PokerSolver/Heads-up · 18bb · 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) · 18bb · SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb · Small blind / button 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 7bbYour cards?

2bb

5bb

Tap your two cards.

Small blind / button's range

1,112 of 1,326 combos get here

Fold 47.6%Call 36.5%All-in 18bb 15.8%

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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 18bb?

SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV, 18bb: the small blind / button (SB) folds 47.6%, calls 36.5% and goes all-in 18bb 15.8%. Always call: QQ+, 44-55, A4s, A2s, K5s-KJs, QJs, Q6s-Q9s, Q3s, J6s-J9s, J4s, T7s-T8s, 97s+, 85s+, 75s+, 65s, 53s+, A2o-A3o, KQo, K9o-KTo, Q9o+, J9o+. Always all-in 18bb: 33, ATs+, A6s, A6o+. Mixed: 66-JJ, A7s-A9s, A5s, A3s, KQs, QTs, JTs, J5s, J2s-J3s, T9s, T5s-T6s, 95s-96s, 74s, 64s, 52s, 43s, A4o-A5o, KJo, K6o-K8o, Q8o, T9o.

Always fold: T2s-T4s, 92s-94s, 82s-84s, 72s-73s, 62s-63s, 42s, 32s, K4o-K5o, Q3o-Q7o, J3o-J8o, T6o-T8o, T4o, 95o+, 85o+, 75o+, 65o, 53o+, 43o
Always call: QQ+, 44-55, A4s, A2s, K5s-KJs, QJs, Q6s-Q9s, Q3s, J6s-J9s, J4s, T7s-T8s, 97s+, 85s+, 75s+, 65s, 53s+, A2o-A3o, KQo, K9o-KTo, Q9o+, J9o+
Always all-in 18bb: 33, ATs+, A6s, A6o+
Mixed: 66-JJ, A7s-A9s, A5s, A3s, KQs, QTs, JTs, J5s, J2s-J3s, T9s, T5s-T6s, 95s-96s, 74s, 64s, 52s, 43s, A4o-A5o, KJo, K6o-K8o, Q8o, T9o

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.