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I mentioned open raising T9s against tight or weak-tight opponents. I don't think I would ever do this with QT off. With T9, if you don't steal the blinds, it's very easy to get away from it if you don't flop flush draw, oesd or two pair. QT will often get you a marginal top pair out of position, which is often too good to fold, but not good enough to play agressively. Note that the EP open raise with T9s is really an image play. It will probably be a net loser long term, or break-even at best by itself. But if you find your EP raises with premium hands are usually just getting the blinds, it can be a good play. You might steal the blinds. You might miss the flop and check fold. You might hit the flop and show it down. Either of the last two may induce your opponents to cold call or three-bet with a worse hand the next time you rase in EP with a pocket pair, AK, AQ, etc.