · Call 12.6% · All-in 25bb 0.6% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Call 93.2% · Raise 7.5bb 6.5% · All-in 25bb 0.2% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 25bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 82.3% · Raise 5bb 15.4% · All-in 25bb 2.3% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | All-in 3bb 93.4% · Call 5.4% · Fold 1.2% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | All-in 3bb 100% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb | All-in 25bb 62.4% · Call 19.4% · Raise 6.25bb 18.2% |
| 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 3bb 89.4% · Call 10.6% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls | All-in 3bb 97.7% · Call 1.7% · Fold 0.6% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Call 79.2% · Raise 7.5bb 18.5% · All-in 25bb 2.4% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Call 99.4% · Fold 0.6% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 25bb | Call 100% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 25bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 25bb, BTN folds | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 25bb, BTN calls | Call 58% · Fold 42% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB calls | Call 74.9% · All-in 25bb 23.4% · Raise 7.5bb 1.7% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | |
|---|---|
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 5bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb | Call 93.4% · Raise 25bb 5.4% · Fold 1.1% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 99.3% · Fold 0.7% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 6.25bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb | Call 59.1% · Raise 25bb 40.9% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 7.5bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb | Raise 25bb 92.8% · Fold 4.2% · Call 3% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Call 79.8% · Raise 25bb 20.2% |
| BTN: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB folds | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB calls | All-in 25bb 100% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb | Call 100% |
| 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 | Raise 25bb 64.5% · Call 27.2% · Fold 8.3% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB calls | Raise 25bb 71.3% · Fold 28.7% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| 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 | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 94.3% · Fold 5.7% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB folds | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB calls | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 6.25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb | Call 98.3% · Fold 1.7% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB folds | Call 51.8% · Raise 25bb 48.1% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB calls | Raise 25bb 99.8% · Fold 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 82.9% · Fold 17.1% |
| 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 | Call 99.3% · Fold 0.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 98.4% · Fold 1.6% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 7.5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb | Call 95.2% · Fold 4.8% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB folds | Raise 25bb 84.1% · Fold 11.6% · Call 4.3% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB calls | Raise 25bb 98.6% · Fold 1.4% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 90.9% · Fold 9.1% |
| 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 | Call 99.6% · Fold 0.4% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 71.2% · Fold 28.8% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 7.5bb BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb | Raise 25bb 60% · Fold 27.5% · Call 12.4% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Call 90.5% · Fold 9.5% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Call 59.3% · All-in 25bb 40.7% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB 3-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 5bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb | All-in 25bb 88.1% · Call 11.9% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 25bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 5bb BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb | All-in 25bb 67.8% · Call 32.2% |
| 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 | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN calls | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 25bb BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| SB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 25bb, BTN folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 25bb, BTN folds | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 25bb, BTN calls | Fold 79.5% · Call 20.5% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in | Call 97.1% · Raise 25bb 2.9% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls | All-in 25bb 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6.25bb BTN opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb | All-in 25bb 99.6% · Call 0.4% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 25bb BTN opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6.25bb BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb | Call 78.2% · All-in 25bb 21.8% |
| SB: BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN folds BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN folds | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN calls | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 25bb BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| SB: BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 25bb, BTN folds BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 25bb, BTN folds | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 25bb, BTN calls | Call 96.2% · Fold 3.8% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in | Raise 25bb 53.4% · Call 46.6% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | All-in 25bb 92% · Call 8% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 25bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN opens 3bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Call 56.6% · All-in 25bb 43.4% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 25bb BTN opens 3bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | |
|---|---|
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Call 99.4% · Fold 0.6% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB folds, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB calls, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB folds, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB calls, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB folds, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB calls, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 99.8% · Fold 0.2% |
| 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 | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 99.3% · Fold 0.7% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 98.8% · Fold 1.2% |
| BB: BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN goes all-in, SB folds | Call 99.7% · Fold 0.3% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 4-bet 25bb BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in, BB 4-bets to 25bb | Call 100% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
Settings: 3-handed · BTN 25bb, SB 3bb, BB 40bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 25bb, SB 3bb, 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 34.03). 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.