Re: a better way to have played this?
Raise preflop. Hand plays different after that.
I assume you were betting the flop hoping that MP1 would raise and help protect your hand? Because i have done that many times, until i read a thread here that pointed out that doing so is lose/lose. If he raises, it helps protect the pot, but he probably has you badly beaten, so that sucks. If he doesn't raise, people behind him are getting 14:1 on their call, and can peel with anything, so that sucks.
That said, it seems like we're left with check/fold, which i don't like either. Hmm.
Anyway, as played, the K is the best non-9 card in the deck for you. Bet/fold looks good.
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