How to play 77 preflop
3-handed · BTN 3bb, SB 25bb, BB 25bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 104 spots where 77 gets a decision
Fits exactlyGGGGPoker Spin & Gold x10PSPokerStars Spin & Go x10PPpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 10-24.99x
CloseGGPSWMPPiPWPTACR17 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 x4, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
- 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 x2, 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 | 77 |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | All-in 3bb 100% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Call 77.5% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 22.5% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | 77 |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 55.4% · Call 44.4% · All-in 25bb 0.2% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Call 88.5% · All-in 25bb 7% · Raise 5bb 4.4% |
| BB vs SB open 2.5bb SB opens 2.5bb | Call 99.5% · All-in 25bb 0.4% · Raise 6.25bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Call 77.3% · All-in 25bb 22.7% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB goes all-in | Call 73.7% · Fold 26.3% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 82.3% · Call 13.6% · All-in 25bb 4.1% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | All-in 3bb 96.8% · Call 3.2% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Call 52.5% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 36.3% · All-in 25bb 11.1% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | All-in 25bb 96% · Raise 5bb 3% · Call 0.7% · Fold 0.4% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2.5bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb | All-in 25bb 97% · Raise 6.25bb 2.8% · Fold 0.2% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb | All-in 25bb 59.8% · Raise 7.5bb 23.5% · Call 16.4% · Fold 0.2% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in | Call 88.5% · Fold 11.5% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in | Call 94% · Raise 7.5bb 4.1% · All-in 25bb 1.9% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 99.9% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | 77 |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 96.2% · All-in 25bb 3.7% · Raise 5bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb | Call 99.4% · All-in 25bb 0.5% · Raise 6.25bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Call 98.5% · All-in 25bb 1.5% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB goes all-in | Call 74.9% · Fold 25.1% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Call 73.7% · Raise 5bb 13.4% · All-in 25bb 12.7% · Fold 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Call 50.3% · Raise 5bb 45.2% · Fold 2.7% · All-in 25bb 1.8% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds | Call 69.6% · Raise 6.25bb 22.1% · All-in 25bb 4.8% · Fold 3.5% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls | Call 58.7% · Raise 6.25bb 39.8% · All-in 25bb 1.5% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | All-in 25bb 49.3% · Call 32.4% · Raise 7.5bb 18.3% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Raise 7.5bb 34.6% · All-in 25bb 32.9% · Call 23.2% · Fold 9.3% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 98.8% · Fold 1.2% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 91.7% · Fold 8.3% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | 77 |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb | Call 96.3% · Fold 2.5% · All-in 25bb 1.2% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6.25bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb | Call 66.2% · Fold 26.7% · All-in 25bb 7.2% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB goes all-in | Call 78.8% · Fold 21.2% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Call 91.8% · Fold 5.6% · All-in 25bb 2.6% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB goes all-in | Call 89.8% · Fold 10.2% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb | Call 98% · All-in 25bb 1.9% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB goes all-in | Call 83.7% · Fold 16.3% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6.25bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb | Call 75.3% · All-in 25bb 24.7% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | All-in 25bb 73.4% · Call 26.6% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 5bb | Call 71.8% · Fold 20.8% · All-in 25bb 7.4% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Fold 56.8% · Call 43.2% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 5bb | All-in 25bb 53.1% · Fold 38.9% · Call 8% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Call 89.2% · Fold 10.8% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | All-in 25bb 99.3% · Fold 0.3% · Call 0.3% |
| 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 94.6% · Fold 5.4% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | All-in 25bb 64.9% · Fold 35.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6.25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb | Fold 54.9% · All-in 25bb 29.3% · Call 15.8% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Fold 92.3% · Call 7.7% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6.25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb | Call 58% · Fold 22.3% · All-in 25bb 19.7% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Call 50.6% · Fold 49.4% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in | All-in 25bb 95.5% · Fold 4% · Call 0.5% |
| 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 95.3% · Fold 4.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Call 85.4% · Fold 14.6% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb | All-in 25bb 40.2% · Call 32.5% · Fold 27.3% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Call 76.5% · Fold 23.5% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb | All-in 25bb 56.4% · Call 31.6% · Fold 12% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Fold 62.6% · Call 37.4% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Call 82.1% · All-in 25bb 12.3% · Fold 5.6% |
| 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 | Fold 50% · Call 50% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Fold 53.4% · All-in 25bb 46.6% |
| 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 98.8% · All-in 25bb 0.9% · Call 0.3% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN calls | All-in 25bb 85.8% · Fold 14.2% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Fold 88% · Call 12% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Call 94.2% · Fold 5.8% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN folds | All-in 25bb 46.3% · Call 43.2% · Fold 10.4% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN calls | Fold 68.1% · All-in 25bb 31.9% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Fold 53.9% · Call 46.1% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 93.9% · Fold 6.1% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BTN folds | Fold 36.3% · All-in 25bb 32.9% · Call 30.8% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BTN calls | All-in 25bb 58.4% · Fold 41.6% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 72.2% · Fold 27.8% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 96% · Fold 4% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN goes all-in, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Call 62.4% · Fold 37.2% · All-in 25bb 0.4% |
| SB vs BB all-in BTN goes all-in, SB calls, BB goes all-in | Fold 97.7% · Call 2.3% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN goes all-in, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Fold 79.3% · Call 10.6% · All-in 25bb 10.1% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN goes all-in, SB goes all-in | Fold 62.4% · Call 37.6% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | 77 |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 71.1% · Call 28.9% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BB goes all-in | Call 87.7% · Fold 12.3% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in | Call 88.5% · Fold 11.5% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB goes all-in | Call 99% · Fold 1% |
| SB vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 84.4% · Call 15.6% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Fold 62% · Call 38% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 99.2% · Fold 0.8% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB goes all-in | Fold 52.9% · Call 47.1% |
| SB vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BB goes all-in | Call 77.2% · Fold 22.8% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 98.8% · Fold 1.2% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 82.3% · Fold 17.7% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB goes all-in | Fold 57.3% · Call 42.7% |
| SB vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in | Call 95.8% · Fold 4.2% |
| SB vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in | Call 99.3% · Fold 0.7% |
| SB vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB goes all-in | Call 77.1% · Fold 22.9% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.2% · Call 0.8% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Call 74% · Fold 26% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Call 99.3% · Fold 0.7% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Fold 92.4% · Call 7.6% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Fold 70.2% · Call 29.8% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Call 97.7% · Fold 2.3% |
| SB vs BB all-in BTN goes all-in, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
Settings: 3-handed · BTN 3bb, SB 25bb, BB 25bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 3bb, SB 25bb, BB 25bb, 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 36.01). 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.