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SB open (RFI)

Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV (blinds 0.5/1bb, no ante) · 8bb · First to act · Small blind / button 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 1.5bbYour cards?
0.5bb
1bb

Tap your two cards.

Small blind / button's range

1,326 of 1,326 combos get here
Fold 23.3%Call 31.8%Raise 2/3bb 0.8%All-in 8bb 44.1%
Tap a hand, or type one above, to see its exact mix.

What is the GTO play for the small blind / button (SB) when SB is first to act in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV at 8bb?

First to act in Heads-up · SB 0.5bb · no rake · chip EV, 8bb: the small blind / button (SB) folds 23.3%, calls 31.8%, raises 2/3bb 0.8% and goes all-in 8bb 44.1%. Always call: 55+, AJs+, KTs+, Q8s+, J8s+, J2s-J3s, T8s+, T2s-T5s, 92s-94s, 82s-84s, 73s, 63s, 43s, Q2o-Q5o, J4o-J7o, T6o-T7o, 96o-97o, 85o-86o, 75o, 65o. Always all-in 8bb: 22-44, A9s, A6s-A7s, A2s-A4s, K2s-K7s, Q2s-Q6s, J5s-J7s, T6s-T7s, 95s-97s, 85s-86s, 75s+, 64s+, 54s, A2o+, K2o-KJo, Q6o-Q9o, J9o+, T9o, 98o. Mixed: ATs, A8s, A5s, K8s-K9s, Q7s, J4s, 98s, 87s, 74s, 52s-53s, KQo, QTo+, J8o, T8o, T5o, 95o, 87o, 76o.

Always fold
72s, 62s, 42s, 32s, J2o-J3o, T2o-T4o, 92o-94o, 82o-84o, 72o-74o, 62o-64o, 52o+, 42o+, 32o
Always call
55+, AJs+, KTs+, Q8s+, J8s+, J2s-J3s, T8s+, T2s-T5s, 92s-94s, 82s-84s, 73s, 63s, 43s, Q2o-Q5o, J4o-J7o, T6o-T7o, 96o-97o, 85o-86o, 75o, 65o
Always raise 2/3bb
No hand plays this every time
Always all-in 8bb
22-44, A9s, A6s-A7s, A2s-A4s, K2s-K7s, Q2s-Q6s, J5s-J7s, T6s-T7s, 95s-97s, 85s-86s, 75s+, 64s+, 54s, A2o+, K2o-KJo, Q6o-Q9o, J9o+, T9o, 98o
Mixed
ATs, A8s, A5s, K8s-K9s, Q7s, J4s, 98s, 87s, 74s, 52s-53s, KQo, QTo+, J8o, T8o, T5o, 95o, 87o, 76o
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.