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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 80bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb/A5o

How to play A5o preflop

Heads-up · 80bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 52 spots where A5o gets a decision

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Opens (raise first in)

SpotA5o
SB open (RFI)
First to act
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 86.3% · Call 13.7%

Facing an open or a limp

SpotA5o
BB vs SB limp
SB limps
Call 66.7% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 33.3%
BB vs SB open 2bb
SB opens 2bb
Call 99.8% · Raise 4/6bb 0.2%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb
Call 94.2% · Raise 5/7.5bb 5.8%
BB vs SB open 3bb
SB opens 3bb
Raise 6/9bb 51.1% · Call 48.9%

Facing an isolation raise

SpotA5o
SB vs BB iso raise 2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb
Call 70.6% · Raise 4/6bb 29.4%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb
Call 52.3% · Raise 5/7.5bb 47.7%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb
Call 97.4% · Raise 6/9bb 2.6%

Facing a 3-bet

SpotA5o
BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 54.6% · Raise 9.2bb 45.3% · Fold 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Fold 81.1% · Call 9.5% · Raise 13.8bb 9.4% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 68.6% · Raise 11.5bb 26.3% · All-in 79.84bb 3.1% · Fold 2%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Fold 93.6% · Raise 17.25bb 4.1% · Call 2.2% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Fold 77.7% · Call 19.7% · All-in 79.84bb 1.4% · Raise 13.8bb 1.3%
BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb
Fold 52.6% · Raise 20.7bb 47.3% · Call 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 4bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 92.4% · Raise 9.2bb 7.2% · Fold 0.3%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 74.1% · Raise 13.8bb 25.8% · Fold 0.2%
SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 95.9% · All-in 79.84bb 3.4% · Raise 11.5bb 0.7% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Raise 17.25bb 75.8% · Call 24% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 58.6% · All-in 79.84bb 40.5% · Raise 13.8bb 0.8%
SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb
Call 83.6% · All-in 79.84bb 14.5% · Raise 20.7bb 1.8% · Fold 0.1%

Facing a 4-bet

SpotA5o
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 93.9% · Fold 5.9% · All-in 79.84bb 0.2%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 89% · Call 11%
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 92.6% · Fold 4.9% · All-in 79.84bb 2.5%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 98.6% · Call 1.4%
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 70.2% · All-in 79.84bb 18.5% · Fold 11.2%
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
Call 56.1% · All-in 79.84bb 27.5% · Fold 16.5%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1%
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 99.2% · Fold 0.8%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 100%
BB vs SB 4-bet 9.2bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb
Fold 92.5% · All-in 79.84bb 6.2% · Call 1.3%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 96.9% · Call 3.1%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Fold 96% · All-in 79.84bb 3.7% · Call 0.3%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 95% · Call 5%
BB vs SB 4-bet 17.25bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB 4-bets to 17.25bb
Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2%
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
Fold 100%
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 91.8% · Call 8.2%
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

SpotA5o
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 93.5% · Call 6.5%
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 97.4% · Call 2.6%
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 98.5% · Call 1.5%
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
Fold 94.4% · Call 5.6%
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 86.7% · Call 13.3%
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 99.7% · Call 0.3%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 99.6% · Call 0.4%
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 99.8% · Call 0.2%
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 99.6% · Call 0.4%
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 · 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.