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

How to play AKs preflop

Heads-up · 80bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 56 spots where AKs gets a decision

Fits exactlyno game we have checked
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Opens (raise first in)

SpotAKs
SB open (RFI)
First to act
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 97.5% · Call 2.5%

Facing an open or a limp

SpotAKs
BB vs SB limp
SB limps
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 100%
BB vs SB open 2bb
SB opens 2bb
Raise 4/6bb 100%
BB vs SB open 2.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb
Raise 5/7.5bb 100%
BB vs SB open 3bb
SB opens 3bb
Raise 6/9bb 100%

Facing an isolation raise

SpotAKs
SB vs BB iso raise 2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb
Raise 4/6bb 100%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb
Raise 5/7.5bb 100%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb
Raise 6/9bb 100%

Facing a 3-bet

SpotAKs
BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb
Raise 9.2bb 93.5% · All-in 79.84bb 5.8% · Call 0.7%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Raise 13.8bb 64% · All-in 79.84bb 27% · Call 9%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb
Raise 11.5bb 54.7% · All-in 79.84bb 45.2% · Call 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Raise 17.25bb 97.8% · All-in 79.84bb 1.5% · Call 0.5% · Fold 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
All-in 79.84bb 56.7% · Raise 13.8bb 37.8% · Call 5.6%
BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb
Raise 20.7bb 81.9% · All-in 79.84bb 16.5% · Call 1.5%
SB vs BB 3-bet 4bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb
Raise 9.2bb 99.9% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Raise 13.8bb 99.9% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb
Raise 11.5bb 69.8% · All-in 79.84bb 30.1% · Call 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Raise 17.25bb 99.9% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Raise 13.8bb 83% · All-in 79.84bb 17%
SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb
Raise 20.7bb 99.3% · All-in 79.84bb 0.7%

Facing a 4-bet

SpotAKs
SB vs BB 4-bet 9.2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB 4-bets to 9.2bb
All-in 79.84bb 86.9% · Call 13%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB goes all-in
Call 100%
SB vs BB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB 4-bets to 13.8bb
All-in 79.84bb 95.6% · Call 4.3% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Call 100%
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
All-in 79.84bb 62.4% · Call 37.6%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in
Call 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
All-in 79.84bb 77.7% · Call 22.3%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in
Call 99.9% · Fold 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
All-in 79.84bb 99.2% · Call 0.8%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Call 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
All-in 79.84bb 99.6% · Call 0.4%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB goes all-in
Call 100%
BB vs SB 4-bet 9.2bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb
All-in 79.84bb 98.2% · Call 1.8%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB goes all-in
Call 99.2% · Fold 0.8%
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 99% · Call 1%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Call 99.3% · Fold 0.7%
BB vs SB 4-bet 11.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb
All-in 79.84bb 100%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in
Call 100%
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 100%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB goes all-in
Call 99.8% · Fold 0.2%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
All-in 79.84bb 100%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Call 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 100%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB goes all-in
Call 100%

Facing a 5-bet or shove

SpotAKs
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 100%
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
Call 99.8% · Fold 0.2%
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
Call 100%
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 99.8% · Fold 0.2%
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
Call 99.8% · Fold 0.2%
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
Call 99.9% · Fold 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
Call 100%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in
Call 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
Call 100%
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 100%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in
Call 100%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb, SB 4-bets to 20.7bb, BB goes all-in
Call 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.