My thoughts: Folding isn't really an option, the table had been pretty liberal in calling raises (I should have included that in my OP). With my stack I feel that there's a huge benefit in knocking the short stack out, which in one respect makes me want to keep these other players around, although it could cost me the pot, I was willing to call and check fold on a missed flop. I realize I'm ahead of my deeper stacked opponents hand ranges, but I had a feeling if I push I'm pretty likely to get called by either CO or btton, and although I'm ahead AJ will never leave me a significant favorite. So I just called preflop and heres how the rest of the hand played out:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t2000 (8 handed)
FTR converter on zerodivide.cx
UTG+1 (t11309)
MP1 (t63949)
MP2 (t64459)
CO (t67748)
Button (t27396)
Hero (t12504)
BB (t19969)
UTG (t2666)
Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t2566</font>, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, CO calls t2566, Button calls t2566, Hero calls t1566, BB calls t566.
Flop: (t10530) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t9838 (All-In)</font>, BB folds, CO folds, Button folds.
Turn: (t20368) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
River: (t20368) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: t20368