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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 60bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb/A3o

How to play A3o preflop

Heads-up · 60bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 45 spots where A3o gets a decision

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Opens (raise first in)

SpotA3o
SB open (RFI)
First to act
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 59.8% · Call 40.2%

Facing an open or a limp

SpotA3o
BB vs SB limp
SB limps
Call 98.8% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 1.2%
BB vs SB open 2bb
SB opens 2bb
Call 99.5% · Raise 4/6bb 0.5%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb
Call 60.4% · Raise 5/7.5bb 39.6%
BB vs SB open 3bb
SB opens 3bb
Call 65.2% · Raise 6/9bb 34.8%

Facing an isolation raise

SpotA3o
SB vs BB iso raise 2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb
Call 84.6% · Raise 4/6bb 15.4%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb
Call 91.8% · Raise 5/7.5bb 8.2%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb
Call 87.1% · Raise 6/9bb 12.9%

Facing a 3-bet

SpotA3o
BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 76.2% · Raise 9.2bb 14% · All-in 59.84bb 5.3% · Fold 4.5%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Fold 85.8% · All-in 59.84bb 13.2% · Raise 13.8bb 1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb
Fold 33.7% · Call 32.7% · Raise 11.5bb 17.1% · All-in 59.84bb 16.5%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Fold 100%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Fold 77.2% · All-in 59.84bb 14.4% · Raise 13.8bb 8.3% · Call 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb
Fold 100%
SB vs BB 3-bet 4bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 47.8% · Raise 9.2bb 33.3% · All-in 59.84bb 18.9% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Raise 13.8bb 81.3% · Fold 15.7% · Call 3%
SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 94.2% · Raise 11.5bb 5.7% · All-in 59.84bb 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Fold 61.6% · Raise 17.25bb 38.3%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
All-in 59.84bb 48.7% · Call 41.9% · Raise 13.8bb 9.4%
SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb
Fold 73.6% · Call 19.4% · Raise 20.7bb 7%

Facing a 4-bet

SpotA3o
SB vs BB 4-bet 9.2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB 4-bets to 9.2bb
Call 90.8% · Fold 9.2%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1%
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 57.8% · Fold 39.2% · All-in 59.84bb 3%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 98.8% · Call 1.2%
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
Fold 86.7% · Call 12% · All-in 59.84bb 1.3%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 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
Fold 86.2% · Call 7.1% · All-in 59.84bb 6.6%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 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
Fold 82.8% · Call 16% · All-in 59.84bb 1.1%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 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
Fold 74.5% · Call 21.1% · All-in 59.84bb 4.4%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Fold 99.2% · All-in 59.84bb 0.8%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3%
BB vs SB 4-bet 17.25bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB 4-bets to 17.25bb
Fold 100%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 100%
BB vs SB 4-bet 20.7bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.7bb
Fold 94.8% · All-in 59.84bb 3% · Call 2.2%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 100%

Facing a 5-bet or shove

SpotA3o
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 99.9% · Call 0.1%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3%
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
Fold 100%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.7bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 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.