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

BTN vs SB 3-bet 5bb

Q: What is the GTO play for the button (BTN) 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 button (BTN) folds 9.9%, calls 76.2%, raises 11.5bb 14% and goes all-in 250bb 0%. Always call: 99, 55, 22-33, A7s-A8s, A2s-A3s, K2s-K9s, Q3s-Q8s, J6s-J8s, T5s-T7s, 98s, 96s, 85s-86s, 75s, 64s, 53s, AQo, A8o-ATo, A4o-A5o, KTo+, QTo+, J9o+, T8o+, 98o. Always raise 11.5bb: KK+, TT, AKs, ATs, KQs. Mixed: JJ-QQ, 66-88, 44, AJs-AQs, A9s, A4s-A6s, KTs-KJs, Q9s+, Q2s, J9s+, T8s+, 97s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, AKo, AJo, A7o, K6o-K9o, Q9o, J8o.

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

2.5bb

5bb

1bb

Tap your two cards.

Button's range

658 of 1,326 combos get here

Fold 9.9%Call 76.2%Raise 11.5bb 14%All-in 250bb <0.1%

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What is the GTO play for the button (BTN) 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 button (BTN) folds 9.9%, calls 76.2%, raises 11.5bb 14% and goes all-in 250bb 0%. Always call: 99, 55, 22-33, A7s-A8s, A2s-A3s, K2s-K9s, Q3s-Q8s, J6s-J8s, T5s-T7s, 98s, 96s, 85s-86s, 75s, 64s, 53s, AQo, A8o-ATo, A4o-A5o, KTo+, QTo+, J9o+, T8o+, 98o. Always raise 11.5bb: KK+, TT, AKs, ATs, KQs. Mixed: JJ-QQ, 66-88, 44, AJs-AQs, A9s, A4s-A6s, KTs-KJs, Q9s+, Q2s, J9s+, T8s+, 97s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, AKo, AJo, A7o, K6o-K9o, Q9o, J8o.

Always fold: A6o, Q8o
Always call: 99, 55, 22-33, A7s-A8s, A2s-A3s, K2s-K9s, Q3s-Q8s, J6s-J8s, T5s-T7s, 98s, 96s, 85s-86s, 75s, 64s, 53s, AQo, A8o-ATo, A4o-A5o, KTo+, QTo+, J9o+, T8o+, 98o
Always raise 11.5bb: KK+, TT, AKs, ATs, KQs
Always all-in 250bb: No hand plays this every time
Mixed: JJ-QQ, 66-88, 44, AJs-AQs, A9s, A4s-A6s, KTs-KJs, Q9s+, Q2s, J9s+, T8s+, 97s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, AKo, AJo, A7o, K6o-K9o, Q9o, J8o

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).