Flopped top and bottom pair blind vs. blind

[Hollywade]

Obviously the big question is the flop. I think the turn pretty much plays itself for me.

First of all, I am playing this hand with the assumption that any two pair are going to be huge when it's just a blind vs. blind confrontation in an unraised pot.

It seems to me that in many cases, min-raises are huge hands. When he check raises me the absolute minimum, he obviously knows I'm not folding. At that point, I was pretty sure he had something he liked a whole lot.

It was possible he had two pair as well, but I was focusing more on the straights, 96 and J9. If I come over the top of him here and he has a straight, he's going to shove. Then I throw up because I can't fold and I'm probably crushed.

The safe play to me was to just make the call in position and make a decision for more chips on the turn with more information.

How are you guys playing this flop?

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Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold'em Tournament, 150/300 Blinds, 25 Ante, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

SB: 8,053
Hero (BB): 7,185
UTG: 3,645
UTG+1: 3,190
UTG+2: 20,635
MP1: 4,290
MP2: 9,380
CO: 4,680
BTN: 7,945

Pre-Flop: (675) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BB)
7 folds, SB calls 150, Hero checks

Flop: (825) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets 600</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to 1,200</font>, Hero calls 600

Turn: (3,225) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets 2,300</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to 6,528 and is All-In</font>, Hero calls 3,360 and is All-In

River: (14,545) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 14,545 Pot