PokerSolver/Heads-up · 30bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV/85s

How to play 85s preflop

Heads-up · 30bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV · 26 spots where 85s gets a decision

Fits exactlyGGPoker Spin & Gold x4, x5, x10, x50, x100, MaxPokerStars Spin & Go x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, top tierpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 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

Close3 games

Winamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20, x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotits 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

Opens (raise first in)

Spot	85s
SB open (RFI) First to act	Raise 2/2.5/3bb 94.6% · Call 5.4%

Facing an open or a limp

Spot	85s
BB vs SB limp SB limps	Raise 2/2.5/3bb 43.5% · Call 41.2% · All-in 30bb 15.4%
BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb	Call 85.4% · Raise 5bb 14% · All-in 30bb 0.6%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb SB opens 2.5bb	All-in 30bb 51.9% · Call 45.1% · Fold 2.2% · Raise 6.25bb 0.8%
BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb	Call 53.3% · All-in 30bb 45.8% · Raise 7.5bb 0.9%
BB vs SB all-in SB goes all-in	Fold 97.3% · Call 2.7%

Facing an isolation raise

Spot	85s
SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb	Call 99.9% · Raise 5bb 0.1%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb	Call 99.6% · Fold 0.4%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb	Call 73.4% · Fold 18.2% · Raise 7.5bb 8.4%
SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB goes all-in	Fold 100%

Facing a 3-bet

Spot	85s
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb	Fold 49.8% · Call 47.9% · All-in 30bb 2.3%
BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6.25bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb	Fold 99.2% · All-in 30bb 0.6% · Call 0.1%
BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 100%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb	Fold 56.2% · Call 42.6% · All-in 30bb 1.3%
BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 100%
SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb	Call 94.8% · Fold 5.2%
SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB goes all-in	Fold 100%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6.25bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb	Call 91.5% · Fold 8.4%
SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB goes all-in	Fold 100%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb	Call 83.2% · Fold 16.8%
SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB goes all-in	Fold 100%

Facing a 4-bet

Spot	85s
SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in	Fold 100%
BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 97.5% · Call 2.5%
BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3%
BB vs SB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB goes all-in	Call 98.8% · Fold 1.2%

Settings: Heads-up · 30bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 30bb 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 30.47). 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.