5% is about tt, aq, ajs, kqs, close half pocket pairs, as usual vs. a tight non polarized range, and i would call or 4b it w tt, ak, aqs.
12.5% is about 77, at, kj, xts, already a big majority slicks compared to pocket pairs. He might have some more suited hands or less pocket pairs and qj instead. The call is like 10bb, making a small pocket pair a safe fold as it loses to a bigger hand a significant amount of the time and maybe rarely wins without improvement until opponent checks his slick down after flop bet or check. If he polarizes, having more suited hands, 77, aj, kq, xjs looks fine to me. If he doesnt polarize, i would give my 3bb or so without 99, aq, ajs, kqs, where i guess i wouldnt get stacked too often.
The cold caller in between might have no hands to call 10bb more with but after the opener calls or and in position he might find a hand to call with because of implied odds or and position where one can worry maybe a step less if one is way too dominated. Maybe 3 way flop is also more protected, so being last to act or at least last after the squeezer on the flop to act, could make some hands playable.
The turn hatted ur 99 the 2nd time. No problem in limit holdem. Vs. a 3b not sure even the flop call is correct, but i am not folding at this time on the flop, nor on blank turn, but the pocket pair is pretty low and there are many overpairs possible and this hand as so is marginal even without another hat, and vs. a 3b it is still marginal even if the 99 is an overpair, especially vs a non polarized 3b. The ten might be next to air, and the jack also isnt a major big card but good enough reason to fold on the turn as a percentage play even vs. a polarized range.
On the books forum u can see the applications of nlh book that will give u the theory and sample hands, a 2 plus 2 book.
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