$22 turbo - trickyish spot 99

[Davey Valentine]

Full Tilt Poker Game $22 + $2 Sit & Go (Turbo) 25/50 - No Limit Holdem -
Seat 1: XX (1,245)
Seat 2: Villan1 (1,490)
Seat 3: XX (1,820)
Seat 4: XX (1,425)
Seat 5: HERO (2,110)
Seat 6: XX (1,650)
Seat 7: XX(1,440)
Seat 8: XX(780)
Seat 9: Villan2 (1,540)
XX posts the small blind of 25
Villan1 posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [9h 9d]
2fold
HERO raises to 200
3fold
Villan2 calls 200
1fold
Villan1 calls 150
*** FLOP *** [7s 6h 8s]
Villan1 bets 625

Hero?

[Schmitty 87]

I'd shove everytime your hand is pretty big. I don't see villain leading pot with a huge hand, though maybe that's what people do nowadays.

[QuattroFour4]

Yeah, this is the kind of flop that you're looking for with 99; plus, he has already put a good amount in the pot for you. If he has a set, you have outs to your straight, but odds are you're ahead here and he has like AK or something like that.

[Davey Valentine]

Mm on a rainbow board I wouldnt even think about not shuving this but with 2 spades on the board it lowers our possible outs a fair bit hence me posting, also ofc there are 3 people in the hand not 2.

[RexWoo]

Note : raising only 150 pre keep the pot smaller and make your decision easier.
This is small stack poker, raising 4xBB or more is rarely good except except in the very very early levels.

[typically]

If he's got a flush draw you're always ahead of it...

[DeuceSeven]

pf I make it 150 for the reasons other posters said. My default play is to actually limp with 99 in this spot. As played you built a big pot and got about the best flop you could hope for. I'd shove over the flop bet vs an unknown. This is a draw that wants to bet you off of two big cards enough that I would be willing to ship it in.

[alex-star]

i fold here. the only hand that pays you off here is A8 (maybe an overly aggro AK/AQ but that's rare). you're pretty much down to 4 clean outs here. let go.

[Davey Valentine]

I don't understand why you limp in this spot? Please explain.