No shame in folding the button, ya know.
It's just that when the standard raise is 36k, a 30k raise there either screams "I really want a call" or "I'm saving a little more of my stack in case I'm reraised."
Oh, I have 27k at second break of late night 11r. Haven't picked up a hand in a while, but I'm moving ahead thanks to bizarre hands like this one:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed)
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SB (t19985)
BB (t6470)
UTG (t12587)
UTG+1 (t22785)
MP1 (t22290)
MP2 (t21108)
MP3 (t7341)
Hero (t23990)
Button (t15128)
Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
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4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to t1200</font>, Hero calls t1200, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>.
Flop: (t2600) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP3 checks, Hero checks.
Turn: (t2600) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets t2000</font>, Hero calls t2000.
River: (t6600) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP3 checks, Hero checks.
Final Pot: t6600
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
MP3 has 6h Jc (high card, ace).
Hero has Qh Kd (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins t6600. </font>