Need advice - What is the +$eV play here.

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JFJB: calls 83630
*** FLOP *** [6c 6d Qd]
*** TURN *** [6c 6d Qd] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [6c 6d Qd Kd] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hersco1: shows [As Kh] (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
JFJB: shows [9d 9c] (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
hersco1 collected 228060 from pot

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See you did the right thing! Doesn't it make you feel so good?

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Not really! For me, 'Feel so good' only happens when I finish first which, in all honesty, does not happen often enough for my taste.

Also, I insta called that hand and part of my reasonning was that it is better (overall - long run) to more often finish 7th combined with top 3 finishes then just beeing an incredible nit and fold in order to move up in the money and finishing say 4th to 6th.

Although the answer and situation is pretty clear on the +CEV move I still think it was also the +$EV move (to call). Any agreement or disagreement?

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Don't worry about finishing first place so much until you realize how completely obvious this call was. Too obvious to be posted honestly.

You've definitely got a problem of results oriented thinking if you are putting so much time into dissecting a situation like this. Your hand is way too strong and your opponent could EASILY have something as weak as 44-55, A8s etc that you are dominating.