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PokerSolver/3-handed · BTN 3bb, SB 60bb, BB 10bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20/A4o

How to play A4o preflop

3-handed · BTN 3bb, SB 60bb, BB 10bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 59 spots where A4o gets a decision

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

Opens (raise first in)

SpotA4o
BTN open (RFI)
First to act
All-in 3bb 100%
SB open (RFI)
Folded to SB
Raise 2/2.5/3/10bb 100%

Facing an open or a limp

SpotA4o
BB vs SB limp
SB limps
Call 98.3% · All-in 10bb 1.4% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 0.3%
BB vs SB open 2bb
SB opens 2bb
Fold 99.1% · All-in 10bb 0.6% · Call 0.3%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb
Fold 100%
BB vs SB open 3bb
SB opens 3bb
Fold 100%
BB vs SB open 10bb
SB opens 10bb
Fold 100%
SB vs BTN limp
BTN limps
Raise 2/2.5/3/10bb 51.7% · Call 48.3%
BB vs BTN limp
BTN limps
Raise 3bb 81.5% · Call 18.5%
BB vs SB limp
BTN limps, SB limps
Call 80% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 19.7% · All-in 10bb 0.3%
BB vs SB iso raise 2bb
BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb
Call 51.3% · Fold 39.4% · All-in 10bb 9.2%
BB vs SB iso raise 2.5bb
BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb
Fold 93.8% · Call 3.8% · All-in 10bb 2.3%
BB vs SB iso raise 3bb
BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb
Fold 97.1% · Call 1.8% · All-in 10bb 1.1%
BB vs SB iso raise 10bb
BTN limps, SB isolates to 10bb
Fold 98.9% · Call 1.1%
SB vs BTN all-in
BTN goes all-in
Call 99.9% · Raise 10bb 0.1%
BB vs BTN all-in
BTN goes all-in
Call 100%
BB vs SB call
BTN goes all-in, SB calls
Fold 100%

Facing an isolation raise

SpotA4o
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds
Raise 10bb 96% · Call 3.8% · Fold 0.3%
SB vs BTN call
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls
Call 92.5% · Raise 10bb 5.2% · Fold 2.3%
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds
Raise 10bb 97.9% · Fold 1.8% · Call 0.3%
SB vs BTN call
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls
Raise 10bb 90.8% · Call 9.1%
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds
Raise 10bb 99.6% · Call 0.3% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BTN call
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls
Fold 46.9% · Raise 10bb 37.7% · Call 15.4%
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds
BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds
Call 92.2% · Fold 7.8%
SB vs BTN call
BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls
Call 98.4% · Fold 1.6%

Facing a 3-bet

SpotA4o
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 10bb
Fold 75.7% · Call 24.3%
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 10bb
Fold 60.3% · Call 39.7%
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 10bb
Fold 97.8% · Call 2.2%
SB vs BTN all-in
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in
Raise 10bb 62.5% · Call 35% · Fold 2.5%
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 98.2% · Fold 1.8%
BB vs SB call
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls
All-in 10bb 70.8% · Fold 29.2%
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 10bb
Fold 89.1% · Call 10.9%
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 10bb
Fold 81.9% · Call 18.1%
SB vs BTN all-in
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in
Raise 10bb 51.6% · Call 40.9% · Fold 7.4%
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 100%
BB vs SB call
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls
Call 92.6% · Fold 7.4%
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 10bb
Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2%
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 10bb
Call 95.6% · Fold 4.4%
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 60.8% · Raise 10bb 38% · Fold 1.2%
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 55% · Call 45%
BB vs SB call
BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls
All-in 10bb 100%
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
Call 92.2% · Fold 7.8%
SB vs BTN call
BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls
Call 73.5% · Fold 26.5%
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 99.8% · Fold 0.2%
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 99.2% · Fold 0.8%
BB vs SB call
BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls
Call 97.9% · Fold 2.1%
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
Call 57% · Fold 43%
SB vs BTN call
BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls
Call 82.3% · Fold 17.7%
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 99.5% · Fold 0.5%
SB vs BTN call
BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls
Fold 59% · Call 41%
SB vs BB all-in
BTN goes all-in, SB calls, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
BB vs SB 3-bet 10bb
BTN goes all-in, SB 3-bets to 10bb
Fold 100%

Facing a 4-bet

SpotA4o
SB vs BB all-in
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls, BB goes all-in
Call 92.4% · Fold 7.6%
BB vs SB 4-bet 10bb
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB 4-bets to 10bb
Call 100%
BB vs SB 4-bet 10bb
BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN goes all-in, SB 4-bets to 10bb
Call 98% · Fold 2%
SB vs BB all-in
BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls, BB goes all-in
Fold 51.7% · Call 48.3%
BB vs SB 4-bet 10bb
BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB 4-bets to 10bb
Call 89.4% · Fold 10.6%
Settings: 3-handed · BTN 3bb, SB 60bb, BB 10bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 3bb, SB 60bb, BB 10bb, 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 24.39). 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.