Quote: Originally Posted by Egon Towst
For me, A9 is a "stealing hand", worth a raise to try and pinch the blinds from late position in an unraised pot. Especially in a tourney, if the blinds are reasonably large.
In any other situation, it`s in the bin.
True, but so are ATC . If you try to steal the blinds and someone calls, your A might not be live anymore, and an A on the flop with someone raising into you doesnt give you many options, and a mid/low pair 9 on the flop with someone raising into you also narrows your options.;
So I say go for it and raise with A9, but when it comes to trying to steal the blinds, ATC might cost less/be easier to fold if you miss/hit lightly
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