Call for the reasons stated above, but also (and these days of critical importance) what are you doing with the rest of your range?
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what is the range i should compare if this is a fold or call?
readless, I want to defend around 50% of my range (others will differ, depends on several factors)
IP my defensive freq errs towards calling
OOP my defensive freq errs towards 4betting
My utg range is already tight, so if I want a polarised range (which readless I probably will), I want value hands AK, QQ+, bluffs to balance the value (I go for hands with good equity when called plus blockers, like A3s), and a calling range. Givent hat these ranges are all so tight anyways, there aint' much you can put in a calling range (esp OOP)...99 is pretty much bang in the middle of it (JJ-77 oop, same plus some good flopping hands IP).
As ranges get wider (like btn v sb 3bet) 99 creeps into my 4bet/5bet jam range (again, readless)
And all only valid 100bb eff stack and standard (not too big, too small) 3bet/4bet sizings.