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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb/98o

How to play 98o preflop

Heads-up · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 46 spots where 98o gets a decision

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Opens (raise first in)

Spot98o
SB open (RFI)
First to act
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 64.9% · Call 35.1%

Facing an open or a limp

Spot98o
BB vs SB limp
SB limps
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 59.9% · Call 40.1%
BB vs SB open 2bb
SB opens 2bb
Call 52.7% · Raise 4/6bb 47.3%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb
Call 60.7% · Raise 5/7.5bb 39.3%
BB vs SB open 3bb
SB opens 3bb
Call 52.2% · Raise 6/9bb 47.8%

Facing an isolation raise

Spot98o
SB vs BB iso raise 2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb
Call 99.1% · Raise 4/6bb 0.9%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb
Call 99.6% · Raise 5/7.5bb 0.4%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb
Call 92.6% · Raise 6/9bb 7.4%

Facing a 3-bet

Spot98o
BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 73.6% · Fold 26.2% · All-in 99.84bb 0.2%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Fold 98.9% · Call 1% · Raise 13.8bb 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb
Fold 65.7% · Raise 11.5bb 30.4% · Call 3.9%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Fold 98.5% · Call 1.5%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Fold 96% · Raise 13.8bb 2% · Call 1.9% · All-in 99.84bb 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb
Fold 100%
SB vs BB 3-bet 4bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 98.5% · Fold 0.8% · Raise 9.2bb 0.7%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 98.7% · Raise 13.8bb 0.7% · Fold 0.6%
SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 100%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Call 78.3% · Raise 17.25bb 19.1% · Fold 2.5%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 99.3% · Fold 0.7%
SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb
Fold 59.6% · Call 36.9% · Raise 20.7bb 3.5%

Facing a 4-bet

Spot98o
SB vs BB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Call 53% · Fold 45.5% · All-in 99.84bb 1.4%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
SB vs BB 4-bet 11.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB 4-bets to 11.5bb
Call 96.6% · Fold 3.4%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
SB vs BB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Call 96.2% · Fold 3.8%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
SB vs BB 4-bet 20.7bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.7bb
Call 55.7% · Fold 44.3%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
BB vs SB 4-bet 9.2bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb
Fold 100%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Fold 100%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 98.8% · Call 1.2%
BB vs SB 4-bet 11.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb
Fold 100%
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
Fold 100%
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 13.8bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Fold 100%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, 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 100%
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

Spot98o
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 99.9% · Call 0.1%
BB vs SB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 98.7% · Call 1.3%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB 4-bets to 17.25bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.7bb, 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.

Rake sources for the games it fits: 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.