$4 NLHE Full Ring: sets of 9 on the flop facing a reraise, what should I do ?

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$4 NL HE Full Ring: sets of 9 on the flop facing a reraise, what should I do ?

sample of maybe 15-20

and I don't recall exactly the stats of villain and pokertracker don't seem to "store" them somewhere so I'll just say he was tight-passive

Stacks:

* BTN with $2.32
* SB with $5.77
* BB with $1.03
* UTG with $7.47
* UTG+1 with $5.31
* UTG+2 with $5.60
* MP1 with $4.98
* MP2 with $4.88
* MP3 with $5.00
* CO with $5.04


Site: party poker
* * Dealt to MP1:9♣ 9♠
* * Sklansky group 3
Preflop:
* * 2 players fold.
* * UTG+2 calls [$0.04 USD]
* * Hero calls [$0.04 USD]
* * MP2 calls [$0.04 USD]
* * MP3 raises [$0.27 USD]
* * 5 players fold.
* * Hero calls [$0.23 USD]
* * 1 players folded.
* * Total folds this street: 8
* * Potsize: $0.68
Flop:
* * 9♥ 3♠ 10♥
* * Hero bets [$0.56 USD]
* * 1 players fold.
* * MP3 raises [$1.15 USD]
* * Hero is all-in [$4.15 USD] Hero does not show cards. Hero wins $6.40 USD
* * 1 players folded.
* * Total folds this street: 1

A set on the flop, I joined this table not long ago so I had only a small sample on villain, the reraise might have been air, an OESD of a FD... I decided to go all-in but now that I look at it, I'm not sure that was the optimal play at ALL.

any thoughts ???

TIA,

ARU
 
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pretty drawy board...get it in the middle while your ahead.

a good chunk of turn cards suck and kill action even more.

pretty standard imo.
 
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Why did you lead the flop so strong? You hit a set and the pflop raiser is behind? You think the 7xbb raise pflop could be with QJ or 87?

IMO your play is not optimal, but I wouldn't beat yourself up....your push is not necessarily bad.

Having hit such a strong hand you want all the money in the middle. So, instead of all-in, the optimal play should reraise large enough to allow villain to make a mistake either by (1) calling without odds or (2) making a bigger mistake and trying to push you off your hand by reraising. By shoving all-in villain can still make mistake #1, but you have taken away mistake #2.

So if you raise to $2.60 even if on a draw villain is making a mistake to call. The fear is what if villain calls and a scare card hits the board? Well you have no idea villain is on a draw, your guessing. You are representing AA. Regardless of what hits the board, you are going to lead out and value bet the turn. If villain did happen to hit one of their outs they are not getting value on their postflop call because you made sure with the $2.60 reraise the call was not worth the draw.
 
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The only problem I have with the hand is that call/call preflop and then a donk bet on the flop screams I hit a set. At these limits most people aren't smart enought to know that though but it is something to think about. The best way to get money in the middle most of the time is to bet you did that the hand is fine especially if the are passive calling stations.
 
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I personally like the bet out on the flop. You got the reaction you wanted...a re-raise. I think repopping all in was a little much...but not bad. A lot of people wouldn't fold an over pair here....and there are too many possible draws.
 
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