How to play K9s preflop
3-handed · BTN 6bb, SB 60bb, BB 6bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 50 spots where K9s 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 | K9s |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Fold 67.9% · All-in 6bb 26.9% · Call 4% · Raise 2bb 1.2% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Raise 2/6bb 100% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | K9s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | All-in 6bb 41.6% · Raise 2bb 32.6% · Call 25.8% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | All-in 6bb 97.7% · Call 2.3% |
| BB vs SB open 6bb SB opens 6bb | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Fold 59.9% · Raise 2/6bb 36.9% · Call 3.3% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 94.8% · All-in 6bb 4.6% · Raise 2bb 0.6% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Call 65.1% · Raise 2bb 30.9% · All-in 6bb 3.9% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Fold 99.6% · All-in 6bb 0.4% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 6bb | Fold 92.5% · Call 7.5% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Raise 6bb 78.5% · Fold 20.7% · Call 0.8% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Fold 69.7% · Call 29.9% · All-in 6bb 0.4% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 61.8% · Call 29.9% · All-in 6bb 8.3% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in | Fold 99.6% · Call 0.4% |
| BB vs SB call BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Fold 100% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | K9s |
|---|---|
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 72.4% · All-in 6bb 27% · Fold 0.7% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN limps, BB goes all-in | Fold 64.2% · Call 35.8% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Fold 64% · All-in 6bb 27% · Call 9.1% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Raise 6bb 52.6% · Call 47.2% · Fold 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Fold 72.3% · Raise 6bb 18.1% · Call 9.7% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in | Fold 94.2% · Call 5.8% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 81% · Fold 19% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Fold 62.3% · Call 37.7% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Call 57.9% · Fold 33.8% · All-in 6bb 8.3% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls | Call 67.5% · All-in 6bb 23.9% · Fold 8.6% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 6bb | Fold 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 6bb, BB calls | Fold 92.9% · Call 7.1% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | K9s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 55.6% · Fold 44.4% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | Call 79.2% · Fold 20.8% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 53.9% · Fold 46.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 62.3% · Call 37.7% |
| BTN: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB folds | Fold 78.2% · Call 21.8% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB calls | Fold 99.3% · Call 0.7% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 76% · Call 24% |
| 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 | Fold 95.9% · Call 4.1% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Fold 77.7% · Call 22.3% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 76.4% · Call 23.6% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Fold 97% · Call 3% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 98.6% · Call 1.4% |
| 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 58.7% · Fold 41.3% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Fold 74.6% · Call 25.4% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in | Fold 65.6% · Call 34.4% |
| SB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 66.7% · Fold 33.3% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 78.2% · Fold 21.8% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BTN vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 100% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB calls | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
Settings: 3-handed · BTN 6bb, SB 60bb, BB 6bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 6bb, 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 15.14). 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.