Pre-flop raiser doesn't bet the flop heads-up

[x vikram]

I would have 3bet PF to see where i was at, if he capped i think your 99 is no good on this flop

[Dave G.]

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I would have 3bet PF to see where i was at, if he capped i think your 99 is no good on this flop

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This is a blind situation. A lot of people will cap with less than premium hands just to keep the initiative, and bet the flop unimproved. 3-betting to "see where you are at" is pointless and unhelpful, and is a good way to commit too much money to a hand.

3-betting PF places betting impetus on you when you will be out of position, which more often than not just leads to further postflop spewing as you try and push him off his hand in hopeless situations. When so many flops can hurt you, this is bad. The call/cr line is far superior IMO. It allows you to get away from nasty flops like this with minimal investment.

As for the original hand... if he's seen you take this line many times, he may just be trying to avoid your inevitable checkraise. He may have a note on you that says you like this play. Or he could have flopped hard and done the usual check-behind-the-set-of-aces play. Betting the turn might be good... fold if he pushes back obviously.