PokerSolver/Heads-up · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb/SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb

SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb

Q: What is the GTO play for the small blind / button (SB) when SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb at 100bb?

SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 100bb: the small blind / button (SB) folds 54.8%, calls 32.2%, raises 20.7bb 13% and goes all-in 100bb 0%. Always call: 88-99, 22-66, A2s-AJs, K6s+, K3s, Q6s+, Q2s-Q3s, J8s+, J5s, T7s+, 96s+, 86s+, 76s, 64s+, 52s+, 43s, AJo. Always raise 20.7bb: JJ+, AKs, AKo, A5o. Mixed: TT, 77, AQs, K4s-K5s, K2s, Q4s-Q5s, J6s-J7s, J2s-J4s, T4s-T6s, 95s, 84s-85s, 73s-75s, 63s, 42s, AQo, A7o-ATo, A4o, K9o+, Q9o+, J9o+, T8o+, 76o.

Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (blinds 0.5/1bb) · 100bb · SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb · Small blind / button to act

Heads-up · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bbChange game

PlayersBlinds & rakeEff. stack

Stacks (bb), if they differSBBB

Pot 12bbYour cards?

3bb

9bb

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Small blind / button's range

1,194 of 1,326 combos get here

Fold 54.8%Call 32.2%Raise 20.7bb 13%All-in 100bb <0.1%

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What is the GTO play for the small blind / button (SB) when SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb at 100bb?

SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb, 100bb: the small blind / button (SB) folds 54.8%, calls 32.2%, raises 20.7bb 13% and goes all-in 100bb 0%. Always call: 88-99, 22-66, A2s-AJs, K6s+, K3s, Q6s+, Q2s-Q3s, J8s+, J5s, T7s+, 96s+, 86s+, 76s, 64s+, 52s+, 43s, AJo. Always raise 20.7bb: JJ+, AKs, AKo, A5o. Mixed: TT, 77, AQs, K4s-K5s, K2s, Q4s-Q5s, J6s-J7s, J2s-J4s, T4s-T6s, 95s, 84s-85s, 73s-75s, 63s, 42s, AQo, A7o-ATo, A4o, K9o+, Q9o+, J9o+, T8o+, 76o.

Always fold: T2s-T3s, 92s-94s, 82s-83s, 72s, 62s, 32s, A6o, A2o-A3o, K2o-K8o, Q2o-Q8o, J2o-J8o, T3o-T7o, 94o+, 84o+, 74o-75o, 63o+, 53o+
Always call: 88-99, 22-66, A2s-AJs, K6s+, K3s, Q6s+, Q2s-Q3s, J8s+, J5s, T7s+, 96s+, 86s+, 76s, 64s+, 52s+, 43s, AJo
Always raise 20.7bb: JJ+, AKs, AKo, A5o
Always all-in 100bb: No hand plays this every time
Mixed: TT, 77, AQs, K4s-K5s, K2s, Q4s-Q5s, J6s-J7s, J2s-J4s, T4s-T6s, 95s, 84s-85s, 73s-75s, 63s, 42s, AQo, A7o-ATo, A4o, K9o+, Q9o+, J9o+, T8o+, 76o

Settings: Heads-up · 100bb · SB 0.5bb · 5% rake, cap 3bb (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 100bb stacks, 5% rake capped at 3bb; before the flop, rake only after a 3-bet). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 14.45). 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: 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.