77 with limpers in front - down to final 3 or 4 tables
 

The open limper has tried this a couple of times already in my short time at this table and the guy behind him has followed a long. The first time I saw this I made a standard raise on the button (blinds were smaller) and they both folded. I've become one of the shorter stacks and I feel like there is a pretty good number of chips in the pot to try to take it down preflop but I found myself really wondering what the best play is here. Limp along seems terrible. Folding seems wrong. Standard raise could draw a squeeze by an observant big stack behind me. I think the best options are make a standard raise and call a push from any of the players left to act or just push now. Or is a fold really the best option here?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1600 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

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

<font color="#C00000">Hero (t24914)</font>
Button (t37204)
<font color="#C00000">SB (t58545)</font>
BB (t33425)
UTG (t55007)
UTG+1 (t42239)
MP1 (t62116)
MP2 (t31157)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls t1600, MP2 calls t1600, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t24764</font>

Re: 77 with limpers in front - down to final 3 or 4 tables
 

Seems pretty standard. Next time, you should read the SB's soul to determine whether he has a hand.

Re: 77 with limpers in front - down to final 3 or 4 tables
 

Push is fine.

Re: 77 with limpers in front - down to final 3 or 4 tables
 

I don't mind the push and would do it approx 50% of the time.

Although short stack at that table, your stack is still big enough to call looking to set mine. I'm not necessarily looking for a coin flip or dominated position when I still have 12+ BB's.