98s on the Button

[niquewon]

I recently came across this situation in a Party $22 SNG and I'd like some feedback on my play.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (7 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

CO (t565)
Hero (t375)
SB (t597)
BB (t1915)
UTG (t820)
MP1 (t1165)
MP2 (t2563)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Hero calls [t375] , <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls t325.

Flop: (t400) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t400) T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t400) Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t400

Is this an auto-push situation or should I have waited for a better hand? My line of thought was that the SB had been playing very timidly up to this point and probably wouldn't call the bet and that even if the BB called I would probably have two live cards and the straight and flush possibilites, though afterward I wasn't so sure. Any insight is appreciated.

[Shilly]

How soon are the blinds going up?

I don't like pushing here all that much. I'm sure you can find a better spot if the blinds aren't going up in the next hand or two.

[niquewon]

This was the last hand of the level, so the next hand the blinds would be 50 and 100.

[lastchance]

Meh, desperation. Push and pray as long as your FE isn't blasted yet.