PokerSolver/3-handed · 6bb each · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV/A8s

How to play A8s preflop

3-handed · 6bb each · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV · 36 spots where A8s 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	A8s
BTN open (RFI) First to act	All-in 6bb 100%
SB open (RFI) Folded to SB	All-in 6bb 100%

Facing an open or a limp

Spot	A8s
BB vs SB limp SB limps	Call 43.5% · All-in 6bb 28.6% · Raise 2bb 27.9%
BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb	All-in 6bb 100%
BB vs SB all-in SB goes all-in	Call 100%
SB vs BTN limp BTN limps	All-in 6bb 70.6% · Raise 2bb 28.2% · Call 1.3%
BB vs BTN limp BTN limps	All-in 6bb 73.5% · Raise 2bb 13.6% · Call 12.9%
BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps	All-in 6bb 62.3% · Call 35.8% · Raise 2bb 1.9%
BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb	All-in 6bb 53.3% · Fold 30.8% · Call 15.9%
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in	Call 99.4% · Fold 0.6%
SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb	All-in 6bb 92% · Call 8%
BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb	All-in 6bb 98.5% · Call 1.5%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls	All-in 6bb 97.2% · Call 1.9% · Fold 0.9%
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	A8s
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds	Call 73.4% · All-in 6bb 24.3% · Fold 2.2%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls	All-in 6bb 51.3% · Call 36.8% · Fold 11.9%
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Call 58.1% · Fold 41.9%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Fold 91% · Call 9%

Facing a 3-bet

Spot	A8s
BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB goes all-in	Call 100%
BB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in	Call 100%
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN folds, SB goes all-in	Call 79.7% · Fold 20.3%
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN calls, SB goes all-in	Fold 56% · Call 44%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in	Call 99% · Fold 1%
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	Call 72.3% · Fold 27.7%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in, SB calls	Call 84.3% · Fold 15.7%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BTN goes all-in	Call 100%
SB vs BTN all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in	Call 95.3% · Fold 4.7%
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	Call 50.9% · Fold 49.1%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN goes all-in, SB calls	Fold 89.2% · Call 10.8%
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 99.9% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Call 96.8% · Fold 3.2%
SB: BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Call 95% · Fold 5%
SB vs BTN call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Call 100%
BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in	Call 99.1% · Fold 0.9%

Settings: 3-handed · 6bb each · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 6bb 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 5.39). 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.