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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 80bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb/A9o

How to play A9o preflop

Heads-up · 80bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 54 spots where A9o gets a decision

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Opens (raise first in)

SpotA9o
SB open (RFI)
First to act
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 98.9% · Call 1.1%

Facing an open or a limp

SpotA9o
BB vs SB limp
SB limps
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 80.6% · Call 19.4%
BB vs SB open 2bb
SB opens 2bb
Raise 4/6bb 87.5% · Call 12.5%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb
Raise 5/7.5bb 92.4% · Call 7.6%
BB vs SB open 3bb
SB opens 3bb
Raise 6/9bb 73.4% · Call 26.6%

Facing an isolation raise

SpotA9o
SB vs BB iso raise 2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb
Call 53.3% · Raise 4/6bb 46.7%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb
Raise 5/7.5bb 84% · Call 16%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb
Raise 6/9bb 86.5% · Call 13.5%

Facing a 3-bet

SpotA9o
BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 72.4% · All-in 79.84bb 14% · Raise 9.2bb 10.6% · Fold 3%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 76.3% · Fold 15.1% · Raise 13.8bb 8.5%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb
Raise 11.5bb 49.2% · Call 46.3% · Fold 3.5% · All-in 79.84bb 0.9%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Raise 17.25bb 43.3% · Call 30.9% · Fold 25.7% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Fold 35.9% · Call 30.1% · Raise 13.8bb 18.3% · All-in 79.84bb 15.7%
BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb
Call 64.9% · Fold 26.4% · Raise 20.7bb 8.7%
SB vs BB 3-bet 4bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 99.3% · Raise 9.2bb 0.6% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 82.3% · Raise 13.8bb 17.7%
SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb
Raise 11.5bb 54.7% · Call 45.3%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Call 86.1% · Raise 17.25bb 10.6% · All-in 79.84bb 3.2%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 72.6% · Raise 13.8bb 27.4%
SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb
Call 84.7% · Raise 20.7bb 10.3% · All-in 79.84bb 5%

Facing a 4-bet

SpotA9o
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 80.2% · Fold 17.2% · All-in 79.84bb 2.6%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB goes all-in
Call 81.6% · Fold 18.4%
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 83.6% · All-in 79.84bb 10.2% · Fold 6.2%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Call 55.8% · Fold 44.2%
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
Call 99.8% · All-in 79.84bb 0.2%
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 62.8% · All-in 79.84bb 33.6% · Fold 3.6%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 86.7% · Call 13.3%
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 99.9% · Call 0.1%
BB vs SB 4-bet 9.2bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb
Call 86.4% · Fold 13% · All-in 79.84bb 0.6%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 98.7% · Call 1.3%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Fold 76.8% · Call 23.2%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 91.5% · Call 8.5%
BB vs SB 4-bet 11.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb
Fold 62.9% · Call 37.1%
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 99.8% · Call 0.2%
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
Fold 98.5% · Call 1.5%
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 99.8% · Call 0.2%
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

SpotA9o
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 50.2% · Fold 49.8%
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 98.9% · Call 1.1%
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 98.6% · Call 1.4%
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 99.1% · Call 0.9%
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 93.2% · Call 6.8%
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% · Call 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 98.3% · Call 1.7%
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 99.8% · Call 0.2%
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.