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

BB vs SB open 3bb

Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (blinds 0.5/1bb, no ante) · 18bb · SB opens 3bb · Big blind to act

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Cash

Heads-up · 18bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EVChange game

PlayersBlinds & rakeStacks

Stacks (bb), if they differSBBB

Pot 4bbYour cards?

1bb

3bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

1,326 of 1,326 combos get here

Fold 42.8%Call 32.4%All-in 18bb 24.8%

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What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when SB opens 3bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV at 18bb?

SB opens 3bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV, 18bb: the big blind (BB) folds 42.8%, calls 32.4% and goes all-in 18bb 24.8%. Always call: K8s, K5s, K2s, Q8s-Q9s, Q6s, Q2s-Q4s, J7s-J9s, T6s+, 97s, 95s, 85s, 83s, 64s, 43s, 32s, K8o-K9o, Q9o+, J9o+, T8o+, 87o. Always all-in 18bb: 22+, A8s+, A4s-A5s, 86s, A2o+. Mixed: A6s-A7s, A2s-A3s, K9s+, K6s-K7s, K3s-K4s, QTs+, Q7s, Q5s, JTs, J2s-J6s, T2s-T5s, 98s, 96s, 92s-94s, 87s, 84s, 82s, 72s+, 65s, 62s-63s, 52s+, 42s, KTo+, K2o-K7o, Q5o-Q8o, J7o-J8o, T6o-T7o, 97o+, 86o, 76o, 65o, 54o, 43o.

Always fold: Q2o-Q4o, J2o-J6o, T2o-T5o, 92o-96o, 82o-85o, 72o-75o, 62o-64o, 52o-53o, 42o, 32o
Always call: K8s, K5s, K2s, Q8s-Q9s, Q6s, Q2s-Q4s, J7s-J9s, T6s+, 97s, 95s, 85s, 83s, 64s, 43s, 32s, K8o-K9o, Q9o+, J9o+, T8o+, 87o
Always all-in 18bb: 22+, A8s+, A4s-A5s, 86s, A2o+
Mixed: A6s-A7s, A2s-A3s, K9s+, K6s-K7s, K3s-K4s, QTs+, Q7s, Q5s, JTs, J2s-J6s, T2s-T5s, 98s, 96s, 92s-94s, 87s, 84s, 82s, 72s+, 65s, 62s-63s, 52s+, 42s, KTo+, K2o-K7o, Q5o-Q8o, J7o-J8o, T6o-T7o, 97o+, 86o, 76o, 65o, 54o, 43o

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.