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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 16bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV/SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb

SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb

Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (blinds 0.5/1bb, no ante) · 16bb · SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb · Small blind / button 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 7bbYour cards?
2bb
5bb

Tap your two cards.

Small blind / button's range

1,054 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 49.3%Call 29.4%All-in 16bb 21.3%
Tap a hand, or type one above, to see its exact mix.

What is the GTO play for the small blind / button (SB) when SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV at 16bb?

SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV, 16bb: the small blind / button (SB) folds 49.3%, calls 29.4% and goes all-in 16bb 21.3%. Always call: QQ+, 55, KJs, K8s-K9s, K3s-K6s, Q8s, Q4s-Q6s, J8s, J4s-J6s, T7s-T8s, 98s, 96s, 86s, 75s+, 64s+, 54s, A2o, K9o, Q9o, J9o. Always all-in 16bb: 99-JJ, A4s+, A7o+, KQo. Mixed: 66-88, 44, A2s-A3s, KQs, KTs, K7s, Q9s+, Q7s, J9s+, J7s, T9s, T6s, T4s, 97s, 85s, 74s, 43s, A5o, A3o, KTo-KJo, K7o-K8o, K5o, QTo+, Q8o, JTo, T9o.

Always fold
T5s, T2s-T3s, 92s-95s, 82s-84s, 72s-73s, 62s-63s, 52s, 42s, 32s, K6o, K4o, Q4o-Q7o, Q2o, J4o-J8o, T5o-T8o, 94o+, 85o+, 75o+, 65o, 54o, 43o
Always call
QQ+, 55, KJs, K8s-K9s, K3s-K6s, Q8s, Q4s-Q6s, J8s, J4s-J6s, T7s-T8s, 98s, 96s, 86s, 75s+, 64s+, 54s, A2o, K9o, Q9o, J9o
Always all-in 16bb
99-JJ, A4s+, A7o+, KQo
Mixed
66-88, 44, A2s-A3s, KQs, KTs, K7s, Q9s+, Q7s, J9s+, J7s, T9s, T6s, T4s, 97s, 85s, 74s, 43s, A5o, A3o, KTo-KJo, K7o-K8o, K5o, QTo+, Q8o, JTo, T9o
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.