99 Versus A-flop

[Fryguy]

Does anybody slow down anywhere here?

opp is 36/14/1.1
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Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (6.33 SB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP calls, BB folds.

Turn: (4.16 BB) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP calls.

River: (6.16 BB) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP calls.

Final Pot: 8.16 BB

[cold_cash]

Unless you can be certain he would never bet the river with a worse hand I would play this exactly the same way.

[SCfuji]

hard to tell with just "opp is 36/14/1.1" about villain. if he calls down with any piece, value bet with the nines like you did. if he bets a lot of hands i like check/calling the last two streets for extraction.

You're never folding a better hand on the river.
I check\call.

[@bsolute_luck]

basically you're hoping on the river he either has a 7 or pocket 8s/5s. i think i'd check/call as people are more likely to cc with any Ace.

but basically i'm spending the same as you anyways and not folding /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

You're not folding a better hand, but this is a value bet if the player would raise top pair and would call with a weak piece.

That being said, if you're a preflop raiser, and an ace falls, people generally will give you credit for the ace unless they are really passive. I think you get shown a weak ace here most of the time. I think check-calling the river would not be terrible.

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You're never folding a better hand on the river.
I check\call.

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yep seems you make more money with a passive river line here, unless you think he will call with a lower PP but not bet it

[cold_cash]

By checking and calling this river you let him bet his hands with an Ace and check behind the ones without.

[istewart]

Dunno, the river is really opponent-dependent and stats don't really tell you if he'll take a stab with missed diamonds or a straight draw.