a 99 hand
 

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Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB folds, UTG calls.

Flop: (7 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, UTG folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 4 BB

Re: a 99 hand
 

A concept that I often use, which I borrowed from playing sng's, is no set/overpair = no bet. Although you give up a tiny bit from time to time, I think that this is a fine situation to apply it. Good fold!

Only my opinion,

Zephyr

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Re: a 99 hand
 

It's probably a little loose to raise 99 there (but certainly not horrific)... I agree with the fold.

Re: a 99 hand
 

if that hand is indicative of the table he's playing, (tight-tight/weak) I would think not raising 99 there would be horrific. I am not certain at all though, so would really like a response from one of the big boys.

Re: a 99 hand
 

Raising preflop is absolutely fine here.

Re: a 99 hand
 

I agree that a raise is called for if the table is especially tight... but then he should probably be trying to find a new table. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Re: a 99 hand
 

Like I said I don't think its a horrific play by any means, but it is also not the standard play suggested by SSH.

Re: a 99 hand
 

SSH is not a rule book, it is a guidline. What does it reccomend raising? TT? I am sure there are plenty of people on this board that could get away with raising significantly more than SSH reccomends because they play better postflop than the audience it was intended for.

Re: a 99 hand
 

I don't disagree with you at all. But that doesn't mean that it shouldn't be pointed out that the play in the hand in question may not be the best play.

Re: a 99 hand
 

I think it is clearly the best play.

1. You become the aggressor in the hand
2. You may get it HU
3. You most likely have the best hand so far
4. Hands that would be correct to call if they could see your cards are now more likely to fold (JT, KT, etc)