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PokerSolver/Heads-up · 8bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV/BB vs SB limp

BB vs SB limp

Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (blinds 0.5/1bb, no ante) · 8bb · SB limps · Big blind to act

Fits exactlyGGPoker Spin & Gold x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x50, x100, MaxPokerStars Spin & Go x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, top tierpartypoker SPINS Overdrive 2-2.99x, 3-3.99x, 4-4.99x, 5-9.99x, 10-24.99x, 25-119.99x, 120-239.99x, 240x+WPT Global Global Spins x2, x3, x5, x10, x25, x120, x240, x6,000
Close4 games
  • Winamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20, x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotits pages do not say whether any level has an ante
  • Winamax Expresso Nitro every multiplierits pages do not say whether any level has an ante
  • iPoker Twister x2, x3, x5, x8, x50, x1,000its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
  • ACR Poker SPINZ x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x12,000its blinds are not published
Cash
Heads-up · 8bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EVChange game
Stacks (bb), if they differ
Pot 2bbYour cards?
1bb
1bb

Tap your two cards.

Big blind's range

1,326 of 1,326 combos get here
Call 47.5%Raise 2/3bb 26.6%All-in 8bb 25.9%
Tap a hand, or type one above, to see its exact mix.

What is the GTO play for the big blind (BB) when SB limps in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV at 8bb?

SB limps in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV, 8bb: the big blind (BB) calls 47.5%, raises 2/3bb 26.6% and goes all-in 8bb 25.9%. Always call: Q3s-Q7s, JTs, J4s-J8s, T2s-T6s, 92s-95s, 82s-85s, 72s-75s, 62s+, 52s-53s, 42s+, 32s, Q5o-Q6o, J6o, T2o, 95o, 92o-93o, 86o, 82o-83o, 72o, 52o+. Always raise 2/3bb: 55+, ATs+, A7s-A8s, A5s, K9s+, K7s, AJo, KTo+, T9o. Always all-in 8bb: 22-33, A6s, A2s, K2s-K3s, AKo, A2o-ATo, K2o-K9o, Q2o-Q3o. Mixed: 44, A9s, A3s-A4s, K8s, K4s-K6s, Q8s+, Q2s, J9s, J2s-J3s, T7s+, 96s+, 86s+, 76s, 54s, AQo, Q7o+, Q4o, J7o+, J2o-J5o, T3o-T8o, 96o+, 94o, 87o, 84o-85o, 73o+, 62o+, 42o+, 32o.

Always call
Q3s-Q7s, JTs, J4s-J8s, T2s-T6s, 92s-95s, 82s-85s, 72s-75s, 62s+, 52s-53s, 42s+, 32s, Q5o-Q6o, J6o, T2o, 95o, 92o-93o, 86o, 82o-83o, 72o, 52o+
Always raise 2/3bb
55+, ATs+, A7s-A8s, A5s, K9s+, K7s, AJo, KTo+, T9o
Always all-in 8bb
22-33, A6s, A2s, K2s-K3s, AKo, A2o-ATo, K2o-K9o, Q2o-Q3o
Mixed
44, A9s, A3s-A4s, K8s, K4s-K6s, Q8s+, Q2s, J9s, J2s-J3s, T7s+, 96s+, 86s+, 76s, 54s, AQo, Q7o+, Q4o, J7o+, J2o-J5o, T3o-T8o, 96o+, 94o, 87o, 84o-85o, 73o+, 62o+, 42o+, 32o
Settings: Heads-up · 8bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, 8bb stacks, no rake; chip EV: every chip is worth the same, as it is when only the winner is paid and heads-up). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 4.46). Bet sizes are the solved ones; a size that is not here plays like the nearest one.

Sources for the games it fits: ggpoker.com/poker-games/spin-gold (prize table in its script js/funds29.8816e65c.js; fetched 2026-10-31); chips and blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/spin-gold-the-ultimate-guide-on-ggpoker-network (updated 2026-05-11; its 26-level blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (updated 2026-10-16), fetched 2026-10-31; pokerstars.com/poker/spin-and-go (stacks and prize tables; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/pokerstars-new-spin-go-multipliers-and-1000-spins (2026-05-27; its blind table lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; partypoker.com/en/poker/offers/dynamic-structure (stacks, prize shares and the 20-level blind table, which lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; wptglobal.com/how-to-play/global-spins (stacks and prize shares; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/global-spins-wpt-global (2023-11-23; its blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (2026-10-16); winamax.fr/expresso (stacks, first blinds and prize tables; the same on winamax.es), fetched 2026-10-31; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/ipoker-twister-guide (2026-01-29; stacks and splits) and pokerstrategy.com/strategy/sit-and-go/twister-poker-let-go (first blinds), fetched 2026-10-31; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/winning-poker-network-new-1-000-000-spin-go (2025-12-05; stacks only), fetched 2026-10-31.