Re: My first hand post.
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I admit, I'd be a bit worried about betting out on the turn with the second 9 on the board. What is the reasoning for betting here?
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I assume you mean the river. If you don't bet will you call a bet? It costs the same if you lead out, but if you don't bet and it gets checked through you lose at least 1BB and up to 3BB when you are ahead. If you do bet and get raised you can be reasonably sure you're beaten here and fold (costing the same as check/call). Also the second 9 makes it less likely that your opponents actually have a 9 as there are only 2 left in the deck and also puts you ahead of a 2 pair hand like 75/T5.
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