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

How to play KQo preflop

Heads-up · 80bb · SB 0.5bb · ante 0.16bb · 5% rake, cap 2bb · 53 spots where KQo gets a decision

Opens (raise first in)

SpotKQo
SB open (RFI)
First to act
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 98.5% · Call 1.5%

Facing an open or a limp

SpotKQo
BB vs SB limp
SB limps
Raise 2/2.5/3bb 97.8% · Call 2.2%
BB vs SB open 2bb
SB opens 2bb
Raise 4/6bb 99% · Call 1%
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 99.9% · Call 0.1%

Facing an isolation raise

SpotKQo
SB vs BB iso raise 2bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb
Raise 4/6bb 99.4% · Call 0.6%
SB vs BB iso raise 2.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb
Raise 5/7.5bb 99.3% · Call 0.7%
SB vs BB iso raise 3bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb
Raise 6/9bb 96.8% · Call 3.2%

Facing a 3-bet

SpotKQo
BB vs SB 3-bet 4bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb
Raise 9.2bb 68.4% · Call 30.5% · Fold 1.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 94.2% · Raise 13.8bb 5.4% · All-in 79.84bb 0.2% · Fold 0.1%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb
Call 67.4% · Raise 11.5bb 31.5% · All-in 79.84bb 0.6% · Fold 0.5%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Call 85.6% · Raise 17.25bb 9.6% · Fold 4.7%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 90.7% · Raise 13.8bb 9% · Fold 0.2%
BB vs SB 3-bet 9bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb
Call 77.2% · Raise 20.7bb 15.4% · Fold 7.3% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
SB vs BB 3-bet 4bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb
Call 70.4% · All-in 79.84bb 15.8% · Raise 9.2bb 13.8%
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
Raise 11.5bb 58.5% · Call 41.5%
SB vs BB 3-bet 7.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb
Call 100%
SB vs BB 3-bet 6bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb
Call 86.2% · Raise 13.8bb 10.3% · All-in 79.84bb 3.5%
SB vs BB 3-bet 9bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 9bb
Call 100%

Facing a 4-bet

SpotKQo
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 99% · All-in 79.84bb 1%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 4bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 91.2% · Call 8.8%
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 68.2% · All-in 79.84bb 31.8%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2bb, SB 3-bets to 6bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 92.6% · Call 7.4%
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 99.8% · Fold 0.1% · All-in 79.84bb 0.1%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 99.5% · Call 0.5%
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 82.9% · All-in 79.84bb 17.1%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 59.6% · Call 40.4%
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 87.9% · All-in 79.84bb 12.1%
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%
SB vs BB 4-bet 20.7bb
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB 4-bets to 20.7bb
Call 90.6% · All-in 79.84bb 9.4%
SB vs BB all-in
SB limps, BB isolates to 3bb, SB 3-bets to 9bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 88.8% · Call 11.2%
BB vs SB 4-bet 9.2bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb
Call 96.7% · All-in 79.84bb 2.1% · Fold 1.2%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB goes all-in
Call 60.9% · Fold 39.1%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Call 92.5% · All-in 79.84bb 5% · Fold 2.5%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB goes all-in
Call 53.4% · Fold 46.6%
BB vs SB 4-bet 11.5bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB 4-bets to 11.5bb
Call 99.1% · All-in 79.84bb 0.8% · Fold 0.1%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 93.3% · Call 6.7%
BB vs SB 4-bet 17.25bb
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB 4-bets to 17.25bb
Call 98.2% · All-in 79.84bb 1.6% · Fold 0.2%
BB vs SB all-in
SB opens 2.5bb, BB 3-bets to 7.5bb, SB goes all-in
Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1%
BB vs SB 4-bet 13.8bb
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb
Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1%
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
Call 83.9% · All-in 79.84bb 8.4% · Fold 7.7%
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

SpotKQo
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 85.6% · Call 14.4%
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% · Call 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 92.2% · Call 7.8%
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 87.7% · Call 12.3%
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 93.6% · Call 6.4%
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
Call 57.8% · Fold 42.2%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 2bb, BB 3-bets to 4bb, SB 4-bets to 9.2bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 89.1% · Call 10.9%
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 98.5% · Call 1.5%
SB vs BB all-in
SB opens 3bb, BB 3-bets to 6bb, SB 4-bets to 13.8bb, BB goes all-in
Fold 98.4% · Call 1.6%
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.

Fits exactly: no game we have checked.

Close: CoinPoker cash with antes NL50 (rake before the flop in 3-bet pots there, none here).

Rake sources: 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.