How to play 82s preflop
Heads-up · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb · 16 spots where 82s gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | 82s |
|---|---|
| SB open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 100% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | 82s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Call 85.8% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 14.2% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Call 96.6% · Raise 4/6bb 3.3% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs SB open 2.5bb SB opens 2.5bb | Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Fold 100% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | 82s |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb | Fold 74.9% · Call 25% · Raise 9.2bb 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.5% · Raise 13.8bb 0.4% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.9% · Call 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 5bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb | Call 99.6% · Raise 11.5bb 0.3% · Fold 0.2% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Fold 100% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 80.4% · Fold 15.9% · Raise 13.8bb 3.7% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Fold 100% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | 82s |
|---|---|
| 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 90.4% · Call 9.6% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | 82s |
|---|---|
| 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% |
Fits exactly: no game we have checked.
Close: GGPoker regular cash NL2, NL10 (rake cap 2.5bb there, 3bb here).
Close: GGPoker regular cash NL50 (rake cap 2bb there, 3bb here).
Close: PokerStars cash NL10 (rake cap 5bb there, 3bb here; 4.25% rake there, 5% here; no rake when no flop is dealt there).
Close: PokerStars cash NL50 (rake cap 1.5bb there, 3bb here; no rake when no flop is dealt there).
Close: CoinPoker cash NL2, NL10 (rake cap 2.5bb there, 3bb here; only its tables without antes).
Close: CoinPoker cash NL50 (rake cap 2bb there, 3bb here; only its tables without antes).
Close: WPT Global cash NL10, NL20 (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 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 NL2, NL10 (rake cap 2.5bb there, 3bb here).
Close: Natural8 regular cash NL50 (rake cap 2bb there, 3bb here).
Close: ACR Poker cash NL10 (rake cap 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); 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); natural8.com/en/poker/texas-holdem (fetched 2026-10-31; caps by players dealt in, 3-bet pots raked before the flop); acrpoker.eu/real-money/poker-rake-calculation/ (fetched 2026-10-31).
Rake: Wrong rake for GG: this solve caps the rake at 3bb, but GG caps heads-up NL200 at $1.50 (0.75bb). A solve with GG's cap is queued.