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PokerSolver/6-max · 250bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb/BB vs UTG open 2.5bb

BB vs UTG open 2.5bb

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

6-max · 250bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bbChange game
Stacks (bb), if they differ
Pot 4bbYour cards?
1bb
2.5bb
0.5bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

1,326 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 80%Call 17.4%Raise 5/7.5bb 2.6%
Tap a hand, or type one above, to see its exact mix.

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

UTG opens 2.5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 250bb: the big blind (BB) folds 80%, calls 17.4% and raises 5/7.5bb 2.6%. Always call: JJ, 22-66, AQs, A6s-A8s, A3s, K9s-KJs, Q9s-QTs, J9s, T8s+, 97s+, 86s+, 75s+, 54s, AJo+, KQo. Always raise 5/7.5bb: AA. Mixed: QQ-KK, 77-TT, AKs, A9s-AJs, A4s-A5s, A2s, KQs, K6s-K8s, QJs, Q8s, JTs, J8s, 64s+, 53s.

Always fold
K2s-K5s, Q2s-Q7s, J2s-J7s, T2s-T7s, 92s-96s, 82s-85s, 72s-74s, 62s-63s, 52s, 42s+, 32s, A2o-ATo, K2o-KJo, Q2o+, J2o+, T2o+, 92o+, 82o+, 72o+, 62o+, 52o+, 42o+, 32o
Always call
JJ, 22-66, AQs, A6s-A8s, A3s, K9s-KJs, Q9s-QTs, J9s, T8s+, 97s+, 86s+, 75s+, 54s, AJo+, KQo
Always raise 5/7.5bb
AA
Mixed
QQ-KK, 77-TT, AKs, A9s-AJs, A4s-A5s, A2s, KQs, K6s-K8s, QJs, Q8s, JTs, J8s, 64s+, 53s
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).