How to play 88 preflop
Heads-up · 60bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 51 spots where 88 gets a decision
Opens (raise first in)
| Spot | 88 |
|---|---|
| SB open (RFI) First to act | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 98.6% · Call 1.4% |
Facing an open or a limp
| Spot | 88 |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB limp SB limps | Raise 2/2.5/3bb 100% |
| BB vs SB open 2bb SB opens 2bb | Raise 4/6bb 99.9% · Call 0.1% |
| BB vs SB open 2.5bb SB opens 2.5bb | Raise 5/7.5bb 100% |
| BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb | Raise 6/9bb 100% |
Facing an isolation raise
| Spot | 88 |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB iso raise 2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb | Raise 4/6bb 100% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb | Raise 5/7.5bb 100% |
| SB vs BB iso raise 3bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb | Raise 6/9bb 100% |
Facing a 3-bet
| Spot | 88 |
|---|---|
| BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb | Raise 9.2bb 72.4% · All-in 59.84bb 20% · Call 7.6% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Raise 13.8bb 64.8% · Call 29.3% · All-in 59.84bb 5.9% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb | Raise 11.5bb 73.3% · Call 20.6% · All-in 59.84bb 6% · Fold 0.2% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb | All-in 59.84bb 51% · Call 30.3% · Raise 17.25bb 18.7% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb | Call 46.2% · All-in 59.84bb 40% · Raise 13.8bb 13.7% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb | All-in 59.84bb 50.7% · Call 45.9% · Raise 20.7bb 2.6% · Fold 0.8% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb | All-in 59.84bb 99.4% · Raise 11.5bb 0.6% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb | All-in 59.84bb 99.7% · Raise 17.25bb 0.3% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb | All-in 59.84bb 89.6% · Call 9.2% · Raise 13.8bb 1.2% |
| SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb | All-in 59.84bb 100% |
Facing a 4-bet
| Spot | 88 |
|---|---|
| SB vs BB 4-bet 9.2bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB 4-bets to 9.2bb | All-in 59.84bb 91.3% · Call 8.6% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BB 4-bet 13.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb | All-in 59.84bb 90.1% · Call 9.9% |
| 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 11.5bb SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB 4-bets to 11.5bb | All-in 59.84bb 99.1% · Call 0.9% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, 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 100% |
| SB vs BB 4-bet 13.8bb SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb | All-in 59.84bb 94.8% · Call 5.2% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| 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 100% |
| 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 94.6% · All-in 59.84bb 5.2% · Fold 0.3% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB goes all-in | Call 57.9% · Fold 42.1% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | All-in 59.84bb 79.8% · Call 20% · Fold 0.2% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 11.5bb SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb | All-in 59.84bb 73.4% · Call 26.5% · Fold 0.1% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| 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 72.7% · Call 27.3% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb | All-in 59.84bb 65.6% · Call 34.4% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| BB vs SB 4-bet 20.7bb SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.7bb | Call 56.4% · All-in 59.84bb 43.6% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB goes all-in | Call 100% |
Facing a 5-bet or shove
| Spot | 88 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Call 52.7% · Fold 47.3% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb, SB goes all-in | Call 99.7% · Fold 0.3% |
| 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 | Call 99.5% · Fold 0.5% |
| BB vs SB all-in SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB 4-bets to 17.25bb, SB goes all-in | Call 99.8% · Fold 0.2% |
| 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 | Call 99.3% · Fold 0.7% |
| 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 99.9% · Fold 0.1% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB 4-bets to 17.25bb, BB goes all-in | Call 100% |
| SB vs BB all-in SB opens 3bb, 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.
Fits exactly: no game we have checked.
Close: CoinPoker cash with antes NL50 (rake before the flop in 3-bet pots there, none here).
Rake sources: 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.