PokerSolver/Heads-up · 50bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV/A8s

How to play A8s preflop

Heads-up · 50bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV · 24 spots where A8s gets a decision

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Close1 games

ACR Poker SPINZ x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x12,000its blinds are not published

Opens (raise first in)

Spot	A8s
SB open (RFI) First to act	Raise 2/2.5/3bb 98.6% · Call 1.4%

Facing an open or a limp

Spot	A8s
BB vs SB limp SB limps	Raise 2/2.5/3bb 96.8% · Call 3.2%
BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb	Raise 5bb 99.1% · All-in 50bb 0.6% · Call 0.3%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb SB opens 2.5bb	Call 53.3% · Raise 6.25bb 45.2% · All-in 50bb 1.5%
BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb	Call 79.7% · Raise 7.5bb 20.2% · All-in 50bb 0.1%
BB vs SB all-in SB goes all-in	Call 67.8% · Fold 32.2%

Facing an isolation raise

Spot	A8s
SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb	Call 91.3% · Raise 5bb 6.7% · All-in 50bb 2%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb	Call 96.4% · Raise 6.25bb 3.6%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb	Call 99.7% · Raise 7.5bb 0.2% · All-in 50bb 0.2%
SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB goes all-in	Call 95.1% · Fold 4.9%

Facing a 3-bet

Spot	A8s
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb	Call 98.5% · Fold 1.5%
BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 89.8% · Call 10.2%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6.25bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb	Call 85.8% · All-in 50bb 11.4% · Fold 2.7%
BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 71% · Call 29%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb	All-in 50bb 52.4% · Call 44% · Fold 3.6%
BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB goes all-in	Call 86.7% · Fold 13.3%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6.25bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb	Call 100%
SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB goes all-in	Fold 96.8% · Call 3.2%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb	Call 86.4% · All-in 50bb 13.6%
SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB goes all-in	Fold 90.1% · Call 9.9%

Facing a 4-bet

Spot	A8s
SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in	Call 55.8% · Fold 44.2%
BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 77.1% · Call 22.9%
BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 86.2% · Call 13.8%
BB vs SB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 65.2% · Call 34.8%

Settings: Heads-up · 50bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 50bb 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 32.63). 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; 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); worldpokerdeals.com/blog/winning-poker-network-new-1-000-000-spin-go (2025-12-05; stacks only), fetched 2026-10-31.