[elonkra]

Early in $5 tenplayer Turbo SNG at UB.
Still a ten-handed game.
Blinds are $15/$30.

HERO (t1470) holds AQ off in SB.

MP1 (t1030) limps in.
MP2 (t1510) limps in.
HERO raises to t120.
BB (t395) raises all-in to t395.
MP1 calls t365.
HERO call t365.

Flop brings 7h Kh Jc to the board.
t1125 in pot.

I'm first to act w/a board that missed me and one live player who check-called two sizable raises. The live player now has t635, I now have t1025, and the pot now has t1125 in it. I'm probably behind to at least one of these players, but I didn't want to fold to the shorstack and allow him to put me to a decision for $635 in chips, so I made a $200 play at the pot (I would think/hope this puts him to a decision for all of his chips). I'm wondering whether I made the right play here.

1. I'm pretty sure I made the right play raising w/AQ preflop, especially w/only 3 potential opponents, two of whom I had covered. OK this far?

2. I'm not sure I should've called the $275 preflop raise by the BB after MP1 smooth check-called from sandwich position. Was this my first mistake?

3. Given my play thus far, how was the $200 flop bet? I felt like I should make the $200 play and lay it down if I got raised, walking away with roughly $800 and a chance to rally, but I'm not sure this is the right play. On the one hand, the weak bet will probably induce many players to raise me all-in. On the other, I'm almost certainly not gonna get to keep playing if I check. Pushing certainly isn't an option, as I'm almost certainly going to be behind unless an Ace or Queen falls if the live player calls. Any advice on this one? Also, given my play, would folding to a $435 raise by the live player be the right move, given the circumstances? (I know I'm walking away from the opportunity to bet $435 to get a chance at a $2395 pot, but I'm also got very few outs here against players who have showed tons of strength).

Results (in white): <font color="white"> MP1 folded to my $200 bet, and BB turned over K7, two pair, to beat my Ace high.</font>

Last question: Is this format more of a pain in the ass to read than hand converter posts? I haven't learned how yet, but if this is annoying, I guess I need to.