Split two pair on the flop, no limit cash

Game type: No limit cash game, 6 max
Your image: Loose aggressive
Misc notes: Player B has been raising the button preflop like clockwork.
Your hand: 9♥7♥

The Setup: Preflop, Player A limps, Player B raises to $45 and the SB folds. You call, as does Player A. The flop gives you just enough rope to hang yourself:

8♣9♠7♠

… and you decide to check and see what happens. Player A bets about 1/3 pot at $55, and Player B flat calls. The action is back on you. What do you do with split two pair?

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drhoho

I agree with the staff on this one. Player A migth be on a draw, migth have hit bigtime. But you really have to find you what you are up against.
The only way to do it is to bet so much that any draw would know the cant get enough implied odds, and hope for them to fold.

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Joe

I’m with the DHQ team as well. My 2-pair is most likely best so I would raise a large amount here and take it down. I feel checking on the flop was a mistake on such a draw rich board, esp. in NL where giving free cards is a huge error. In this case, fortunately, you get to checkraise.

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Mary

I’m betting $250 pot. If I get raised I’m out, and with callers, I’m checking a coordinated fourth street and probably folding to any bet.

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Kyle

A raise to 200-250 seems in line here. If your opponents didn’t hit hard they’re most likely folding here unless they had the spade draw and straight draw. (A10spades perhaps) If we get reraised we’re behind and we haven’t committed ourselves too much to get away from the hand. I’m with the staff on this one.

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