This guy is an unknown and I just sat at the table, so i have 16 hands on him and he's 42/24. Preflop is arguable but I think defending there is ok. Flop and turn bet is standard, but what's my line after he minraises? Call or shove are the only options in my mind, because I have no reason to believe that if I flat, villain should shove any river checked to (which, if he was any good, he should).

I have a two part question -

1) Is my thinking that flatting here is NEVER correct against an unknown?

2) Do you fold or shove?



Poker Stars $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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UTG: $205.95
MP: $597.00
CO: $199.00
BTN: $219.50
SB: $228.20
Hero (BB): $200.00

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with 9 A
3 folds, BTN raises to $6, 1 fold, Hero calls $4

Flop: ($13.00) T A 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $4, Hero raises to $14, BTN calls $10

Turn: ($41.00) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $38, BTN raises to $76, Hero?

uhm this is a very easy shove and flattings sucks.
i don't like pre.

btw fold can't be considered an option, i stoved this against a tight range:

Text results appended to pokerstove.txt

24,750 games 0.016 secs 1,546,875 games/sec

Board: Tc Ad 9s
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 46.394% 35.93% 10.46% 8893 2589.50 { As9h }
Hand 1: 53.606% 43.14% 10.46% 10678 2589.50 { AA, TT-99, AsKs, AsQs, AsJs, ATs-A9s, A5s, QsJs, 8s7s, ATo-A9o, A5o }