99 Slowplayed top set.

[Coz]

Opponent just came to table, I didn't think that too many cards could come on 4th street that would scare me. Plus, since I have bubbled in my last few tourneys I have been incredibly frustrated with people sucking out on me so I have been raising and re-raising and I don't think I have been getting enough value out of my set and two pair hands. I didn't put him on JT, so I thought that the only hand that he could have that had me beat here was A6. I thought he could have flopped a smaller set, a pair and a straight draw, or two pair. I also called because I knew that if the board paired or I spiked another nine I would win a nice sized pot and could probably coast into the money and if I played well get pretty deep. Was this just wishfull thinking? Are you guys folding? How do you like my preflop line, I was watching one of shaundeeb's tourneys and he seems to push alot preflop in situations like this, I didn't because this is the first time I have seen this opponent. Would a push have been better preflop? Thanks!

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (9 handed) UPF Handconverter

Hero (t10210)
UTG (t9359)
UTG+1 (t34653)
MP1 (t10530)
MP2 (t7877)
MP3 (t4070)
CO (t6940)
Button (t9585)
SB (t6960)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t900</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t600.

Flop: (t1700) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets t1500</font>, Hero calls t1500.

Turn: (t4700) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets t4515 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t4515.

River: (t13730) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t13730

[8Adam8]

Raise the flop. You're not getting any more chips out of AK/AQ/KQ/etc and any type of pocket pair is like never folding with his stack size.

Calling PF is fine.


As played, NEVER EVER fold turn.

[rppkoz]

I would 3-bet preflop here everytime. Raise to 2700 and call a shove.

As played, I call the turn.

[mayesie]

Given the villains stack, shoving pf w/ 99 is the better play against a CO raiser. I'm afraid you're not deep enough to "play poker" here.

As played, I hate check-calling that flop. Either bet, or check-raise all-in. Even if he doesn't have a gutshot, a 7 or 6 on the turn is probably going to kill your action.

[betgo]

Push preflop. Checkraise or lead the flop. This is too connected to slowplay much. Call the turn. Even if villain has a straight, you have 10 outs.