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PokerSolver/6-max · 40bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 8bb/BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb

BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb

6-max · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 8bb (blinds 0.5/1bb, ante 0.16bb) · 40bb · CO opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb · Big blind to act

6-max · 40bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 8bbChange game
Stacks (bb), if they differ
Pot 9.46bbYour cards?
1bb
2.5bb
5bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

1,326 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 90.3%Call 1.1%Raise 11.5bb 2.6%All-in 39.84bb 6%
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What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when CO opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 8bb at 40bb?

CO opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 8bb, 40bb: the big blind (BB) folds 90.3%, calls 1.1%, raises 11.5bb 2.6% and goes all-in 39.84bb 6%. Always all-in 39.84bb: QQ, 99, 55, AKo. Mixed: KK+, TT-JJ, 66-88, A9s+, A3s-A7s, K9s+, Q8s-QTs, AJo-AQo.

Always fold
22-44, A8s, A2s, K2s-K8s, QJs, Q2s-Q7s, J2s+, T2s+, 92s+, 82s+, 72s+, 62s+, 52s+, 42s+, 32s, A2o-ATo, K2o+, Q2o+, J2o+, T2o+, 92o+, 82o+, 72o+, 62o+, 52o+, 42o+, 32o
Always call
No hand plays this every time
Always raise 11.5bb
No hand plays this every time
Always all-in 39.84bb
QQ, 99, 55, AKo
Mixed
KK+, TT-JJ, 66-88, A9s+, A3s-A7s, K9s+, Q8s-QTs, AJo-AQo
Settings: 6-max · 40bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 8bb (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, an ante of 0.16bb from every player, 40bb stacks, 5% rake capped at 8bb; no rake when no flop is dealt). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 24.93). 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: no game we have checked.

Close: CoinPoker cash with antes NL50 (rake before the flop in 3-bet pots there, none here).

Rake sources: the ante from 93 of our own CoinPoker hands at $0.25/$0.50 with a $0.08 ante, played 2026-09-30; the caps and the preflop rule from coinpoker.com/games/texas-holdem/, fetched 2026-10-31.