BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL

[ajmargarine]

Ya, this is seriously an instacall. What's easy for us may not be for the next guy. Why is this an instacall?

--You have the second best hand possible at the moment. He may have 9T. Other than that, you are way ahead of him. He could have a set, two pair, pair plus flush draw, pair plus straight draw, or a lower straight, or even the same hand as you. You are a nice favorite over all the hands he could possibly hold except 9T.

--Even if you are beat at the moment...You have redraws. Your hand can still improve on the river if a heart comes.

--Pot is $27.25. It costs you $12.25 more to call, at which time the betting would be over. You're getting better than 2:1 on that 12.25 with the second nuts. That's a good deal for you.

[ckmo]

Just wanted to make sure, I usually stick to limit and rarely mess with NL. I trust that you guys know a whole lot more on it then I do.