$22 Level 50/100, holding 99, now what?

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Can you two tell me why you like a push here? I hate having 99 in UTG+1 with 10BB.

1. My stack is big enough I'm not quite in jeaopardy yet
2. A standard raise hurts if I have to fold
3. An all in with this many to act after me is just too scary.

I've thrown out everything I "thought" I knew about SNG's so please help me "relearn"

Straight Flushes,

SAM

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You have 10BB, but your blind is coming up so you'll be down to 900 pretty soon. Not a disaster, but the blinds will be going up to 75/150 soon so you'll be getting somewhat desperate. I estimate that half the time you're called the villian will have overcards and half the time he'll have a higher pair. But the vast majority of the time, you'll just steal the blinds. Which works great for you.

A push is better than a standard raise because you're not inviting a call, yet you still have to call if anyone pushes over your raise.