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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 60bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb/55

How to play 55 preflop

Heads-up · 60bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 46 spots where 55 gets a decision

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Opens (raise first in)

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SB open (RFI)
First to act
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 99.9% · Call 0.1%

Facing an open or a limp

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BB vs SB limp
SB limps
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 99% · Call 1%
BB vs SB open 2bb
SB opens 2bb
Raise 4/6bb 96% · Call 4%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb
Call 51.7% · Raise 5/7.5bb 48.3%
BB vs SB open 3bb
SB opens 3bb
Call 73.4% · Raise 6/9bb 26.6%

Facing an isolation raise

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SB vs BB iso raise 2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb
Raise 4/6bb 91.6% · Call 8.4%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb
Raise 5/7.5bb 98.5% · Call 1.5%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb
Raise 6/9bb 93.8% · Call 6.2%

Facing a 3-bet

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BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb
Raise 9.2bb 70.8% · Call 26.1% · All-in 59.84bb 2.3% · Fold 0.8%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 94.1% · Fold 4.9% · All-in 59.84bb 0.7% · Raise 13.8bb 0.4%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 96.8% · Raise 11.5bb 2.1% · All-in 59.84bb 0.7% · Fold 0.4%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Call 64.3% · All-in 59.84bb 17.8% · Fold 17.6% · Raise 17.25bb 0.2%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 88% · Raise 13.8bb 11.3% · All-in 59.84bb 0.5% · Fold 0.2%
BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb
Call 87.1% · All-in 59.84bb 11.9% · Fold 0.5% · Raise 20.7bb 0.5%
SB vs BB 3-bet 4bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb
Raise 9.2bb 76.3% · Call 23.6% · All-in 59.84bb 0.2%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Raise 13.8bb 50.6% · Call 43.8% · All-in 59.84bb 5.6%
SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 98.3% · All-in 59.84bb 1.7%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Call 99.7% · All-in 59.84bb 0.3%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 88.5% · All-in 59.84bb 11.4% · Raise 13.8bb 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb
Call 100%

Facing a 4-bet

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SB vs BB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Call 78.4% · All-in 59.84bb 21.1% · Fold 0.4%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Call 100%
SB vs BB 4-bet 17.25bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB 4-bets to 17.25bb
All-in 59.84bb 99.8% · Call 0.2%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in
Call 99.4% · Fold 0.6%
SB vs BB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Call 66.4% · All-in 59.84bb 33.6%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BB 4-bet 20.7bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.7bb
All-in 59.84bb 83% · Call 17%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB goes all-in
Call 100%
BB vs SB 4-bet 9.2bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb
Call 99.5% · All-in 59.84bb 0.4% · Fold 0.2%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 91.6% · Call 8.4%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Call 94.6% · All-in 59.84bb 4.6% · Fold 0.8%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Call 60.6% · Fold 39.4%
BB vs SB 4-bet 11.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb
Call 99.6% · All-in 59.84bb 0.3%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 77% · Call 23%
BB vs SB 4-bet 17.25bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB 4-bets to 17.25bb
All-in 59.84bb 93% · Call 7%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB goes all-in
Call 85.3% · Fold 14.7%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Call 51.4% · All-in 59.84bb 48.5%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Call 73.8% · Fold 26.2%
BB vs SB 4-bet 20.7bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.7bb
All-in 59.84bb 98.8% · Call 1.2%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB goes all-in
Call 99.4% · Fold 0.6%

Facing a 5-bet or shove

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BB vs SB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB 4-bets to 9.2bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 85.3% · Call 14.7%
BB vs SB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB 4-bets to 11.5bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 74.2% · Call 25.8%
BB vs SB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 56.8% · Call 43.2%
BB vs SB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.7bb, SB goes all-in
Call 68% · Fold 32%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb, BB goes all-in
Call 87% · Fold 13%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in
Call 100%
Settings: Heads-up · 60bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, an ante of 0.16bb from every player, 60bb stacks, 5% rake capped at 2bb; no rake when no flop is dealt). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 8.73). A jackpot fee on bigger pots is not in this solve, so lines that build big pots may be slightly too loose. Bet sizes are the solved ones; a size that is not here plays like the nearest one.

Rake sources for the games it fits: the ante from 93 of our own CoinPoker hands at $0.25/$0.50 with a $0.08 ante, played 2026-09-30; the caps and the preflop rule from coinpoker.com/games/texas-holdem/, fetched 2026-10-31.