40 T9s in the BB, more than one street to play. EDITED

[mongidig]

preflop fine.

Flop raise is not good. A "spewy lagtard" leads out on the flop which means he is going to showdown with his Ace, pocket pair, or little piece he hit on the flop. To your left is a guy on tilt who just straddled which means he is unlikely to be going anywhere. Since it is unlikely you are going to win this before or at showdown as is, I would just call and enjoy the wonderful implied odds you have if you hit your gutshot. Why would you want to knock out the UTG and get heads up with someone who certainly seems to be showdown bound?

It would be tough not to go three bets on the turn here against the players described. I would absolutely three bet if UTG raised and probably three bet if SB check-raised.

[ILOVEPOKER929]

You played this hand fine. Flop raise is absolutely critical in my opinion. If you dont know whether you should bet the turn or check/raise, then I dont know either. I guess If I really didnt know which line was best on the turn, I would just bet myself.