Big Blind Hand - 85o

[Foldarama_City]

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $10 BB (9 handed) converter

Button ($4178)
SB ($984.50)
Hero ($1497.50)
UTG ($1107)
UTG+1 ($975)
MP1 ($1098.25)
MP2 ($778.50)
MP3 ($955)
CO ($1127)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls $10, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($30) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $30</font>, MP1 folds, SB calls $30.

Turn: ($90) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $90</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $225</font>

What's your move? Results to follow...

[flawless_victory]

call. see what the river card is and what he does. position is sweet.

[parttimepro]

I put SB on 9X, with X likely A, J, T, or 8. I suppose 66 is also possible. There's no way he puts you on a straight. Right now he probably thinks you've got a 6 or middle pp.

If you call, he'll probably put you on a 9 with good kicker or a boat, or, if he thinks you're loose, 8X. If you reraise his c/r, he'll lean more towards A9, 97, 96. A real reraise (to 500 or more) will probably only get action from A9 and better.

That may not be a bad thing, though. If he's not ahead yet, he's got 10 outs to the boat, and you won't know if he paired his other pocket card. Plus a 5, 8, or T will kill your action against trips. I raise to 450, fold to a push.

[aggie]

Raise to $500, and call a push (most likely A-9 or K-9). If called, get it all in on the river.

[Foldarama_City]

Thanks for the comments... unfortunately in a rash moment I pushed (I put him on 9x and thought there's no way he knows I have the straight). He obviously called with 66.
I have been losing a fair bit lately to suck-outs (had just lost an allin on the flop when I was 99.4% favourite) - its times like these I play too much catch-up poker and I think sometimes I forget there is an option of calling. However, calling his checkraise doesn't really give me much idea what he's got if he bets allin on river. I've always been a raise or fold person. I guess I could have raised with a little more subtlety. anyway, you live and learn.