SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb
6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (blinds 0.5/1bb) · 40bb · SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb · Small blind to act
6-max · 40bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bbChange game
Tap your two cards.
Small blind's range
686 of 1,326 combos get hereWhat is the GTO play for the small blind (SB) when SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb at 40bb?
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 40bb: the small blind (SB) folds 61.7%, calls 22.9% and goes all-in 40bb 15.4%. Always call: AA, 66-77, A3s-AJs, K8s-K9s, Q9s+, J9s+, T8s+, ATo, KJo, QJo. Always all-in 40bb: 99-KK, 33-55, AQs+, AJo+. Mixed: 88, A2s, KTs+, 76s, KQo, KTo, QTo.
- Always fold
- 22, K2s-K7s, Q2s-Q8s, J2s-J8s, T3s-T7s, 95s+, 85s+, 74s-75s, 64s+, 53s+, A2o-A9o, K6o-K9o, Q8o-Q9o, J8o+, T8o+, 98o
- Always call
- AA, 66-77, A3s-AJs, K8s-K9s, Q9s+, J9s+, T8s+, ATo, KJo, QJo
- Always all-in 40bb
- 99-KK, 33-55, AQs+, AJo+
- Mixed
- 88, A2s, KTs+, 76s, KQo, KTo, QTo
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).