Shortstacked 99 in big blind facing raise

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Realize that we are winning far more times than just when we hit our set, including some hands that may be better than us. I personally despise the stop and go, because it totally ignores flop texture. Suppose you decide to do it here. The flop comes A Q T, all one suit, which does not match either of your nines... to go all-in on the flop here is suicide!

[/ QUOTE ] A stop-and-go is bad in this particular case, but in general a flop of AQT can be a great flop for a stop-and-go. You want the flop to be scary to your opponents, and there are plenty of hands he could have here that would scare him. If you have 44 and your opponent has 88, a flop of AQT is about as good as it gets.