PokerSolver/3-handed · 3bb each · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV/KQs

How to play KQs preflop

3-handed · 3bb each · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV · 13 spots where KQs gets a decision

Fits exactlyGGPoker Spin & Gold x2, x3, x4, x5PokerStars Spin & Go x2, x3, x4, x5partypoker SPINS Overdrive 2-2.99x, 3-3.99x, 4-4.99x, 5-9.99xWPT Global Global Spins x2, x3, x5

Close17 games

GGPoker Spin & Gold x10pays 80/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
GGPoker Spin & Gold x50, x100pays 60/30/10 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
GGPoker Spin & Gold Maxpays 50/30/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
PokerStars Spin & Go x10pays 80/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
PokerStars Spin & Go x25, x50, x100pays 80/12/8 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
PokerStars Spin & Go top tierpays 83.33/10/6.67 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
Winamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
Winamax Expresso x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotpays 80/12/8 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
Winamax Expresso Nitro every multiplierits prize table is not given separately (likely the Expresso one); its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
partypoker SPINS Overdrive 10-24.99xpays 80/20 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
partypoker SPINS Overdrive 25-119.99x, 120-239.99x, 240x+pays 83.34/8.33/8.33 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
iPoker Twister x2, x3, x5, x8its 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: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
WPT Global Global Spins x10, x25pays 80/10/10 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
WPT Global Global Spins x120, x240, x6,000pays 83.33/8.33/8.33 there: under ICM calls of an all-in are tighter; this chart is chip EV
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	KQs
BTN open (RFI) First to act	All-in 3bb 100%
SB open (RFI) Folded to SB	All-in 3bb 100%

Facing an open or a limp

Spot	KQs
BB vs SB limp SB limps	All-in 3bb 99.8% · Call 0.2%
BB vs SB all-in SB goes all-in	Call 100%
SB vs BTN limp BTN limps	All-in 3bb 90.3% · Call 9.5% · Fold 0.2%
BB vs BTN limp BTN limps	All-in 3bb 99.9% · Call 0.1%
BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps	All-in 3bb 100%
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in	Call 93.5% · Fold 6.5%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in	Call 100%
BB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in	Call 100%
BB vs SB call BTN goes all-in, SB calls	Call 100%

Facing an isolation raise

Spot	KQs
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Fold 50% · Call 50%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Call 97.5% · Fold 2.5%

Settings: 3-handed · 3bb each · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 3bb stacks each, no rake; chip EV: every chip is worth the same, as it is when only the winner is paid and heads-up). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 1.12). 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; 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); 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; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/winning-poker-network-new-1-000-000-spin-go (2025-12-05; stacks only), fetched 2026-10-31.