How to play QTs preflop
3-handed · BTN 6bb, SB 60bb, BB 6bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 50 spots where QTs 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 | QTs |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | All-in 6bb 99.5% · Call 0.3% · Raise 2bb 0.2% |
| SB open (RFI) Folded to SB | Raise 2/6bb 100% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | QTs |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2bb 49.4% · Call 26.7% · All-in 6bb 23.9% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | All-in 6bb 88.6% · Call 11.4% |
| BB vs SB open 6bb SB opens 6bb | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Fold 81.1% · Call 15.8% · Raise 2/6bb 3.1% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 99.4% · Raise 2bb 0.5% · All-in 6bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Call 79.2% · Raise 2bb 18.3% · All-in 6bb 2.5% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Fold 99.1% · All-in 6bb 0.8% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB iso raise 6bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 6bb | Fold 94% · Call 6% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Raise 6bb 81.1% · Fold 18.9% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 68.7% · Fold 31.1% · All-in 6bb 0.2% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Fold 44.2% · Call 41.9% · All-in 6bb 14% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| 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
| Spot | QTs |
|---|---|
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 86.7% · All-in 6bb 11.5% · Fold 1.8% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN limps, BB goes all-in | Call 77.1% · Fold 22.9% |
| BTN vs BB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | All-in 6bb 56.7% · Fold 22.6% · Call 20.7% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | Raise 6bb 58.2% · Call 41.4% · Fold 0.4% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Fold 93% · Call 4.2% · Raise 6bb 2.8% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in | Fold 95.5% · Call 4.5% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 96.3% · Fold 3.7% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 86.4% · Fold 13.6% |
| BTN vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb | Fold 87.2% · All-in 6bb 8.4% · Call 4.4% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls | All-in 6bb 57.8% · Fold 36.8% · Call 5.4% |
| 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 87.5% · Call 12.5% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | QTs |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 96.8% · Fold 3.2% |
| 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 55.2% · Fold 44.8% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 61.1% · Call 38.9% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 89% · Call 11% |
| 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 98.2% · Call 1.8% |
| BTN vs BB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB calls | Fold 75.9% · Call 24.1% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 95.4% · Call 4.6% |
| 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 77.3% · Call 22.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls | Fold 53.4% · Call 46.6% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in | Fold 86.7% · Call 13.3% |
| SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in | Call 65.7% · Fold 34.3% |
| 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 | Fold 98.9% · Call 1.1% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| 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 | Fold 88% · Call 12% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Call 97.5% · Fold 2.5% |
| 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 | Call 62% · Fold 38% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99% · Call 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 98.7% · Call 1.3% |
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.