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PokerSolver/4-max · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb/BB vs SB open 2.5bb

BB vs SB open 2.5bb

4-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (blinds 0.5/1bb) · 100bb · SB opens 2.5bb · Big blind to act

4-max · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bbChange game
Stacks (bb), if they differ
Pot 3.5bbYour cards?
1bb
2.5bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

1,326 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 38.3%Call 39.8%Raise 5/7.5bb 21.9%
Tap a hand, or type one above, to see its exact mix.

What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when SB opens 2.5bb in 4-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb at 100bb?

SB opens 2.5bb in 4-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 100bb: the big blind (BB) folds 38.3%, calls 39.8% and raises 5/7.5bb 21.9%. Always call: 22-44, A7s-A9s, K8s, K2s-K5s, Q2s-Q8s, J2s-J8s, T5s-T7s, 84s, 73s-74s, 52s-53s, 42s, A7o-ATo, A4o-A5o, K9o-KJo, Q9o+, JTo, 87o, 76o, 65o. Always raise 5/7.5bb: 99+, AJs+, A2s, KTs+, QTs+, J9s+, T8s+, 98s, 54s, AQo+, A2o. Mixed: 55-88, ATs, A3s-A6s, K9s, K6s-K7s, Q9s, T2s-T4s, 92s-97s, 85s+, 75s+, 63s+, 43s, 32s, AJo, A6o, A3o, KQo, K5o-K8o, Q8o, Q5o-Q6o, J7o-J9o, T7o+, 97o+, 86o, 54o.

Always fold
82s-83s, 72s, 62s, K2o-K4o, Q7o, Q2o-Q4o, J2o-J6o, T2o-T6o, 92o-96o, 82o-85o, 72o-75o, 62o-64o, 52o-53o, 42o+, 32o
Always call
22-44, A7s-A9s, K8s, K2s-K5s, Q2s-Q8s, J2s-J8s, T5s-T7s, 84s, 73s-74s, 52s-53s, 42s, A7o-ATo, A4o-A5o, K9o-KJo, Q9o+, JTo, 87o, 76o, 65o
Always raise 5/7.5bb
99+, AJs+, A2s, KTs+, QTs+, J9s+, T8s+, 98s, 54s, AQo+, A2o
Mixed
55-88, ATs, A3s-A6s, K9s, K6s-K7s, Q9s, T2s-T4s, 92s-97s, 85s+, 75s+, 63s+, 43s, 32s, AJo, A6o, A3o, KQo, K5o-K8o, Q8o, Q5o-Q6o, J7o-J9o, T7o+, 97o+, 86o, 54o
Settings: 4-max · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 100bb stacks, 5% rake capped at 3bb; before the flop, rake only after a 3-bet). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 20.31). A jackpot fee on bigger pots is not in this solve, so lines that build big pots may be slightly too loose. Bet sizes are the solved ones; a size that is not here plays like the nearest one.

Fits exactly: no game we have checked.

Close: GGPoker regular cash NL50 (rake cap 6bb there, 3bb here).

Close: GGPoker regular cash NL100 (rake cap 3.75bb there, 3bb here).

Close: GGPoker regular cash NL200 (rake cap 2.25bb there, 3bb here).

Close: PokerStars cash NL50 (rake cap 1.5bb there, 3bb here; no rake when no flop is dealt there).

Close: CoinPoker cash NL2, NL10 (rake cap 6bb there, 3bb here; only its tables without antes).

Close: CoinPoker cash NL50 (rake cap 4.8bb there, 3bb here; only its tables without antes).

Close: CoinPoker cash NL100 (only its tables without antes).

Close: CoinPoker cash NL200 (rake cap 1.8bb there, 3bb here; only its tables without antes).

Close: WPT Global cash NL10, NL20 (4% rake there, 5% here; no rake when no flop is dealt there; only its tables without antes).

Close: WPT Global cash NL100, NL200 (rake cap 2bb there, 3bb here; 4% rake there, 5% here; no rake when no flop is dealt there; only its tables without antes).

Close: Natural8 regular cash NL50 (rake cap 6bb there, 3bb here).

Close: Natural8 regular cash NL100 (rake cap 3.75bb there, 3bb here).

Close: Natural8 regular cash NL200 (rake cap 2.25bb there, 3bb here).

Close: ACR Poker cash NL50 (rake cap 4bb there, 3bb here; its page does not say whether pots that end before the flop are raked).

Close: ACR Poker cash NL100 (rake cap 2bb there, 3bb here; its page does not say whether pots that end before the flop are raked).

CoinPoker tables with antes: their own chart.

Rake sources: ggpoker.com/poker-games/texas-holdem (fetched 2026-10-31); Rush rake and preflop rake confirmed on our own GG exports (972 of 1,034 pots, 210 of 211); regular tables' preflop rule from natural8.com/en/poker/texas-holdem (same network, fetched 2026-10-31); pokerstars.com/poker/room/rake (fetched 2026-10-31); coinpoker.com/games/texas-holdem/ (caps and the preflop rule) and coinpoker.com/guides/poker-rake/ (5%), fetched 2026-10-31; wptglobal.com/poker/poker-table-rake (fetched 2026-10-31); natural8.com/en/poker/texas-holdem (fetched 2026-10-31; caps by players dealt in, 3-bet pots raked before the flop); acrpoker.eu/real-money/poker-rake-calculation/ (fetched 2026-10-31).

Rake: Wrong rake for GG: this solve caps the rake at 3bb, but GG caps NL200 at $4.50 (2.25bb) with 4 players dealt in and $3 (1.5bb) with 3. A solve with GG's caps is queued.