PokerSolver/3-handed · BTN 3bb, SB 60bb, BB 6bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20/A8s

How to play A8s preflop

3-handed · BTN 3bb, SB 60bb, BB 6bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 36 spots where A8s 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)

Spot	A8s
BTN open (RFI) First to act	All-in 3bb 100%
SB open (RFI) Folded to SB	Raise 2/6bb 100%

Facing an open or a limp

Spot	A8s
BB vs SB limp SB limps	Call 73.1% · All-in 6bb 13.8% · Raise 2bb 13.1%
BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb	All-in 6bb 53% · Call 47%
BB vs SB open 6bb SB opens 6bb	Fold 61.8% · Call 38.2%
SB vs BTN limp BTN limps	Raise 2/6bb 86.6% · Call 12.8% · Fold 0.6%
BB vs BTN limp BTN limps	Raise 3bb 66% · Call 34%
BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps	Call 65.6% · Raise 2bb 26.2% · All-in 6bb 8.2%
BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb	Fold 68% · Call 19% · All-in 6bb 12.9%
BB vs SB iso raise 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 6bb	Fold 71.6% · Call 28.4%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in	Raise 6bb 78.3% · Call 21.7%
BB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in	Call 100%
BB vs SB call BTN goes all-in, SB calls	All-in 6bb 86.6% · Call 13.4%

Facing an isolation raise

Spot	A8s
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds	Raise 6bb 66.1% · Call 31.6% · Fold 2.4%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls	Raise 6bb 70.4% · Call 29.5%
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Call 83% · Fold 17%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Fold 59.1% · Call 40.9%

Facing a 3-bet

Spot	A8s
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb	Call 52.4% · Fold 47.6%
SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB goes all-in	Call 100%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 6bb	Fold 61% · Call 39%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6bb	Fold 71.1% · Call 28.9%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in	Raise 6bb 84.1% · Fold 12.9% · Call 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 99.8% · Fold 0.2%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls	Fold 55.5% · All-in 6bb 44.5%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in	Call 97.3% · Fold 2.7%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in	Raise 6bb 81.3% · Call 17.7% · Fold 1%
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	All-in 6bb 69.6% · Fold 30.4%
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 71.3% · Fold 28.7%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Fold 50.7% · Call 49.2%
SB vs BB all-in BTN goes all-in, SB calls, BB goes all-in	Call 100%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN goes all-in, SB 3-bets to 6bb	Call 99.8% · Fold 0.2%

Facing a 4-bet

Spot	A8s
SB vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls, BB goes all-in	Fold 94.5% · Call 5.5%
BB vs SB 4-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB 4-bets to 6bb	Call 96.9% · Fold 3.1%
SB vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls, BB goes all-in	Call 92.8% · Fold 7.2%
BB vs SB 4-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB 4-bets to 6bb	Call 69.2% · Fold 30.8%

Settings: 3-handed · BTN 3bb, SB 60bb, BB 6bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 3bb, SB 60bb, BB 6bb, 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 11.72). 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.