Leak here? Mid PP's UTG

[Colombo]

This is the first hand after the 2nd break of stars $11 rebuy. blinds 300/600. Table seems average.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

BB (t18648)
Hero (t27348)
UTG+1 (t6800)
MP1 (t4790)
MP2 (t11790)
MP3 (t17660)
CO (t13025)
Button (t15415)
SB (t38210)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero ??

[Colombo]

Also, how would this situation change if the blinds were...

10/20?

How about very late stages, 20k/40k?

[bmxreed36]

In general, limping with middle pairs in early position with the intention of hitting a set is usually a better idea early in a tourney with small blinds and/or deep stacks. Later on or with shallower stacks I think it's a big mistake that lots of people make. On this particular hand, it looks like you and a few others have deep enough stacks but there are also some short stacks, so I think that it is table dependent. I'd only play it if the table has been mostly passive pre-flop with lots of previous limping but fold to any sizable raise.

[Sam T.]

Given your stack size, I'd limp and try to see a flop. The limp from UTG is stereotypically a big hand, and may cause anyone paying attention to hesitate before raising. If one of your opponents makes a big raise and you have to let it go, you've lost lest than 5% of your stack.

Now, if you're at 7-8,000, then you've got a tougher decision.

Sam

[A_PLUS]

I'd limp. Maybe calling a 3-4BB raise from someone who has me covered, hoping to double through them if I hit a set. Raising is very bad here, you are just way too deep for that right now.

[adanthar]

You have almost everyone covered twice over; may as well limp. With something like 5K, I would just fold. With 3K, easy push.