This is my first $10+$1 after playing 100 or so $5+$1's and building up a $400 roll. I'm wondering if this push was right given the chance to get ITM w/ another short stack on the lifeline.
Just for reference, Villain had been playing big stack oddly and limping into hands instead of pushing us around. The previous hand I had seen him limp from the button, call $300 on the [ A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ] flop and then fold to an $851 all-in on the 4 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] turn.
I'm pretty sure I misplayed the hand either way, since I think pushing was only going to get called by a hand that beat me, i.e. A w/ a better kicker. But if I had checked and then been bet into, what to do? Make my stand or fold? The shortstack had been irritatingly persistent, tripling up from ~300 in chips and some how stealing blinds to stay alive. If he made it through the next round of blinds, it was going to be me on the lifeline.
Any thoughts? My bubble play is either too tight or just terrible. For example, I know I should be pushing w/ hands like K5 on the button, but I'm paranoid of getting busted when a little patience would have allowed me to coast ITM.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed)
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Hero (t1275)
UTG (t3922)
Button (t602)
SB (t2201)
Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t300, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, Hero checks.
Flop: (t750) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG calls t975.
Turn: (t1725) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
River: (t1725) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Final Pot: t1725
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Ah 2h (one pair, aces).
UTG has Jc Jh (three of a kind, jacks).
Outcome: UTG wins t1725. </font>