Hitting that 40%er

[TylerD]

OK I get a bit lucky and hit my 40%er, but after having my aces cracked by JTo and my AJ button semi-steal running into AA in the BB in my previous two SnGs I figure its my turn to get a bit lucky. The question is should I have put myself in that position in the first place.

5 handed 1 table SnG at Stars. I have a tight reputation, the truth being I hadn't seen many decent hands yet and have survived mostly through stealing the blinds.

The button had been constantly taking blinds from me until I raised him all-in the two orbits previous with AT, he folded the next steal attempt he got and then this hand happened.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (5 handed) converter

Button (t2875)
Hero (t1908)
BB (t2855)
UTG (t2342)
MP1 (t3520)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, MP1 folds, Button raises to t1225, Hero raises to t1908 (All-In), BB folds, Button calls t1908.

Flop: (t3891) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t3891) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t3891) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t3891

He had A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

There was a chance that a) he might have folded to my all-in b) I had the better hand c) I hit my 40%er [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Should I have gone all-in or waited to do some more stealing?

[bragging] I then went on to win, my 4th out of 11 $22er {/brag]