This is a fold against a normal player - right?

[Cleveland Guy]

$10 +1 SnG. Final 3, so we are all in the money.

I have about 8K, 2nd place has about 6K. Blinds are 200/400. I am the button. 2nd stack is in the SB, and the short stack is in the big blind, and has 405 left after posting. (1 BB)

I get A9s and lead out with a bet of 1,200. To me I'm telling the SB that I can take out the short stack here.

SB Re-raises me to 3,000. BB calls as expected. I figure I'm up against a dominated hand, and muck my cards.

Is this an automatic fold in this situation?

[Grisgra]

I think that this is standard.

[silversurfer]

Yes. I can assure you, you are better off waiting until the ss is gone, especially with a commanding lead like that. Your raise was too aggressive in this situation. Give it another few orbits, and the ss most likely be gone.
Then you can pound A9s for raises like that.
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