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Limit Holdem - Did I leave money on the table?
This hand is from a few weeks ago. I'm playing $6/$12 limit. I'm in the BB with 99. 3 people limp when the button, a unknown, yet aggressive player raises. Small blind calls. I decide to call for a few reasons. First, the raiser, although not a regular has been raising quite a bit and with as many trash hands as good ones. The table seems to be a bit passive with players who will never fold when they have money invested. So I figure that I am basically investing 1 bet to win 11 and my odds of hitting a set are better than this. Indeed, the 3 limpers call.
Flop comes 992, two diamonds. SB checks as do I. First limper bets, next limper flats, third limper folds as does the button and SB. I decide to flat as well, hoping better has something like AT+, a flush draw or anything he thinks might be good. Should I raise here or hope someone hits the turn?
2 of clubs hits the turn, with two diamonds and two clubs on the board. I check, better bets again and the other flats again.
I raise and both fold. Considering the table chatter between him and the other, who seem to be friends, do I flat here again instead? My problem with doing so, is what happens on the river? I'm out of position and can't rely on getting a bet out of them on the river as I will have to bet to do so.
Certainly I can afford to give another free card. If it comes up with another 2, we would trigger the small badbeat if the player has a kicker of T+. I just don't see either folding even to my turn raise, because the payout to the badbeat gives them insane implied odds. Other than a 2, I can't see them calling with a bigger pocket pair considering neither player raised preflop.
So, do you think I left money on the table here?
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