Originally Posted by Anosmic

Leaving aside your reads etc and coming right down to the cards you are the favourite in this situation:

http://twodimes.net/h/?z=1890010
pokenum -h 9h 9s - ks ts -- js 8c 7s
Holdem Hi: 990 enumerated boards containing Js 7s 8c
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
9s 9h 517 52.22 467 47.17 6 0.61 0.525
Ks Ts 467 47.17 517 52.22 6 0.61 0.475

If this was a cash game it'd be an insta-call because in the long-run this call will make money.
But an MTT requires that you take in a few other factors, especially to do with stage of the tournament (stack size compared with blinds is important). How much have you committed.

In this situation it's again an easy call. If you bust out now you lucked out... it'll happen. Wait for the next tournament.
If you win you'll have more than doubled up and it'll give you great chances in the tournament.

Later on in a tournament it's probably better to avoid coinflips that can bust you out unless you're running short on chips. Around the Bubble you probably don't want to be calling here.

The only other thing I can say is that pre-flop if you really want to raise 99 then you'll probably need to raise more. 4xbb is fine if you're first into the pot, but with three limpers in your raise probably needs to be more like 5-6xbb at least. The limpers here are getting good odds for their 3bbs.

Originally Posted by flotu

Well, if he usually makes this play with two small cards I like your play, but even if you have the best hand it could be very, very marginal if he has a good draw. Sometimes he actually has to have a hand too, right? In this case it pretty much was a coinflip.

I think this might be too marginal considering the coordinated board and the possibility your opponent has a very strong draw. How can you be so sure # is not slowplaying a made straight? does he always raise his good hands?