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And in the case of A9o, in the right situation, calling is probably correct, but raising is probably better (eg; you are playing in an incredibly loose game where 9/10 players call with essentially random hands; A9 is definately playable otb since it has equity in this situation; but then you should be raising it for value anyway).

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Ugh. No. If six people limp in and you have A9o you should FOLD; your pf equity is very small and your postflop advantage is nil; you have to play TPNK like a scared little girl, but you're in a big pot so you may also be forced to "protection raise" a loser, a pair of 9's is easily drawn out on, and you'll rarely make a well-concealed monster to get paid off with.

See: TOP and HEFAP, "Reverse Implied Odds".