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GoT pointed out to me that no one has said anything about the flop play. I'm not going to because he already told me his thinking on that. Anyone wanna take a stab?

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i just posted a response and am now reading the sea of replies.

i said the flop is a good call b/c the value of his hand changes greatly and the use of his position is key for the later streets. MP didn't raise so is likely on a draw or has a so/so hand which a pair of nines isn't that huge of a favorite.

one thing ive noticed about this type of play is that it does nothing but increase the value of position. position in the hands of a good player is a very +EV thing.

again, call flop due to hand considerations, player's range considerations, and positional/turn/river leverage considerations.

Barron