Small blind AJs

[Cpaz]

Is this play ok or is this a raise or fold situation preflop?

Thanks

***** Hand History for Game 3195830702 *****
50/100 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 18251945) - Tue Dec 13 19:06:18 EST 2005
Table Table 68350 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: Furious_E (655)
Seat 2: caretaker1 (825)
Seat 3: TxSail (1250)
Seat 4: ldgood123 (555)
Seat 5: nepKKa (725)
Seat 6: PazzMan (825)
Seat 7: heyump95 (1080)
Seat 9: planktonika (1260)
Seat 10: incognitopet (825)
PazzMan posts small blind (25)
heyump95 posts big blind (50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to PazzMan [ Ad, Jd ]
planktonika folds.
incognitopet folds.
Furious_E folds.
caretaker1 folds.
TxSail folds.
ldgood123 raises (200) to 200
nepKKa folds.
PazzMan calls (175)
heyump95 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 3c, Tc, 2c ]
PazzMan checks.
ldgood123 bets (355)
ldgood123 is all-In.
PazzMan folds.

[vqc]

I fold this preflop.

[Aplomado]

Yeah with 9 players and a 4xBB raise, I'd dump AJ out of position.

[lowBoy]

If you're closing the action, I push preflop (65-70% of the time) or fold. Because the BB is left to act, it makes pushing more dangerous but I'd still do it.

I would be less inclined if opp was a competent player with the size of the raise compared to his stack - seems like he's going to the felt and wants someone to come along.

[aislephive]

Yeah with 9 players and a 4xBB raise, I'd dump AJ out of position.

That really doesn't matter in this instance, the shortstack is pushing that flop when you check to him no matter what, and other than that there is no real post-flop play that is going to take place. I would definitely push pre-flop here, he has about 350 more chips left and is desperate.