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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 16bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV/BB vs SB open 2.5bb

BB vs SB open 2.5bb

Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (blinds 0.5/1bb, no ante) · 16bb · SB opens 2.5bb · Big blind to act

Fits exactlyGGPoker Spin & Gold x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x50, x100, MaxPokerStars Spin & Go x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, top tierpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 2-2.99x, 3-3.99x, 4-4.99x, 5-9.99x, 10-24.99x, 25-119.99x, 120-239.99x, 240x+WPT Global Global Spins x2, x3, x5, x10, x25, x120, x240, x6,000
Close4 games
  • Winamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20, x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotits pages do not say whether any level has an ante
  • Winamax Expresso Nitro every multiplierits pages do not say whether any level has an ante
  • iPoker Twister x2, x3, x5, x8, x50, x1,000its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
  • ACR Poker SPINZ x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x12,000its blinds are not published
Cash
Heads-up · 16bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EVChange game
Stacks (bb), if they differ
Pot 3.5bbYour cards?
1bb
2.5bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

1,326 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 33.3%Call 39.7%Raise 6.25bb 4.3%All-in 16bb 22.7%
Tap a hand, or type one above, to see its exact mix.

What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when SB opens 2.5bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV at 16bb?

SB opens 2.5bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV, 16bb: the big blind (BB) folds 33.3%, calls 39.7%, raises 6.25bb 4.3% and goes all-in 16bb 22.7%. Always call: K8s-K9s, K5s, K2s, Q9s-QTs, Q7s, Q2s-Q4s, J5s-J7s, J2s-J3s, T7s, 95s-96s, 92s-93s, 84s, 73s-74s, 63s-64s, 42s, K5o-K9o, Q6o-QTo, J8o-J9o, T8o+, 97o+, 87o, 76o, 65o, 54o. Always all-in 16bb: 22-99, AQs, ATs, A5s, A2s-A3s, A2o-AQo. Mixed: TT+, AKs, AJs, A6s-A9s, A4s, KTs+, K6s-K7s, K3s-K4s, QJs, Q8s, Q5s-Q6s, J8s+, J4s, T8s+, T2s-T6s, 97s+, 94s, 85s+, 82s-83s, 75s+, 72s, 65s, 62s, 52s+, 43s, 32s, AKo, KTo+, K3o-K4o, QJo, Q4o-Q5o, Q2o, JTo, J6o-J7o, T7o, 96o, 53o, 43o.

Always fold
K2o, Q3o, J2o-J5o, T2o-T6o, 92o-95o, 82o-86o, 72o-75o, 62o-64o, 52o, 42o, 32o
Always call
K8s-K9s, K5s, K2s, Q9s-QTs, Q7s, Q2s-Q4s, J5s-J7s, J2s-J3s, T7s, 95s-96s, 92s-93s, 84s, 73s-74s, 63s-64s, 42s, K5o-K9o, Q6o-QTo, J8o-J9o, T8o+, 97o+, 87o, 76o, 65o, 54o
Always raise 6.25bb
No hand plays this every time
Always all-in 16bb
22-99, AQs, ATs, A5s, A2s-A3s, A2o-AQo
Mixed
TT+, AKs, AJs, A6s-A9s, A4s, KTs+, K6s-K7s, K3s-K4s, QJs, Q8s, Q5s-Q6s, J8s+, J4s, T8s+, T2s-T6s, 97s+, 94s, 85s+, 82s-83s, 75s+, 72s, 65s, 62s, 52s+, 43s, 32s, AKo, KTo+, K3o-K4o, QJo, Q4o-Q5o, Q2o, JTo, J6o-J7o, T7o, 96o, 53o, 43o
Settings: Heads-up · 16bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 16bb stacks, no rake; chip EV: every chip is worth the same, as it is when only the winner is paid and heads-up). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 8.37). Bet sizes are the solved ones; a size that is not here plays like the nearest one.

Sources for the games it fits: ggpoker.com/poker-games/spin-gold (prize table in its script js/funds29.8816e65c.js; fetched 2026-10-31); chips and blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/spin-gold-the-ultimate-guide-on-ggpoker-network (updated 2026-05-11; its 26-level blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (updated 2026-10-16), fetched 2026-10-31; pokerstars.com/poker/spin-and-go (stacks and prize tables; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/pokerstars-new-spin-go-multipliers-and-1000-spins (2026-05-27; its blind table lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; partypoker.com/en/poker/offers/dynamic-structure (stacks, prize shares and the 20-level blind table, which lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; wptglobal.com/how-to-play/global-spins (stacks and prize shares; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/global-spins-wpt-global (2023-11-23; its blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (2026-10-16); winamax.fr/expresso (stacks, first blinds and prize tables; the same on winamax.es), fetched 2026-10-31; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/ipoker-twister-guide (2026-01-29; stacks and splits) and pokerstrategy.com/strategy/sit-and-go/twister-poker-let-go (first blinds), fetched 2026-10-31; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/winning-poker-network-new-1-000-000-spin-go (2025-12-05; stacks only), fetched 2026-10-31.