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PokerSolver/6-max · 250bb · 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) · 250bb · SB opens 2.5bb · Big blind to act

6-max · 250bb · 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 45.2%Call 26.4%Raise 5/7.5bb 28.4%
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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 250bb?

SB opens 2.5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 250bb: the big blind (BB) folds 45.2%, calls 26.4% and raises 5/7.5bb 28.4%. Always call: K2s-K4s, Q2s-Q7s, J6s, J2s-J4s, 74s, 63s, A8o-ATo, A5o, 98o, 87o, 65o. Always raise 5/7.5bb: 22+, ATs+, A2s-A8s, KTs+, Q8s+, J8s+, T7s+, 96s+, 86s+, 75s+, 64s+, 53s+, AQo+, JTo. Mixed: A9s, K5s-K9s, J7s, J5s, T2s-T6s, 95s, 85s, 52s, 42s+, AJo, A6o-A7o, A2o-A4o, K6o+, Q8o+, J8o-J9o, T8o+, 97o, 76o, 54o.

Always fold
92s-94s, 82s-84s, 72s-73s, 62s, 32s, K2o-K5o, Q2o-Q7o, J2o-J7o, T2o-T7o, 92o-96o, 82o-86o, 72o-75o, 62o-64o, 52o-53o, 42o+, 32o
Always call
K2s-K4s, Q2s-Q7s, J6s, J2s-J4s, 74s, 63s, A8o-ATo, A5o, 98o, 87o, 65o
Always raise 5/7.5bb
22+, ATs+, A2s-A8s, KTs+, Q8s+, J8s+, T7s+, 96s+, 86s+, 75s+, 64s+, 53s+, AQo+, JTo
Mixed
A9s, K5s-K9s, J7s, J5s, T2s-T6s, 95s, 85s, 52s, 42s+, AJo, A6o-A7o, A2o-A4o, K6o+, Q8o+, J8o-J9o, T8o+, 97o, 76o, 54o
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).