Re: QQ OOP vs loose-ish table (attn: -Skeme-)
It is not possible to be drawing dead with top set.
For God's sake, loosen up. An unknown's reraising range is considerably larger than AA-KK, AK, especially if Button is aware of position. I'd probably reraise nines in that spot about half the time, for value, deception, & postional control.
Keeping my chips out of the pot on that flop would require some sort of jujitsu hold. Your chances of being behind Broadway are relatively high, but not nearly enough to consider saving so much as a cent. Conversely, your chances of holding set over set are excellent. Under the worst circumstances you'll be getting over 3-1 on a seven-out draw, which ain't bad.
Anyone advocating anything but getting as much as you possibly can in on the flop is just playing scared to death, IMO.
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