Posting with Q9o...hit mid pair

[Dantes]

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I don't see a problem here, you could also 3 bet this preflop.

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another option is to light money on fire

Since you were going to hit 3 of a kind by the turn, a cap pre-flop here is a MUST.

Pre-flop is just plain ugly, rest of the hand is standard.

[slavic]

Why, we know nothing of the player and a decently aggressive unknown will raise a wider range than normaly here. The question is do you do better with a 3 bet and limit the field and secure position or call and let others in.

Folding has to be the last of our options, so is raise or call better. [as was mentioned before if we have a negative expectation, and we likely do it is not so great as the BB we are giving up by folding]