Re: Push?
Let's make it clear: I didn't say you made a huge mistake here or something. I only insist that it is much much better to apply aggression in spots when you open the pot, or sense real weakness, and not against a mini-raise from weak-tight UTG, especially when you hold hands like 99.
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but it's better HU than AK.
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I think this is your mistake. I would gladly push here with AK. Saying that 99 is better HU than AK is the same common mistake as saying 22 is better that AK HU. This is a wrong way too look at it, and I suggest you'll check some very good threads on this in the multi-forum. The EV evaluation of a specific hand against another (like 22 vs. AK) is a misleading concept when you have to make decisions like yours here.
The question is always: what is the range of hands you are standing against. With your 99, as I said, you are AT BEST a 50-50 here. However, AK here gives you a huge advantage over a nice range of hands, and that's why it is much much better than 99 in this specific spot.
PrayingMantis
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