[tipperdog]

What you really want to do is maximize your value, and that is accomplished in my example by a stop 'n' go rather than a straight push. You are correct that pushing is a good play (you get your $$ is as the favorite), but it is not THE BEST play. Remember, you are only a "coin flip" if you see all 5 cards. A SnG stands a good chance of denying the overcards the opportunity to see all five--and that's a real coup for you.

In my example, you should be happy as a gay cowboy on brokeback mountain if your opponent folds his overs on the flop when he has odds to call. He has made a FTOP error, and that's great for you. If you push PF and he calls, he hasn't made an error at all (and neither have you). What the stop 'n' go does is creates a situation where you opponent can err--and THAT'S playing poker.