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

SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb

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

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

PlayersBlinds & rakeEff. stack

Stacks (bb), if they differUTGHJCOBTNSBBB

Pot 7.5bbYour cards?

2.5bb

5bb

Tap your two cards.

Small blind's range

682 of 1,326 combos get here

Fold 31.6%Call 53.3%Raise 11.5bb 15%All-in 250bb 0.1%

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

SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 250bb: the small blind (SB) folds 31.6%, calls 53.3%, raises 11.5bb 15% and goes all-in 250bb 0.1%. Always call: 77, 22-44, A7s-A8s, A2s-A4s, K4s-K8s, K2s, Q8s-Q9s, Q5s-Q6s, J8s-J9s, 85s+, 75s, 64s+, 53s, A9o-AJo, A5o, KTo+, QTo+, JTo. Always raise 11.5bb: QQ+, ATs+, KJs, JTs, 97s. Mixed: 88-JJ, 55-66, A9s, A5s-A6s, KQs, K9s-KTs, QTs+, Q7s, Q4s, J7s, T6s+, 98s, 96s, 76s, 54s, AQo+, A7o-A8o, A4o, K9o, T9o, 76o.

Always fold: Q2s-Q3s, J4s-J6s, A6o, A2o-A3o, K7o-K8o, Q8o-Q9o, J8o-J9o, T8o, 98o
Always call: 77, 22-44, A7s-A8s, A2s-A4s, K4s-K8s, K2s, Q8s-Q9s, Q5s-Q6s, J8s-J9s, 85s+, 75s, 64s+, 53s, A9o-AJo, A5o, KTo+, QTo+, JTo
Always raise 11.5bb: QQ+, ATs+, KJs, JTs, 97s
Always all-in 250bb: No hand plays this every time
Mixed: 88-JJ, 55-66, A9s, A5s-A6s, KQs, K9s-KTs, QTs+, Q7s, Q4s, J7s, T6s+, 98s, 96s, 76s, 54s, AQo+, A7o-A8o, A4o, K9o, T9o, 76o

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).