How to play KQs preflop
3-handed · BTN 60bb, SB 3bb, BB 10bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 63 spots where KQs 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 | KQs |
|---|---|
| BTN open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.5/3/10bb 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 | Raise 3bb 98.4% · Call 1.6% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 50.9% · All-in 3bb 48.6% · Fold 0.5% |
| BB vs BTN limp BTN limps | Call 81.3% · All-in 10bb 9.8% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 9% |
| BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 84% · Call 15.9% · All-in 10bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in | Call 39.6% · All-in 10bb 31.7% · Fold 28.6% |
| SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | All-in 3bb 99.1% · Call 0.9% |
| BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb | Call 63.1% · All-in 10bb 33.2% · Fold 3.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls | Call 83.9% · All-in 10bb 16.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb | All-in 3bb 91.9% · Call 8.1% |
| BB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb | All-in 10bb 86.7% · Call 13.3% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls | Call 99.9% · All-in 10bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | Call 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb | All-in 10bb 91.7% · Call 7.6% · Fold 0.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls | Call 95.8% · All-in 10bb 4.2% |
| SB vs BTN open 10bb BTN opens 10bb | Call 100% |
| BB vs BTN open 10bb BTN opens 10bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB call BTN opens 10bb, SB calls | Call 100% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | KQs |
|---|---|
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds | All-in 3bb 52.6% · Call 33.4% · Fold 14% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls | Fold 70% · All-in 3bb 17% · Call 13% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds | Call 50.2% · All-in 3bb 39.1% · Fold 10.7% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls | Fold 43% · All-in 3bb 37.4% · Call 19.7% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN folds | Call 99.8% · Fold 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN calls | Call 88.4% · Fold 11.6% |
| SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds | Call 67% · Fold 33% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Fold 74.9% · Call 25.1% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | KQs |
|---|---|
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Call 91.6% · Fold 8.4% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Call 92.1% · Fold 7.9% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Call 62.5% · Fold 37.5% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Call 98.9% · Fold 1.1% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | All-in 10bb 54.6% · Call 45.3% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Call 99.7% · Fold 0.3% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB folds | Fold 73.3% · Call 26.7% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB calls | Call 99.7% · Fold 0.3% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in | Call 99.1% · Fold 0.9% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in | Call 79.8% · Fold 20.2% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Call 95.8% · Fold 4.2% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB folds | Call 51.2% · Fold 48.8% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB calls | Call 99.8% · Fold 0.2% |
| SB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Fold 50.1% · Call 49.9% |
| BB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB folds | Call 96.5% · Fold 3.5% |
| BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, BTN 3-bets to 10bb, SB calls | Call 99.7% · Fold 0.3% |
| BB vs BTN 3-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 10bb | Call 97.4% · Fold 2.6% |
| 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 66.3% · Fold 33.7% |
| 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 66.3% · Call 33.7% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in | Call 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 | Raise 10bb 100% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in | Fold 66.6% · Call 33.4% |
| 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 100% |
| SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls | Fold 80% · Call 20% |
| BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in | Call 99.9% · All-in 10bb 0.1% |
| 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% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | KQs |
|---|---|
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 10bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN 4-bets to 10bb | Call 98.7% · Fold 1.3% |
| BB vs BTN 4-bet 10bb BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in, BB calls, BTN 4-bets to 10bb | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BTN vs BB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
Settings: 3-handed · BTN 60bb, SB 3bb, BB 10bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 60bb, SB 3bb, BB 10bb, 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 22.71). 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.