PokerSolver/6-max · 40bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb/SB vs UTG 3-bet 6bb

SB vs UTG 3-bet 6bb

6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (blinds 0.5/1bb) · 40bb · UTG limps, SB isolates to 2bb, UTG 3-bets to 6bb · Small blind to act

6-max · 40bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bbChange game

PlayersBlinds & rakeEff. stack

Stacks (bb), if they differUTGHJCOBTNSBBB

Pot 9bbYour cards?

2bb

1bb

6bb

Tap your two cards.

Small blind's range

306 of 1,326 combos get here

Fold 76.9%Call 4.2%Raise 13.8bb 16.1%All-in 40bb 2.9%

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What is the GTO play for the small blind (SB) when UTG limps, SB isolates to 2bb, UTG 3-bets to 6bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb at 40bb?

UTG limps, SB isolates to 2bb, UTG 3-bets to 6bb in 6-max · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 40bb: the small blind (SB) folds 76.9%, calls 4.2%, raises 13.8bb 16.1% and goes all-in 40bb 2.9%. Always raise 13.8bb: KK. Mixed: AA, JJ-QQ, 88-99, A8s+, A4s-A6s, A2s, KJs+, QJs, 54s, AJo+.

Always fold: TT, 55-66, A7s, KTs, K5s-K6s, QTs, J8s+, T7s-T8s, 75s+, 64s+, KJo+
Always call: No hand plays this every time
Always raise 13.8bb: KK
Always all-in 40bb: No hand plays this every time
Mixed: AA, JJ-QQ, 88-99, A8s+, A4s-A6s, A2s, KJs+, QJs, 54s, AJo+

Settings: 6-max · 40bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 40bb stacks, 5% rake capped at 3bb; before the flop, rake only after a 3-bet). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 24.4). 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).