Bet, Raise, PUSH?

[directscooter]

In a situation like this (admitedly something I have not thought about enough in the past) what is the push trying to accomplish exactly. I am assuming you are hoping that you may force the villain to fold if he is on higher diamonds and maybe a high pocket pair (not likely he has that here), TPTK, or 2 pair.

Any thoughts/opinions/past experiences on what this does fold compared to what it doesn't?

I played this pretty badly. I thought about the push but just called. Turn was a diamond, I led for 2/3 pot, he minraised me, I pushed, he called and turned over A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. I am assuming if the player is not a draw chaser I probably take it down if I had pushed, which is why I am beating myself up over my call.