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This is a hand I observed from Stars and I’d like to get opinions on the best play in this situation.

Poker Stars 18person S&G $7.00 buyin
10 Players left 5 per table.
Blinds 100/200
sb 750
bb $6400
utg $1400
co $3700
bu $$2000
blinds post
Pot $300

CO is playing a Tight game, and when has gone to showdown has had 99+, AQs+ and AKo Has raised a steady 3xbb when he did enter pots.
The only other info I have is the ship leader at this table has played a TAG style bu on the narrow end. . Any hands he’s been involved preflop he has never gone past flop without sometime of made hand.
Hand : utg folds, cutoff who raises 3x bb holding 99 , button folds, sb reraises all in, sb calls and cutoff called..

If I were playing based on the above info I would have folded . I’m not really concerned about sb based on the info I have. But I think with regard to bb, it’s more likely cutoff is flipping than ahead of bb and most likely based on the available info he’s behind. In the past in this situation I would have called, but after reviewing many similar situations where I have had 88’s , 99/s AK/Q at this stage of the game, I am folding . I’m just wondering if I’m right track or wrong. Thanks


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its a little hard to follow the hand, but ill try my best.

I assume the action went CO raise 3x, Sb shove AI, BB shove AI, CO call

you can treat the SB as dead money because he is so short and is on a very wide range. if the BB is reshoving wide enough (small pairs and some broadway hands) then you can raise/call 99 vs the BBs range.

its not a matter of 'flipping' because the BB will have enough hands we dominate like A9s,A8s,44-88