BB vs UTG open 2bb
6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (blinds 0.5/1bb) · 40bb · UTG opens 2bb · Big blind to act
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1,326 of 1,326 combos get hereWhat is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when UTG opens 2bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb at 40bb?
UTG opens 2bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 40bb: the big blind (BB) folds 63%, calls 29.8% and raises 4/6bb 7.2%. Always call: 99, 22-55, A6s-AJs, A2s-A4s, KQs, K8s-K9s, K2s-K3s, Q9s, Q3s-Q7s, J7s-J9s, T6s-T8s, 95s+, 85s-86s, 74s-75s, 63s+, 52s+, 42s+, AJo, A8o-A9o, KTo+, QTo, JTo, 65o. Always raise 4/6bb: QQ+, AKs, KTs, K5s, QJs, AKo. Mixed: TT-JJ, 66-88, AQs, A5s, KJs, K6s-K7s, K4s, QTs, Q8s, JTs, T9s, 87s, 84s, 76s, 32s, AQo, ATo, A5o, QJo, T9o, 98o.
- Always fold
- Q2s, J2s-J6s, T2s-T5s, 92s-94s, 82s-83s, 72s-73s, 62s, A6o-A7o, A2o-A4o, K2o-K9o, Q2o-Q9o, J2o-J9o, T2o-T8o, 92o-97o, 82o+, 72o+, 62o-64o, 52o+, 42o+, 32o
- Always call
- 99, 22-55, A6s-AJs, A2s-A4s, KQs, K8s-K9s, K2s-K3s, Q9s, Q3s-Q7s, J7s-J9s, T6s-T8s, 95s+, 85s-86s, 74s-75s, 63s+, 52s+, 42s+, AJo, A8o-A9o, KTo+, QTo, JTo, 65o
- Always raise 4/6bb
- QQ+, AKs, KTs, K5s, QJs, AKo
- Mixed
- TT-JJ, 66-88, AQs, A5s, KJs, K6s-K7s, K4s, QTs, Q8s, JTs, T9s, 87s, 84s, 76s, 32s, AQo, ATo, A5o, QJo, T9o, 98o
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).