Do I push over big stack's raise here?

[Rage2100]

Villain had made this same raise a few times over the last 10 hands or so but had seemed pretty solid throughout the tounament. Do I push over this raise considering he could call and still have a decent stack if he loses?

PokerStars Game #10696003760: Tournament #54198870, $3.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/30 - 12:19:00 (ET)
Table '54198870 1' 10-max Seat #10 is the button
Seat 2: Braindead696 (4580 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1920 in chips)
Seat 7: Villain (6835 in chips)
Seat 10: beat2death (1665 in chips)
Braindead696: posts the ante 25
Hero: posts the ante 25
Villain: posts the ante 25
beat2death: posts the ante 25
Braindead696: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ac Jh]
Villain: raises 400 to 600
beat2death: folds
Braindead696: folds
Hero??

[rubixstreub]

I would, you've made the money, you're less than 10BB (although not by much) and he's had a history of raising this spot.

EDIT: my bad, yeah, bubble... I'd still push.

[Rage2100]

I'm not in the money here yet, I'm on the dreaded bubble. I will try and post the full HH for this tournament tomorrow, when I can get to my laptop.

[bjsaust]

His range is much wider than that. I shove that over. If you're not going to do that, all you're doing is hoping shortstack bubbles out before you do, and theres no guarantee he will.

[Zee Devee]

I shove this. With Villain raising a lot he has become aggressive. Even if called AJo is a good hand to match up with. Plus you have some FE considering since he has raised and you have been out of his way.

[taipan168]

Shove it. The short stack isn't short enough to pass up this kind of edge. If the big stack knows what he's doing he should be raising a very very wide range here, AJo is well ahead of his range.

[Jack Sawyer]

Easy push.

[mcatdog]

I'd stop and go.

[givememyleg]

I'd stop and go.

Wouldn't this be much better with Ax?

I would prefer to push here, me thinks.

[Rage2100]

I did push all-in over the raise here and he called with A9 and hit a 9 on the river. I had pushed all-in a few times in this tournament but my luck ran out on this hand.

The whole HH link is below if anyone wants to take a look. I have tried to stop playing marginal hands out of position but I still keep finishing 4th. Is there anything I can do differently to build a bigger stack earlier as I always seem to get to the 100/200 blind level with between 1000-2000 chips?

Hand 2 - QQ - I just called and was hoping not to see an A or K, was this correct?

http://www.flopturnriver.com/Online-...ment-1203.html

[taipan168]

The whole HH link is below if anyone wants to take a look. I have tried to stop playing marginal hands out of position but I still keep finishing 4th. Is there anything I can do differently to build a bigger stack earlier as I always seem to get to the 100/200 blind level with between 1000-2000 chips?

Hand 2 - QQ - I just called and was hoping not to see an A or K, was this correct?

http://www.flopturnriver.com/Online-...ment-1203.html

This looked pretty good overall, just a few comments:

1. 33 - remember the rule - no set = no bet. That is not a good flop to bet with 33. I would just check and take the free turn card. As played, good that you bet the river with your set rather than trying to get tricky and check/raising.

2. QQ - I would re-raise preflop, make it 400 or so to go. The problem with flat calling to see no A/K on the flop is that you sometimes fold the best hand on the flop if opp has something like TT/JJ. At a $3.40 SNG I am not afraid to get it AI preflop with QQ.

3 K SB (M = 32.00; f+c+c+c+f+f+F) - getting 9:1 on the call I'd complete and see if I can hit 2 pair or better on the flop

2 T SB (M = 6.73; f+f+f+F) - if the BB wasn't the big stack I would shove this one

7. AKo - push is obv fine but I never ever show - keep them guessing

8/9 - both fine. Unlucky on Hand 9.

[Rage2100]

Thanks taipan, I've just been reading some of the other posts on here and mcatdog says:

the most common finish in a SnG is 4th for good players

This week I must be one of the best players in the world then .