Pocket 9's in Early Position?

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How do you guys feel about this hand. I can let go of 8's and below; and I can let go of J's (jkjk); but I feel too often I'm letting free money go, with this in between hand, especially when the next six players fold, and the blind steals or gives up freebie. Of course one doesn't wanna get repopped and that's the worry, and min raise will F*&k you too. So how do you guys play it. (Because I just got cooled with a J10 from BB) on a 6710 24 brick board (after min raising --Bu and BB came along--1 only after the turn, and I felt I played the hand well.


Does your strategy change depending on levels?
 
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With pocket 9s especially early in the tournament depending on the table I will probably limp and hope to make a set on the flop. Later on in the tourney I would play it much more aggressively. However this all really depends on my opponents.
 
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I think, it depends on what stage of the tourney. What kind of opponents are against you. If you know there are many loose, maybe it is better to fold. If you have a table with many nits, then it es easier to raise. And it is also depending what table image you have created already.
 
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This bad

Guys don't kill me , but with this hand should not go . Well , no, if you have a developed intellect is very much the risk );)
 
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Hello ! You may try calling or 3bet from an early position but I think it is pure suicide if you do not hit another nine or a suitable board! Personally, I do not recommend it!
 
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I like 99. If I were to get it in early position I will actually limp because there is a good chance someone in later position with raise 3 to 5 times the bb. Then I can just call and get a flop. Usually I'm set mining when I'm trying to get to a flop with a low pocket pair so 99 is no different. If I make the set, it's time to tango.

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If you're aggressive, you end up committing out of position.
 
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It depends on position, % of pot betting, who you are playing against and how much you want to win x
 
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In the early position, I always do a pass on pairs 22-99.

In the early position, I always do a pass on pairs 22-99. And it does not depend on my stack or the stage of the tournament. In general, I love the pair of 99 fewer than everyone else, I have a categorically no luck on this pair. I do not know why but I lose 70% of the hands on this pair. Maximum I can do call in middle or late position and see the flop.
 
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My play does change but when I get 99 I'm raising 2.5bb. This is usually my standard raise from UTG-LoJack. It keeps my range wide and allows me to see flops with speculative hands. You're focusing to much on the hand you have and not concerned with whats important. Your opponents range and the range he's putting you on. If you flop a set with you nines that awesome how frequent will that happen? You must gain a better understanding of flop texture, ranges and table image to succeed with 99 in early position. This is a giant hole in a lot of semi pros game. 88-JJ can lose you a lot of money or cause you to miss out on a ton of value
 
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I am personally wary of the pair 99, and from an early position probably the easiest and right decision to reset it,but as it was written below it all depends on many factors - your image at the table first,your stack,opponents stack, if it is a tournament and its stage! And in any case, it is necessary to assess all together and, in principle, in half of the situations raise is not such a bad decision!
 
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I pretty mutch "always" raise a hand as strong as 99 from any position in any stage of a regular turny. My bet sizing change during the turny, but I usually openraise 2,5-3x early, 2,5x mid and 2x late in turnys. This is my standard raise with any hand I play. I really dont like limping because that will very often encourage someone to raise. They will raise a wide range to be heads up against you. Then the pot is just as big as if you raised yourself, and you dont have the initiative to take it down with a continuation bet in many cases. If you got a lot of callers on a unfavorable flop, there is no shame in "surrender" and check fold.

The flip side of raising is of course that a 3 bet will make the pot bigger than we want. We may have to fold if we dont have odds to set mine. Another downside is that in some stages of turnys, a few calls could make the pot real sweet, and really temting for someone (like the blinds) to "steal" with a shove. Then you may have a hard decition to make. However, a raise from early position usually get some respect, so people are more likely to call than reraise, imo.

Just my humble opinion
 
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How do you guys feel about this hand. I can let go of 8's and below; and I can let go of J's (jkjk); but I feel too often I'm letting free money go, with this in between hand, especially when the next six players fold, and the blind steals or gives up freebie. Of course one doesn't wanna get repopped and that's the worry, and min raise will F*&k you too. So how do you guys play it. (Because I just got cooled with a J10 from BB) on a 6710 24 brick board (after min raising --Bu and BB came along--1 only after the turn, and I felt I played the hand well.


Does your strategy change depending on levels?
Hi,

im often folding 99 in early pos unless im stacked or the tourney position requires a jam..the trouble with 99 is that it looks great but ive seen j10 suited and better call it down..
if i am playing it..its getting a raise to see where i am

good luck
 
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99 is the top of the middling pairs. I 3bet it in position fold to jam and fold to 3bet out, unless I have a big stack. If I have a big stack I call decent size 3 bets with this hand and let go to aggression on scary boards. I'm shoving 99 with <10 blinds and calling shoves with is from players with <10 blinds if I have a healthy stack.


All the things I have said can change depending on my stack size, my opponents stack size, how many players are in the pot, how close to the money I am, board texture and other things that I'm probably forgetting.
 
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If you are using your hand strength to determine how much to open for, you are doomed.
Open all your hands the exact same way, this way no one can tell what you are doing....
 
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I would just fold them early. The odds of you flopping a set are low, the odds of an over card hitting are high, giving you tough decisions. Playing hands like this early leads to bad habits.
 
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Hi

I that position I would keep the betting small and would try to flop a set. If I miss I can easily fold. Good luck !
 
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Every situation is different depends on the stacks, the tournament overview ,how the table is playing have all to be taken into consideration in the past I have folded, limped and raised them.:):):)
 
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It should be a raise, even from UTG, especially with antes.

99 is equivalent to something like AQo in terms of value, to give you an idea. I might be wrong about that, but AJ is already more of a fold than 99 from early position.
 
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I play QQ+, AKs,AKo in UTG early game
 
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6710 24 board? (KJKJ)?

Is this Omaha?
 
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