Bad call with AQo?

[pat3392]

Poker Stars $2.00+$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t150/t300 Blinds + t25 - 8 players
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BB: t15265 M = 23.48
UTG: t3065 M = 4.72
UTG+1: t2825 M = 4.35
MP1: t4630 M = 7.12
MP2: t2693 M = 4.14
CO: t8244 M = 12.68
BTN: t1263 M = 1.94
Hero (SB): t2960 M = 4.55

Pre Flop: (t650) Hero is SB with Q A
3 folds, MP2 raises to t2668 all in, 2 folds, Hero raises to t2935 all in, 1 fold

Flop: (t5836) T Q T (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: (t5836) T (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t5836) 4 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Did I make the right play here? AQo if definitely ahead of his range but really I'm not that fair ahead of him if I call; I probably could have pushed on the button next hand and picked up the blinds. What I'm saying is should I risk my tournament life here when I could pick up some blinds relatively easily

[pat3392]

Here's another similar situation:


Poker Stars $2.00+$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t75/t150 Blinds - 9 players
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Hero (MP2): t2025 M = 9
CO: t3800 M = 16.89
BTN: t1265 M = 5.62
SB: t5605 M = 24.91
BB: t2975 M = 13.22
UTG: t955 M = 4.24
UTG+1: t1385 M = 6.16
UTG+2: t790 M = 3.51
MP1: t2425 M = 10.78

Pre Flop: (t225) Hero is MP2 with A K
UTG raises to t955 all in, 3 folds, Hero raises to t2025 all in, 4 folds

Flop: (t2135) 5 7 5 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Turn: (t2135) 2 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t2135) 6 (2 players - 2 are all in)


I'm not sure if this is a leak in my game; should I really take such a risk knowing that I have a decent edge over my opponents? What seems to happen at these low stakes is that the aggressive players knock themselves out whilst the conservative players just play their cards; so, when the tourny gets deep it is generally full with passive players that can be pushed around a bit

[drmcboy]

calling with these hands is your edge.