How to play 53s preflop
Heads-up · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 30 spots where 53s gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | 53s |
|---|---|
| SB open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 100% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | 53s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 99.2% · Call 0.8% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Raise 4/6bb 83.2% · Call 16.8% |
| BB vs SB open 2.5bb SB opens 2.5bb | Raise 5/7.5bb 97.3% · Call 2.7% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Call 84.4% · Raise 6/9bb 15.5% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | 53s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb | Call 86.3% · Fold 9% · Raise 9.2bb 2.7% · All-in 99.84bb 2.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 66.1% · Call 24.2% · Raise 13.8bb 9.7% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb | Call 49.2% · Fold 47.7% · Raise 11.5bb 3.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Fold 98.7% · Call 0.7% · Raise 17.25bb 0.6% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 99.1% · Fold 0.9% · All-in 99.84bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 92.7% · Call 5.5% · Raise 20.7bb 1.4% · All-in 99.84bb 0.4% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb | Call 72.2% · Raise 11.5bb 27.6% · Fold 0.2% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Call 100% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 98.6% · Raise 13.8bb 1.4% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Call 100% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | 53s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 4-bet 9.2bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb | Call 51.4% · Fold 43.9% · All-in 99.84bb 4.7% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | Fold 51.6% · Call 48.1% · All-in 99.84bb 0.4% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 11.5bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb | Call 96.3% · Fold 3.7% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 17.25bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB 4-bets to 17.25bb | Call 79% · Fold 21% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 20.7bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.7bb | Fold 55.6% · Call 44.4% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | 53s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB 4-bets to 11.5bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB 4-bets to 17.25bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.7bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in | Fold 100% |
Settings: Heads-up · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, an ante of 0.16bb from every player, 100bb stacks, 5% rake capped at 2bb; no rake when no flop is dealt). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 8.9). 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.