9♠9♣ UTG vs BB, preflop, 100 bb
The spot
- You: UTG
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: 9♠9♣
- Board: preflop, no board yet
- Effective stack: 100 bb
- Pot: 14 bb
UTG opens 2.5bb, BB 3‑bets to 11bb after the rest fold.
Best response from UTG with 99 vs the OOP 3‑bet?
See the answer
Best play: Call
Why
Principle: in position at 100bb, mid pocket pairs can flat a 3‑bet: position plus set-mining implied odds make the call profitable. Applied to 99 vs BB 3‑bet: solid equity against a wide blind 3‑bet range, and the 100bb depth leaves room to stack off when you flop a set against an overpair. So: call — 4-betting face-up from UTG is dominated, and folding overfolds.
Key idea
Mid pairs like 99 vs an OOP 3‑bet usually flat at 100bb — you keep dominated bluffs in and set-mine instead of bloating face-up.