Terrible, Meh, or Goot?

[Vinterriket]

The blinds are about to go up (100/200 + 25 ante) and both me and the SB have 1/3 the stack of all three of the other remaining players.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB (t2870)
BB (t7785)
Hero (t2400)
MP (t7160)
Button (t6785)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, 8.
Hero calls t200, MP raises to t400, 1 fold, SB calls t300, 1 fold, Hero calls t200.

What do you think of my initial preflop call? How should you play A8s 5-handed UTG with an M of 8?

Flop: (t1400) 4, 4, Q (3 players)
SB bets t1200, Hero raises to t2000

I know the SB probably has a hand, Qx? Since the SB is committed to call my push its effectively 2000 to win 3400 so I have to win ~37% to break even (I think, if I can do math)

Board: 4d 4s Qd
Dead:

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 60.2291 % 60.23% 00.00% { Q2o+ }
Hand 2: 39.7709 % 39.77% 00.00% { Ad8d }

So what would you do here? Top 4 players get paid and everyone outstacks you 3 to 1 except the SB and blinds are about to go up. Walk away from the hand and play with 2000 at the 100/200 25 ante level? Or push?

[swiggidy]

You are not considering chipeV ~= $eV. You probably actually need to be 40-45%. There are ICM posts and stickies that discuss this idea.

Don't limp UTG in a SnG, basically ever. You need to push or fold pre-flop, which means you should fold.

Even when the blinds go up you have a healthy stack and are not in imminent danger.

[donkbee]

18 man SnG on the bubble? A8s looks nice, but it's a fold here.

[TLR]

Raise or fold preflop depending on the table - tight or loose

[Vinterriket]

ok now that we've established my preflop play was crap, how about the post flop play? standard?

[TLR]

I dont like the postplop play either. SB is not going anywhere, and he probably has some sort of a hand (Qx or mid PP most likely) there is still one guy to act after you. so basically you are risking your tourney on hoping the flush will hit ~35%.
You are short stack but not depsarate yet, I look for a better spot

[swiggidy]

You are not considering chipeV ~= $eV. You probably actually need to be 40-45%. There are ICM posts and stickies that discuss this idea.

This is for post flop.

Fold

{EDIT: I screwed up. chipeV != $eV, they are not the same. Your analysis is not considering the payout structure.}

[silu73]

Pre-Flop. Either push or fold. Limping is really bad here
Post-Flop. With your stack size I would push HU but fold in a 3-way pot

[vqc]

terrible.
for reasons already stated.