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PokerSolver/6-max · 20bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb/BB vs SB open 2.5bb

BB vs SB open 2.5bb

6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (blinds 0.5/1bb) · 20bb · SB opens 2.5bb · Big blind to act

6-max · 20bb · 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 44.2%Call 35.3%Raise 5/7.5bb 20.4%
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What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when SB opens 2.5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb at 20bb?

SB opens 2.5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 20bb: the big blind (BB) folds 44.2%, calls 35.3% and raises 5/7.5bb 20.4%. Always call: 22, A2s-A8s, K2s+, Q2s+, J2s+, T4s+, 96s+, 84s+, 74s+, 63s+, 52s+, 42s+, A7o, K9o-KJo, QTo, JTo, T9o, 98o. Always raise 5/7.5bb: 44+, ATs+, A9o+, A6o, A2o, KQo. Mixed: 33, A9s, T2s-T3s, 93s-95s, 32s, A8o, A3o-A5o, K4o-K8o, QJo, Q8o-Q9o, J7o-J9o, T7o-T8o, 76o, 65o.

Always fold
92s, 82s-83s, 72s-73s, 62s, K2o-K3o, Q2o-Q7o, J2o-J6o, T2o-T6o, 92o-97o, 82o+, 72o-75o, 62o-64o, 52o+, 42o+, 32o
Always call
22, A2s-A8s, K2s+, Q2s+, J2s+, T4s+, 96s+, 84s+, 74s+, 63s+, 52s+, 42s+, A7o, K9o-KJo, QTo, JTo, T9o, 98o
Always raise 5/7.5bb
44+, ATs+, A9o+, A6o, A2o, KQo
Mixed
33, A9s, T2s-T3s, 93s-95s, 32s, A8o, A3o-A5o, K4o-K8o, QJo, Q8o-Q9o, J7o-J9o, T7o-T8o, 76o, 65o
Settings: 6-max · 20bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 20bb stacks, 5% rake capped at 3bb; before the flop, rake only after a 3-bet). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 24.03). 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: GGPoker Rush & Cash NL2, NL10, NL50, NL100, NL200; GGPoker regular cash NL200; Natural8 Rush & Cash NL2, NL10, NL50, NL100, NL200; Natural8 regular cash NL200.

Close: GGPoker regular cash NL2, NL10 (rake cap 10bb there, 3bb here).

Close: GGPoker regular cash NL50 (rake cap 8bb there, 3bb here).

Close: GGPoker regular cash NL100 (rake cap 5bb there, 3bb here).

Close: PokerStars Zoom NL10 (rake cap 15bb there, 3bb here; 4.5% rake there, 5% here; no rake when no flop is dealt there).

Close: PokerStars Zoom NL50 (rake cap 4bb there, 3bb here; no rake when no flop is dealt there).

Close: PokerStars Zoom NL100 (rake cap 2.5bb there, 3bb here; no rake when no flop is dealt there).

Close: PokerStars cash NL10 (rake cap 15bb there, 3bb here; 4.25% rake there, 5% here; no rake when no flop is dealt there).

Close: PokerStars cash NL50 (rake cap 4bb there, 3bb here; no rake when no flop is dealt there).

Close: PokerStars cash NL100 (rake cap 2.5bb there, 3bb here; no rake when no flop is dealt there).

Close: CoinPoker cash NL2, NL10 (rake cap 10bb there, 3bb here; only its tables without antes).

Close: CoinPoker cash NL50 (rake cap 8bb there, 3bb here; only its tables without antes).

Close: CoinPoker cash NL100 (rake cap 5bb there, 3bb here; only its tables without antes).

Close: CoinPoker cash NL200 (only its tables without antes).

Close: WPT Global cash NL10, NL20 (rake cap 6bb there, 3bb here; 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 4bb there, 3bb here; 4% rake there, 5% here; no rake when no flop is dealt there; only its tables without antes).

Close: WPT Global cash NL400, NL600, NL1000 (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 NL2, NL10 (rake cap 10bb there, 3bb here).

Close: Natural8 regular cash NL50 (rake cap 8bb there, 3bb here).

Close: Natural8 regular cash NL100 (rake cap 5bb there, 3bb here).

Close: ACR Poker cash NL2 (rake cap 150bb there, 3bb here; its page does not say whether pots that end before the flop are raked).

Close: ACR Poker cash NL10 (rake cap 30bb there, 3bb here; its page does not say whether pots that end before the flop are raked).

Close: ACR Poker cash NL50 (rake cap 6bb there, 3bb here; its page does not say whether pots that end before the flop are raked).

Close: ACR Poker cash NL100 (its page does not say whether pots that end before the flop are raked).

Close: ACR Poker cash NL200 (rake cap 1.5bb 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); natural8.com/en/poker/rush-and-cash (fetched 2026-10-31; caps $0.06 to $6, 3bb at every stake); the same GGNetwork pools as GGPoker, whose preflop rake we confirmed on GG exports; natural8.com/en/poker/texas-holdem (fetched 2026-10-31; caps by players dealt in, 3-bet pots raked before the flop); 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); acrpoker.eu/real-money/poker-rake-calculation/ (fetched 2026-10-31).