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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 18bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV/BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb

BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb

Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (blinds 0.5/1bb, no ante) · 18bb · SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 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 · 18bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EVChange game
Stacks (bb), if they differ
Pot 7bbYour cards?
2bb
5bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

786 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 55.5%Call 35.6%All-in 18bb 8.9%
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What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV at 18bb?

SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV, 18bb: the big blind (BB) folds 55.5%, calls 35.6% and goes all-in 18bb 8.9%. Always call: AA, 88, 66, A7s, KJs, K9s, K6s, Q7s-QTs, JTs, T9s, 97s, 86s, 75s+, 54s, K8o-KJo, Q9o. Always all-in 18bb: JJ-QQ, 99, ATs+. Mixed: KK, 77, A2s-A5s, KQs, QJs, J5s, T6s, 96s, 87s, 85s, 43s, KQo, K5o-K7o, QTo+, Q7o-Q8o, Q5o, J9o+.

Always fold
T4s-T5s, T2s, 84s, 74s, 72s, 63s, 32s, Q6o, J5o-J8o, T4o-T7o, 96o+, 93o-94o, 85o+, 83o, 75o, 63o+, 54o, 52o, 42o+
Always call
AA, 88, 66, A7s, KJs, K9s, K6s, Q7s-QTs, JTs, T9s, 97s, 86s, 75s+, 54s, K8o-KJo, Q9o
Always all-in 18bb
JJ-QQ, 99, ATs+
Mixed
KK, 77, A2s-A5s, KQs, QJs, J5s, T6s, 96s, 87s, 85s, 43s, KQo, K5o-K7o, QTo+, Q7o-Q8o, Q5o, J9o+
Settings: Heads-up · 18bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 18bb 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 8.58). 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.