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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 60bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb/A8o

How to play A8o preflop

Heads-up · 60bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 47 spots where A8o gets a decision

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Opens (raise first in)

SpotA8o
SB open (RFI)
First to act
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 99.8% · Call 0.2%

Facing an open or a limp

SpotA8o
BB vs SB limp
SB limps
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 99.3% · Call 0.7%
BB vs SB open 2bb
SB opens 2bb
Raise 4/6bb 85.8% · Call 14.2%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb
Raise 5/7.5bb 70.8% · Call 29.2%
BB vs SB open 3bb
SB opens 3bb
Call 73.6% · Raise 6/9bb 26.4%

Facing an isolation raise

SpotA8o
SB vs BB iso raise 2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb
Raise 4/6bb 97.4% · Call 2.6%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb
Raise 5/7.5bb 55.7% · Call 44.3%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb
Call 70% · Raise 6/9bb 30%

Facing a 3-bet

SpotA8o
BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 97.1% · Raise 9.2bb 2.6% · Fold 0.2% · All-in 59.84bb 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 95.4% · Fold 3% · Raise 13.8bb 1.6%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 77.8% · Raise 11.5bb 15.3% · All-in 59.84bb 6.9% · Fold 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Fold 62% · Call 23.7% · Raise 17.25bb 13.8% · All-in 59.84bb 0.5%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 79.9% · Raise 13.8bb 17.5% · All-in 59.84bb 1.9% · Fold 0.6%
BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb
Fold 99.8% · Raise 20.7bb 0.2% · Call 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 4bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb
Raise 9.2bb 53.6% · Call 27.8% · All-in 59.84bb 18.5%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 99.6% · Raise 13.8bb 0.4%
SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 45.3% · Raise 11.5bb 29.2% · All-in 59.84bb 25.5%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb
All-in 59.84bb 54.5% · Call 45.2% · Raise 17.25bb 0.3%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 96.2% · Raise 13.8bb 3.4% · All-in 59.84bb 0.4%
SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb
Call 55.9% · All-in 59.84bb 43.9% · Fold 0.1% · Raise 20.7bb 0.1%

Facing a 4-bet

SpotA8o
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 85% · Fold 7.6% · All-in 59.84bb 7.4%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 52.5% · Call 47.5%
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
Call 76.1% · Fold 20.8% · All-in 59.84bb 3.1%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in
Call 54.8% · Fold 45.2%
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 99.8% · Fold 0.2%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3%
BB vs SB 4-bet 9.2bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb
Call 90.2% · Fold 8.9% · All-in 59.84bb 0.9%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 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 100%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 99.6% · Call 0.4%
BB vs SB 4-bet 11.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb
Fold 98.8% · Call 1.2%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 100%
BB vs SB 4-bet 17.25bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB 4-bets to 17.25bb
Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3%
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 13.8bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Call 55.5% · Fold 36.6% · All-in 59.84bb 7.9%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, 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 97.9% · Call 2.1%
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

SpotA8o
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 98.9% · Call 1.1%
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
Fold 97% · Call 3%
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 99% · Call 1%
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
Fold 97.4% · Call 2.6%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 97.8% · Call 2.2%
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 98.7% · Call 1.3%
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
Call 76% · Fold 24%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 99.5% · Call 0.5%
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.