NL200 TPTK 3 way to flop

[Stalrock]

I just sat down. I had zero reads. I just want postflop opinions. I feel like I might have murdered this hand, but then again maybe I played it well. I had a bad feeling about the sb callin 10 cold, and then the $20 lead out by the other guy concerned me. Do you guys like a flop raise; as played, would you guys bet turn? River is easy fold, right?

Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

SB: $231.05
BB: $419.60
UTG: $47.90
MP: $198
CO: $146.45
Hero (BTN): $242.65

Pre-Flop: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BTN)
UTG calls $2, MP calls $2, CO calls $2, <font color="red">Hero raises to $12</font>, SB calls $11, 2 folds, MP calls $10, CO folds

Flop: ($42) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 Players)
SB checks, <font color="red">MP bets $20</font>, Hero calls $20, SB calls $20

Turn: ($102) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 Players)
SB checks, MP checks, Hero checks

River: ($102) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 Players)
<font color="red">SB bets $40</font>, 2 folds

[ofishstix]

call river. 3.5 to 1 is sooo much. he doesnt always have 66/78.

[Percy101]

I think you played this fine, though you gotta call the river. Raising the flop would make this hand quite fugly IMO.

[underthesky]

I don't think I can fold with those odds on the river.

[immesan]

without reads or stats this analysis is just based on the
hand it self..

mp leading out on the flop feels like a he has a litte piece of the board or a fd...sb´s range is like TT,78, T9, fd on flop ..but when he checks again on the turn we can discount TT ,78,T9 which leaves us with some kind of combo fd or a worse 9...but why would he bet that on river? he must realize that his hand has sd.v...so call it think u´ll see busted fd here alot...

[duckyfuzz]

Looks ok, I call river though as I don't see what hands that beat us that he checks the turn with. River makes it less likely he has a set.

I know you don't what pf analysis but for my own benefit what do people think of raising vs folding here with A9o?

[ronitonline]

are we never raising this flop?

[Mike MacIntosh]

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Raising the flop would make this hand quite fugly IMO.

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Why?

[Viejascorey]

In a 3 way pot I can't see you being good here hardly ever. The odds are much more appealing in a heads up situation. I think a fold is probably best.

[Percy101]

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Raising the flop would make this hand quite fugly IMO.

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Why?

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I'd rather flat call and control the size of the pot given the marginal strength of our hand. Gives ourselves an opportunity to reevaluate on the turn, and get to showdown as cheaply as possible. Raising here, I think, would just unnecessarily bloat the pot with a hand unsuited to such action. Later streets would be very difficult to play as a result.