FTP $24 + 2 ($24,000 guarantee) -- 99 facing an ace on the flop

[WinstonWolfe]

Teach me how to play middle pocket pairs. Preflop I hate calling for set value with my stack size here; should my raise have been bigger? Post-flop, I'm perplexed. Does he really use this line if he has an ace?

This is the end of the second hour; no real reads on villain but he had been stealing a lot preflop and seemed solid.


Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $100/$200
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $8527
UTG+1: $1630
MP1: $8995
MP2: $20231
MP3: $8431
CO: $2080
Hero: $4350
SB: $3962
BB: $2530

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">MP1 raises to $500</font>, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $1250</font>, 3 folds, MP3 calls.

Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($3300, 2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero checks.

Turn: 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($3300, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">MP3 bets $3300</font>, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $3300 returned to MP3.

Results:
Final pot: $3300