AQ 3 handed; go for the win?

[Da GOAT]

Standard? recently 3 handed. reads cant remember as i wrote them in the boxes.

PokerStars Game #6541529000: Tournament #33222221, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/10/06 - 17:14:55 (ET)
Table '33222221 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: samto (1255 in chips)
Seat 5: CelticUabhar (6555 in chips)
Seat 9: Smiley Co (5690 in chips)
samto: posts the ante 50
CelticUabhar: posts the ante 50
Smiley Co: posts the ante 50
samto: posts small blind 300
CelticUabhar: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CelticUabhar [As Qd]
Smiley Co: raises 600 to 1200
samto: raises 5 to 1205 and is all-in
CelticUabhar: ???????????????

[Alexos]

So you're asking if you should push over and maybe Smiley folds? If Smiley is aggressive (or has been stealing a lot) I would just push over him right there...If he's tight I would call and we both check it down hopefully and eliminate samto.

Is this ok?

[caesar66]

I agree. I would probably push over the top here. The pot is already 3150, A-Q is way ahead of his probable range - esp 3 handed, I want to see all 5 cards, so I'd push.

[taipan168]

Yeah, I push over in a heartbeat - AQ is a monster hand 3-handed. Even if opp does happen to have QQ-AA or AK, there's a very good chance that UTG will eliminate shorty so you've got second place. There's also a good chance that you win the whole damn thing right here.

[givememyleg]

Definitely going allin.

[TLR]

I push here

[Da GOAT]

yeah i pushed.

thought i may of acted without thinking properly.

one thing that went through my mind just before i pressed allin was other big stack minraise may be just a steal attempt or just being afraid of messing with my stack.

I won though.

other big stack called my push with KTo with small stack having 99. i hit an ace on flop.