AJs in BB - Play on the Flop

[El Maximo]

This is from a $5 NL Paradise Tournament. 1200 Entrants. Down to about 150. Im sitting in 35th place. Top 110 get paid. The flop comes rags and the SB pushes. I have 2 overcards and a 4 flush. 3 left to act behind me. I think my options here are push or fold. Whats the best play?

Game #689030742 - 600/1,200 No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/01/10-23:45:54.7 (CST) Table "Sun 9" (MTT) -- Seat 5 is the button Seat 1: martydr (6,843 in chips) Seat 2: surfman (15,786 in chips) Seat 3: pfcmac (13,192 in chips) Seat 4: pokerdm (44,745 in chips) Seat 5: SmkeNMirrors (5,739 in chips) Seat 7: TheGilpin (7,962 in chips) Seat 8: El Maximo (11,940 in chips) Seat 9: sweet_girl (14,708 in chips) Seat 10: smmooth (4,640 in chips) surfman : Ante (75) pfcmac : Ante (75) pokerdm : Ante (75)
SmkeNMirrors: Ante (75)
TheGilpin: Ante (75)
El Maximo : Ante (75)
sweet_girl: Ante (75)
smmooth : Ante (75)
martydr : Ante (75)
TheGilpin: Post Small Blind (600)
El Maximo: Post Big Blind (1,200)
Dealing...
Dealt to El Maximo [ Jh ]
Dealt to El Maximo [ Ah ]
sweet_girl: Fold
smmooth : Fold
martydr : Fold
surfman : Call (1,200)
pfcmac : Call (1,200)
pokerdm : Call (1,200)
SmkeNMirrors: Fold
TheGilpin: Call (600)
El Maximo : Check
*** FLOP *** : [ 5h 6h 9d ]
TheGilpin: Bet (6,687)
El Maximo ??

[Yeti]

Push.

[schwza]

push, especially b/c there's some chance the SB is on a semi-bluff also.

[El Maximo]

I pushed also. My thinking was this was a bluff or he was protecting a small to mid pocket pair or top or middle pair. Everyone folded and he showed T9o. I didnt catch but felt it was the right play.

[schwza]

getting all-in as a 60% favorite with a ton of dead money in the pot is a good result. sorry it didn't work out.

[Sam T.]

Anyone else what to throw out a hefty raise pre-flop? I know AJ is hardly a monster, but at this point I have to believe you are ahead.

[El Maximo]

I hadn't gotten many cards. Been playing with the bigger stacks for some time and had only shown down KK 2x, and AK once. I think a big preflop raise would have gotten alot of respect from them. Raising preflop may have been the better play.

[woodguy]

Push pre-flop.

No one has shown any strength and you have a good hand that's tough to play out of position.

There is 6450 in the pot when it gets to you PF, this represents more than a 50% increase in your stack if you take it down.

You have lots of FE and if called you will probably be ahead or a slight underdog.

Very good opportunity to add a significant amount to your stack without showdown.

In regards to what actually happened...push.

Regards,
Woodguy

[zaxx19]

Perfect situation to play AJs strongly preflop. Cut those limpers off preflop and push. If you are called by a limping midpair than so be it you got the extra 5% from being suited and you connect one way...so its a flip.

BTW its an instacall post flop anyway you need chips and have 2 overs and nut flush draw...easy call.