Awkward Line on a Blind Steal sets me up to bust out

[Zetack]

Close to 5.5 hours into the 30 + 3 deep stacks on stars. About 72 players left, paying out 63, although netting the 13 bucks or so for just making it into the money doesn't excite me much.

I'm not at my PT computer so I don't remember the stats on the villain but they weren't out of line either way enough for me to remember.

I'm not happy with this line. Suggestions? Also, is folding for the 4k on the end in a 26k pot as bad as I think it is?

Note converter apparently doesn't pick up the antes, so add 800 to the pot.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

UTG (t35115)
UTG+1 (t16340)
MP1 (t54330)
MP2 (t15146)
MP3 (t108940)
CO (t44908)
Button (t29966)
Hero (t31708)
BB (t60634)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">7 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t2000</font>, BB calls t1200.

Flop: (t3600) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t3400</font>, BB calls t3400.

Turn: (t10400) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t6000</font>, BB calls t6000.

River: (t22400) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t4000</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t26400



10 hands later. 70 players left, paying 63, but again, I'd like to get deep if I can. Blinds have popped up to 600/1200/75 and I have just under 15 BBs. Villain is something like 28/7/0.75 over seventy or so hands.

Again, I question my line. I think I have enough of a stack that I can't open push, but should I make a more serious opening bet with the intention of pushing the flop to give my opponent two chances to fold? Given what he has and what he flopped I don't see anyway he folds here, but was there a better line?

Suggestions welcome.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

BB (t33240)
UTG (t16790)
UTG+1 (t51855)
MP1 (t15146)
MP2 (t105865)
MP3 (t54358)
CO (t25641)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t17833)</font>
<font color="#C00000">SB (t76359)</font>

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t4000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t18000</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls t13758 (All-In).

Flop: (t36283) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t36283) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t36283) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t36283

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
SB has A clubs Q clubs: A high Flush.
Hero has 6c 6d (one pair, sixes).
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[FortunaMaximus]

PF in #1 looks fine, maybe raise a bit more. Shoulda bet river though. You created a 22.4K pot as the aggressor in a blind battle and give up on river? I don't like it.

Yeah, Button shove is probably best in #2 with a M of 7.5 and a PP in LP and first in.