How to play T9o preflop
Heads-up · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb · 45 spots where T9o gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | T9o |
|---|---|
| SB open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 88.4% · Call 11.6% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | T9o |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 55.4% · Call 44.6% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Raise 4/6bb 74.2% · Call 25.8% |
| BB vs SB open 2.5bb SB opens 2.5bb | Call 75% · Raise 5/7.5bb 25% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Call 75.5% · Raise 6/9bb 24.5% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | T9o |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Call 99.9% · Raise 4/6bb 0.1% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb | Call 98.1% · Raise 5/7.5bb 1.9% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Call 96.2% · Raise 6/9bb 3.8% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | T9o |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb | Call 66.5% · Fold 33.5% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb | Fold 77.2% · Call 20.8% · Raise 11.5bb 1.9% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Fold 100% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Fold 99.9% · Raise 13.8bb 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 87% · Raise 9.2bb 13% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 88.5% · Raise 13.8bb 11.5% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb | Call 84.3% · Raise 11.5bb 15.7% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | Call 70.6% · Raise 17.25bb 29.3% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 81% · Raise 13.8bb 18.8% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | Call 77.1% · Raise 20.7bb 22.8% · Fold 0.1% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | T9o |
|---|---|
| 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 91.1% · Fold 8.9% |
| 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 17.25bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB 4-bets to 17.25bb | Fold 89.7% · Call 10.3% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, 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 81.6% · Fold 18.4% |
| 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 93.3% · Fold 6.7% |
| 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 99.8% · Call 0.2% |
| 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 100% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in | Fold 90% · Call 10% |
| 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 99.6% · Call 0.4% |
| 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 99.2% · Call 0.8% |
| 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
| Spot | T9o |
|---|---|
| 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 94.1% · Call 5.9% |
| 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 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb, 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 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, 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% |
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.