JJ, early-mid tourney Party 20+2

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I'll reply without reading further...

I think a 600 or 700 bet shows you have a decent hand and that he is playing for the rest of his stack. A push maybe induces a spite call from a weak Ace, which you are behind, or gives him a chance to get away and look to play back at you in the future.

Half his stack feels like the right line, you want his chips and aren't afraid of a reraise.