Short stacked, final two, push with AJs?

[thirteen]

Hand Number: 229,016,668
Table Number: 2,944,550
Event Name: Sit & Go Table Korshak (#2074209)SNHB
Game: No Limit Hold 'em
Level V: 100/200 Blinds (25 Minimum Chip)
Average Stack: 5,000 (1,000 starting chips)
Remaining Players: 2 (10 started)
Seat 5 : kcknockuout starts with 8,625
Seat 6 : thirteen starts with 1,375
Seat 5 : kcknockuout has the dealer button
>>>DEALING HOLE CARDS<<<
thirteen dealt down Js As
kcknockuout posts the small blind 100
thirteen posts the big blind 200
kcknockuout calls 100
thirteen raises 1,175 to 1,375 and is all-in
kcknockuout calls 1,175
thirteen cards were As Js
kcknockuout cards were Qd 8h
>>>DEALING FLOP<<< [ Ks 6d 9d ]
>>>DEALING TURN<<< [ 9c ]
>>>DEALING RIVER<<< [ 8c ]
kcknockuout wins 2,750 with two pair, nines and eights
>>>SUMMARY<<<
Hand Ended: Thursday September 29th 8:07:14 PM CDT 2005
Total Pot: 2,750
Board: [ Ks 6d 9d 9c 8c ]
Seat 5 : kcknockuout (small blind) bet 1,375, won 2,750, net +1,375, showed hand
[ Qd 8h ]
Seat 6 : thirteen (big blind) lost 1,375, showed hand [ As Js ]

Not sure i should have pushed here, maybe i should have raised preflop and if I get a favorable flop I'll lean on him with a big bet.

[Staresy]

I think you need to detach the results from the decision.

This is a push and it's not even close to anything else.

[thirteen]

I think you need to detach the results from the decision.

I think you're right.

[Khabbi]

You are so outstacked by the other guy that he's probably calling with any 2. You really have no options.

The only other thing you could have done was to raise to 600 pre-flop. If the guy called you'd pretty much be committed to putting the other 600 in on the flop. Now, unless he's a really poor player, he's calling your 600 chip bet and you are still left with the same situation.

You got your money in with the best hand. Even if you were beat in this situation... that's poker. He just happened to draw out on you this time.

[Pingviini]

when you get cards like this I just want to get AI with a call. Whether that is he calls your AI or you get him to push you AI. period.

[PokerPatNEU]

If you can get all your money in heads up pre flop with AJs..............Do it.

[dalecooper]

You have two legitimate options here, and to me they're about the same: 1. push pre-flop; 2. raise to 500 pre-flop, push the flop no matter what it is.

[lowBoy]

Unless you think he would fold, I'm pushing this all day long.

Although, there is something to be said for the call call - I find that a lot of players will push most of the time if you just call the SB, at least at my level of $11 SnGs.

Basically what ping said - as long as you get all of your money in preflop, you're good.

[vqc]

again

why wouldnt you push there?

From now on if you want to ask whether or not you should push, try and tell us why You SHOULDNT push in your post.