This hand is from a tournament that I just shipped (excuse my bragging :))

Going through the hands I think I messed this one up a bit.. I find spots like this a bit confusing when I have to make quick decisions

No Limit Hold’em Tournament T80/T160
Buy-in: $1K Guarantee (Rush, Rebuy)
Full Tilt Poker
9 players
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Stacks:
UTG – UTG (T2,355)
UTG+1 – UTG+1 (T4,003)
UTG+2 – UTG+2 (T4,242)
MP – Hero (T14,208)
MP2 – MP2 (T3,275)
CO – CO (T3,418)
BTN – BTN (T1,500)
SB – SB (T4,705)
BB – BB (T6,616)

Preflop: (T240, 9 players) Hero is MP with 9♦ 9♠
3 folds, Hero raises to T400, MP2 calls T400, 4 folds

Flop: K♣ 3♣ 2♠ (T1,040, 2 players – Hero: T13,808, MP2: T2,875)
Hero checks, MP2 checks

Turn: A♠ (T1,040, 2 players – Hero: T13,808, MP2: T2,875)
Hero bets T640, MP2 calls T640

River: 6♥ (T2,320, 2 players – Hero: T13,168, MP2: T2,235)
Hero checks, MP2 checks

Total Pot: T2,320
Hero shows 9♦ 9♠ (a pair of Nines)
MP2 mucks 5♠ 5♥

Hero wins T2,320

I think the better play might have been a small bet on the flop, because there are so many bad cards that can show up on the turn and then check and bluff catch on the turn once the ace hits.

At the time I was thinking that I would get called by a king on the flop most of the time, since he doesn’t have many 3s and 2s here so I checked, although flush draws and lower pocket pairs would have called too. On the turn I bet to represent an ace, which looking back on it seems pretty bad since most of the hands that I fold out I already beat. Although there might be a point in value betting to make flush and straight draws pay. What are your thoughts?