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PokerSolver/3-handed · BTN 3bb, SB 25bb, BB 40bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20/BB vs SB open 2bb

BB vs SB open 2bb

3-handed · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (blinds 0.5/1bb, no ante) · BTN 3bb, SB 25bb, BB 40bb · SB opens 2bb · 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 3bb, SB 25bb, BB 40bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20Change game
Stacks (bb), if they differ
Pot 3bbYour cards?
1bb
2bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

1,326 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 16.9%Call 61.7%Raise 5/25bb 21.4%
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 2bb in 3-handed · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 at BTN 3bb, SB 25bb, BB 40bb?

SB opens 2bb in 3-handed · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20, BTN 3bb, SB 25bb, BB 40bb: the big blind (BB) folds 16.9%, calls 61.7% and raises 5/25bb 21.4%. Always call: 66-77, 22, A9s-ATs, A7s, A5s, KJs, K7s, Q9s+, Q7s, Q2s-Q3s, JTs, J5s, J2s-J3s, T8s+, T4s, 97s+, 85s, 75s+, 63s, 53s+, 32s, AJo, A5o, A2o, KTo-KJo, K7o-K8o, QJo, Q7o-Q8o, Q3o, JTo, J4o, T8o, 98o, 96o, 85o-86o, 76o, 65o, 54o. Always raise 5/25bb: 99+, AQs+, T6s, 82s, AQo+. Mixed: 88, 33-55, AJs, A8s, A6s, A2s-A4s, KQs, K8s-KTs, K2s-K6s, Q8s, Q4s-Q6s, J6s-J9s, J4s, T7s, T5s, T2s-T3s, 92s-96s, 86s+, 83s-84s, 72s-74s, 64s+, 62s, 52s, 42s+, A6o-ATo, A3o-A4o, KQo, K9o, K2o-K6o, Q9o-QTo, Q4o-Q6o, Q2o, J5o-J9o, J2o-J3o, T9o, T3o-T7o, 97o, 95o, 93o, 87o, 74o-75o, 63o-64o, 52o-53o, 42o+.

Always fold
T2o, 94o, 92o, 82o-84o, 72o-73o, 62o, 32o
Always call
66-77, 22, A9s-ATs, A7s, A5s, KJs, K7s, Q9s+, Q7s, Q2s-Q3s, JTs, J5s, J2s-J3s, T8s+, T4s, 97s+, 85s, 75s+, 63s, 53s+, 32s, AJo, A5o, A2o, KTo-KJo, K7o-K8o, QJo, Q7o-Q8o, Q3o, JTo, J4o, T8o, 98o, 96o, 85o-86o, 76o, 65o, 54o
Always raise 5/25bb
99+, AQs+, T6s, 82s, AQo+
Mixed
88, 33-55, AJs, A8s, A6s, A2s-A4s, KQs, K8s-KTs, K2s-K6s, Q8s, Q4s-Q6s, J6s-J9s, J4s, T7s, T5s, T2s-T3s, 92s-96s, 86s+, 83s-84s, 72s-74s, 64s+, 62s, 52s, 42s+, A6o-ATo, A3o-A4o, KQo, K9o, K2o-K6o, Q9o-QTo, Q4o-Q6o, Q2o, J5o-J9o, J2o-J3o, T9o, T3o-T7o, 97o, 95o, 93o, 87o, 74o-75o, 63o-64o, 52o-53o, 42o+
Settings: 3-handed · BTN 3bb, SB 25bb, BB 40bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 3bb, SB 25bb, 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 31.17). 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.