AJs 3-handed to button raise ($27)

[taipan168]

Opp's stats were 27/12 at this point, and according to Sharkscope they're a losing player with -10% ROI and losses of $2500.

Clearly I'm playing this, but considering relatively deep stacks do you shove or just raise to 1800 or so?

Poker Stars No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t100/t200 (Ante: t25)
3 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Button: t4570
Hero: t5450
BB: t3480

Pre-flop: (3 players) Hero is SB with A J
Button raises to t600, Hero raises to 1800 or shoves?

[Fnord]

I like 1600 because you have the best position post-flop for that stack/pot ratio.

[Sprayed]

I'm with Fnord. Too deep to shove I think.

[bjsaust]

I like 1600 because you have the best position post-flop for that stack/pot ratio.

Can you expand on this for me please? What about the stack/pot ratio makes acting first the best position?

[FlyingSaucy]

hero shoves

[Fnord]

hero shoves

...before the other guy gets a chance to throw the gap theory right into your face on a 855 two-tone board.

Had a live (cash game hand oddly enough) where I discovered the value of this when I re-poped a manic for 40% of my stack.

[Jack Sawyer]

I'm with Fnord. Too deep to shove I think.

I concur.

[Fnord]

Effective use of position

PokerStars Game #10675896060: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/06/29 - 05:12:42 (ET)
Table 'Geometria II' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Fnord ($100 in chips)
Seat 2: NBF19 ($14.70 in chips)
Seat 4: skendeloff ($88.60 in chips)
Seat 5: @EAZZZZ ($50.80 in chips)
Seat 6: dgdg152 ($79 in chips)
dgdg152: posts small blind $0.50
Fnord: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Fnord [5s Kd]
NBF19: calls $1
skendeloff: folds
@EAZZZZ: folds
dgdg152: calls $0.50
Fnord: raises $4 to $5
NBF19: calls $4
dgdg152: folds
*** FLOP *** [3s 2s 9s]
Fnord: bets $10
NBF19: folds
Fnord collected $10.45 from pot
Fnord: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $11 | Rake $0.55
Board [3s 2s 9s]
Seat 1: Fnord (big blind) collected ($10.45)
Seat 2: NBF19 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: skendeloff folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: @EAZZZZ (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: dgdg152 (small blind) folded before Flop

[Fnord]

PokerStars Game #10676148720: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/06/29 - 05:58:11 (ET)
Table 'Gawain' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Dragon4tw ($195 in chips)
Seat 2: SMtexas ($28.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Fnord ($98.10 in chips)
Seat 4: xsparkeplugx ($97 in chips)
Seat 5: frazzemannen ($33.40 in chips)
Seat 6: MrBrightEyes ($111.40 in chips)
Fnord: posts small blind $0.50
xsparkeplugx: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Fnord [Ks Ah]
frazzemannen: raises $2 to $3
MrBrightEyes: folds
Dragon4tw: folds
SMtexas: raises $6 to $9
Dragon4tw leaves the table
Fnord: raises $6 to $15
xsparkeplugx: folds
frazzemannen: folds
SMtexas: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [8d Th 2s]
Fnord: bets $20
pointer123 joins the table at seat #1
pointer123 is sitting out
SMtexas: folds
xsparkeplugx is disconnected
Fnord collected $32.30 from pot
Fnord: doesn't show hand
xsparkeplugx is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34 | Rake $1.70
Board [8d Th 2s]
Seat 1: Dragon4tw folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: SMtexas (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Fnord (small blind) collected ($32.30)
Seat 4: xsparkeplugx (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: frazzemannen folded before Flop
Seat 6: MrBrightEyes folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[taipan168]

Thanks for the examples Fnord, but you're assuming that if I make it 1600 to go from the SB that Button doesn't just shove over in which case I have to call.