What\'s my move here?
 

Stars $20+2 180 person tournement. Currently 17 left, and I am in sixth place. Top 4 all over 30,000T. Payout structure is heavily stacked towards top 3 finishers with 10-18 place recieving only $43.20. What's my move here?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG+1 (t30099)
MP1 (t2057)
MP2 (t27063)
MP3 (t11140)
CO (t14712)
Button (t9550)
SB (t28100)
Hero (t20034)
UTG (t30745)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t2400</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t9500</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero ?</font>

Re: What\'s my move here?
 

I'm pushing here. MP2 can easily have AT+, button might also very well have AQ+, including pairs 77-AA. I think we're probably in a coinflip most of the times here, but isn't that ok, provided that we're really aiming at top 3?

Re: What\'s my move here?
 

push

Re: What\'s my move here?
 

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I'm pushing here. MP2 can easily have AT+, button might also very well have AQ+, including pairs 77-AA. I think we're probably in a coinflip most of the times here, but isn't that ok, provided that we're really aiming at top 3?

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If we push I have a hard time seeing us being in a coinflip situation against MP2 since I think he will only "risk" alot of his stack here with QQ, KK and AA and QQ isn't really likely since we have it. I don't really know about the standard in these sng's but I don't think he will call 2 all ins with AK here risking alot of his stack. I push this expecting MP2 to back of unless he have us beat and we are hopefully ahead of Button but that sure isn't necessary, we have him covered and a nice hand, I don't fold here.

Re: What\'s my move here?
 

Would it make any sense to stop challenging bigger stacks, and bully the small stacks into the final table?

Re: What\'s my move here?
 

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Would it make any sense to stop challenging bigger stacks, and bully the small stacks into the final table?

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No.

Re: What\'s my move here?
 

Easy Push take mp2 out of this hand.

I don't think you can fold here unless you have perfect read on these guys and can smell the AA/KK.

everything else you are ahead of.

Calling only here is the worst option IMO.

Re: What\'s my move here?
 

That's what I thought. I busted out on this hand with a pf push. This was my second 20+2 tourney. It actually feels pretty good to know that I lost making the correct play.

Re: What\'s my move here?
 

Push. And do not be suprised when one of them flips over KK or AA.

Re: What\'s my move here?
 

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Push. And ABSOLUTELY BE suprised [if] one of them flips over KK or AA.

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FYP.