PokerSolver/6-max · 250bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb/BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb

BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb

Q: What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when BTN opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb at 250bb?

BTN opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 250bb: the big blind (BB) folds 86.7%, calls 9.3%, raises 11.5bb 4% and goes all-in 250bb 0%. Always call: 99, 44, A4s, T9s, AQo. Always raise 11.5bb: AA, ATs. Mixed: TT-KK, 55-88, 22-33, AJs+, A5s-A9s, A2s-A3s, K9s+, K6s-K7s, QTs+, J9s+, 98s, 76s, 64s+, 54s, AKo, KQo.

6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (blinds 0.5/1bb) · 250bb · BTN opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb · Big blind to act

6-max · 250bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bbChange game

PlayersBlinds & rakeEff. stack

Stacks (bb), if they differUTGHJCOBTNSBBB

Pot 8.5bbYour cards?

1bb

2.5bb

5bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

1,326 of 1,326 combos get here

Fold 86.7%Call 9.3%Raise 11.5bb 4%All-in 250bb <0.1%

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What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when BTN opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb at 250bb?

BTN opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 250bb: the big blind (BB) folds 86.7%, calls 9.3%, raises 11.5bb 4% and goes all-in 250bb 0%. Always call: 99, 44, A4s, T9s, AQo. Always raise 11.5bb: AA, ATs. Mixed: TT-KK, 55-88, 22-33, AJs+, A5s-A9s, A2s-A3s, K9s+, K6s-K7s, QTs+, J9s+, 98s, 76s, 64s+, 54s, AKo, KQo.

Always fold: K8s, K2s-K5s, Q2s-Q9s, J2s-J8s, T2s-T8s, 92s-97s, 82s+, 72s-75s, 62s-63s, 52s-53s, 42s+, 32s, A2o-AJo, K2o-KJo, Q2o+, J2o+, T2o+, 92o+, 82o+, 72o+, 62o+, 52o+, 42o+, 32o
Always call: 99, 44, A4s, T9s, AQo
Always raise 11.5bb: AA, ATs
Always all-in 250bb: No hand plays this every time
Mixed: TT-KK, 55-88, 22-33, AJs+, A5s-A9s, A2s-A3s, K9s+, K6s-K7s, QTs+, J9s+, 98s, 76s, 64s+, 54s, AKo, KQo

Settings: 6-max · 250bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 250bb stacks, 5% rake capped at 3bb; before the flop, rake only after a 3-bet). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 24.86). 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 NL100 (rake cap 5bb there, 3bb here).

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 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 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 NL100 (rake cap 5bb there, 3bb here).

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).