Fold or raise flop with pocket nines?

[SuLi]

Everest Poker
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.05./$0.1
8 players
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MP2 is 62/30/0.9 (24 hands)
SB is 63/0/0.5 (27 hands)
BB is 67/0/0.2 (12 hands)

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is CO with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 raises</font>, 1 fold, Hero calls, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (8.6SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls, SB calls, BB calls.

Since I couldn't decide between folding and raising I called [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img].
So please don't blame me for calling but please explain if I should fold or raise.

Turn: (6.3BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls, SB calls, BB calls.

Here I call because I hope for a 8 or 9 on the turn. Since the clubs are dangerous I would say we have about 5 outs and get the odds to call!?!

River: (10.3BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks.

Results:
Final pot: 10.3BB

[Xhad]

If those numbers are even close to accurate I'm certainly raising preflop or on the flop.

[NIX]

MP2 is super agro preflop so your 99 is in great shape against his raising range. 3-betting preflop would be a really good idea.

Since you didn't, I would raise the flop. He may just be c-betting, so you may be ahead and I'd want to raise to try to fold out those behind you and get it heads up.

[HouseCalls]

I'd raise PF.

As played raise the flop which faces SB &amp;BB with 2 bets and hopefully gets you HU against MP2. Asuming you don't hit your 9 (which will only happen about 8% of the time once you miss the flop) you want to play this against fewer opponents.

[KitCloudkicker]

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Since I couldn't decide between folding and raising I called [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img].

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You have it backwards.

In a big pot, if you're mixed between raising and calling, raising is usually better, esp if gets other players to fold.

[Jaran]

Threebet pf against this guy (in fact, I would trey against most all but the tightest pfr's). As played, you really should raise the flop.

-J