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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 80bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb/A4s

How to play A4s preflop

Heads-up · 80bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 45 spots where A4s gets a decision

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Opens (raise first in)

SpotA4s
SB open (RFI)
First to act
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 99.7% · Call 0.3%

Facing an open or a limp

SpotA4s
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 90% · Call 10%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb
Raise 5/7.5bb 53.1% · Call 46.9%
BB vs SB open 3bb
SB opens 3bb
Call 60% · Raise 6/9bb 40%

Facing an isolation raise

SpotA4s
SB vs BB iso raise 2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb
Raise 4/6bb 74.1% · Call 25.9%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb
Raise 5/7.5bb 73.9% · Call 26.1%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb
Raise 6/9bb 70.3% · Call 29.6%

Facing a 3-bet

SpotA4s
BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb
Raise 9.2bb 63.2% · Call 29.8% · Fold 6.5% · All-in 79.84bb 0.5%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 88% · Raise 13.8bb 9.1% · All-in 79.84bb 2.1% · Fold 0.8%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 52.2% · Raise 11.5bb 36.8% · All-in 79.84bb 9.4% · Fold 1.6%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Call 43.2% · All-in 79.84bb 35.1% · Fold 17.2% · Raise 17.25bb 4.5%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 78.4% · All-in 79.84bb 15% · Raise 13.8bb 5% · Fold 1.7%
BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb
Fold 35.1% · Call 32.3% · All-in 79.84bb 32.3% · Raise 20.7bb 0.3%
SB vs BB 3-bet 4bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 99.9% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 100%
SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 99% · Raise 11.5bb 0.9%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Call 99.8% · All-in 79.84bb 0.2%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 95.9% · All-in 79.84bb 3.3% · Raise 13.8bb 0.7% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb
All-in 79.84bb 55.9% · Call 43.8% · Raise 20.7bb 0.4%

Facing a 4-bet

SpotA4s
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 94.9% · All-in 79.84bb 3.8% · Fold 1.3%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB goes all-in
Call 53.3% · Fold 46.7%
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
Call 98.3% · All-in 79.84bb 1.3% · Fold 0.4%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 77.9% · Call 22.1%
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 72.2% · All-in 79.84bb 27.7% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2%
BB vs SB 4-bet 9.2bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb
Call 99.4% · All-in 79.84bb 0.5% · Fold 0.1%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 99.5% · Call 0.5%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
All-in 79.84bb 46.4% · Call 38.6% · Fold 14.9%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 94.3% · Call 5.7%
BB vs SB 4-bet 11.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb
Call 86% · All-in 79.84bb 13.1% · Fold 0.9%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1%
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 79.84bb 82.3% · Call 10.1% · Fold 7.5%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Call 87.2% · Fold 7.4% · All-in 79.84bb 5.3%
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
All-in 79.84bb 83.9% · Call 8.4% · Fold 7.7%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1%

Facing a 5-bet or shove

SpotA4s
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 99.6% · Call 0.4%
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
Fold 99.2% · Call 0.8%
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 80.4% · Call 19.6%
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 59.3% · Fold 40.7%
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 52.6% · Call 47.4%
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 56.4% · Call 43.6%
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 96.3% · Call 3.7%
Settings: Heads-up · 80bb · 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, 80bb stacks, 5% rake capped at 2bb; no rake when no flop is dealt). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 22.38). 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.