How to play 98s preflop
3-handed · BTN 40bb, SB 3bb, BB 25bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 103 spots where 98s gets a decision
Fits exactlyGGGGPoker Spin & Gold x10PSPokerStars Spin & Go x10PPpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 10-24.99x
CloseGGPSWMPPiPWPTACR16 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 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 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 | 98s |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.5/3/25bb 99.5% · Call 0.5% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | All-in 3bb 100% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | 98s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 3bb 82.6% · Call 17.4% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 95.5% · Fold 4.5% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 98.5% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 1.5% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Call 72.2% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 27.8% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 53.2% · All-in 3bb 46.5% · Fold 0.3% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 73.5% · Fold 26.4% · Raise 5bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 51.7% · Call 48.3% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb | Call 99.9% · All-in 3bb 0.1% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb | Call 99.3% · Fold 0.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls | Call 99.4% · Fold 0.6% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Call 99.2% · Fold 0.8% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Fold 94.3% · Call 5.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 25bb BTN opens 25bb | Call 56.6% · Fold 43.4% |
| BB vs BTN open 25bb BTN opens 25bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 25bb, SB calls | Fold 99.1% · Call 0.9% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | 98s |
|---|---|
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 99.3% · Raise 5/25bb 0.7% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.5bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb | Fold 95.7% · Call 4.1% · Raise 6.3/25bb 0.2% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Fold 97.2% · Raise 7.5/25bb 2.6% · Call 0.2% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN limps, BB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 64.9% · Fold 34.2% · Raise 5/25bb 0.9% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | All-in 3bb 75.3% · Call 15.4% · Fold 9.3% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Fold 70.8% · All-in 3bb 26.2% · Call 3.1% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2.5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb | Fold 86.9% · Call 10% · Raise 6.3/25bb 3.1% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds | Fold 62.8% · All-in 3bb 35.2% · Call 1.9% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls | Fold 76.7% · Call 18.5% · All-in 3bb 4.8% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Call 81.2% · Fold 18% · Raise 7.5/25bb 0.8% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Fold 54.6% · Call 45.4% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Fold 99.6% · Call 0.4% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 89.4% · Fold 10.6% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Fold 76.9% · Call 23.1% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB calls | Call 79.7% · Fold 20.3% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | 98s |
|---|---|
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 5bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb | Fold 84.8% · All-in 25bb 10.2% · Call 5% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 25bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb | Fold 95.4% · Call 4.6% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 6.25bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb | All-in 25bb 38.7% · Fold 31.5% · Call 29.8% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 25bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Call 88.8% · Fold 11.2% |
| BTN: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB folds | Call 80.4% · Fold 19.6% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB calls | Fold 95.4% · Raise 25bb 4.6% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb | Fold 93.5% · Call 6.5% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB folds | Fold 57.5% · Call 41.6% · All-in 25bb 0.9% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB calls | All-in 25bb 99.5% · Fold 0.5% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb | Fold 50.1% · Call 49.9% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB folds | Call 58.4% · Fold 41.6% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB calls | Fold 88.8% · Call 11.2% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Call 99.2% · Fold 0.8% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Call 94.2% · Fold 5.8% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 6.25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb | Fold 87.4% · Call 12.6% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB folds | All-in 25bb 41.4% · Fold 40.5% · Call 18.2% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB calls | All-in 25bb 67.1% · Fold 32.9% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb | Fold 56.7% · Call 43.3% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB folds | Fold 99.4% · Call 0.6% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB calls | Fold 78.4% · Call 21.6% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 7.5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb | Call 77.6% · Fold 22.4% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB folds | Fold 74.7% · Call 21.7% · All-in 25bb 3.6% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB calls | Fold 99.8% · All-in 25bb 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb | Fold 63.4% · Call 36.6% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB folds | Fold 99.2% · Call 0.8% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB calls | Call 84.6% · Fold 15.4% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 7.5bb BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb | Fold 79.9% · All-in 25bb 17.7% · Call 2.4% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 25bb | Call 86.6% · Fold 13.4% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Fold 91.9% · Call 8% · Raise 25bb 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 5bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb | Fold 56.4% · Call 40.2% · Raise 25bb 3.3% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 5bb BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb | Raise 25bb 37.8% · Call 36.6% · Fold 25.7% |
| SB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN folds | Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN calls | Fold 73.6% · Call 26.4% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in | Fold 99.3% · Call 0.7% |
| SB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 99.8% · Fold 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Fold 89.1% · Call 10.9% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls | Fold 97.1% · Raise 25bb 2.9% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6.25bb BTN opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb | Call 79.9% · Fold 19.5% · Raise 25bb 0.6% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 6.25bb BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb | Fold 58.5% · Call 40.7% · Raise 25bb 0.9% |
| SB: BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN folds BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN folds | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN calls | Call 98.6% · Fold 1.4% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in | Call 70.6% · Fold 29.4% |
| SB: BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 99.7% · Fold 0.3% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Fold 98.2% · Call 1.8% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in | Call 98.7% · Fold 1.3% |
| BTN vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Call 66.2% · Raise 25bb 22.3% · Fold 11.5% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 3bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BTN vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN opens 3bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Call 62% · Fold 37.9% · Raise 25bb 0.1% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in | Fold 99.4% · Call 0.6% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | 98s |
|---|---|
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN 4-bets to 25bb | Fold 97.5% · Call 2.5% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB goes all-in | Fold 97% · Call 3% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 25bb BTN opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN 4-bets to 25bb | Fold 100% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 25bb BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 5bb, BTN 4-bets to 25bb | Fold 94.2% · Call 5.8% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in, BB goes all-in | Fold 99.5% · Call 0.5% |
| SB vs BTN 4-bet 25bb BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, BTN 4-bets to 25bb | Call 99.2% · Fold 0.8% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in, BB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
Settings: 3-handed · BTN 40bb, SB 3bb, BB 25bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 40bb, SB 3bb, 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 37.61). 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.