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Model Hand: Set Over Overpair

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The setup

Button with nines, the big blind three-bets, and the flop delivers the dream: 2♣ 9♥ 5♦. Watch how the set extracts value slowly enough to keep the aces in — and all-in exactly when the pot can carry it.

Play

A middle set facing a 3-bet — how to extract the whole stack without scaring the aces away.