Good spot to push?

[CDAC]

Final table of a satellite. Only 1 seat pays. How bad is this?

Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold'em Tournament, 250/500 Blinds, 4 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

SB: 14,460
Hero (BB): 9,650
UTG: 2,540
BTN: 13,850

Pre-Flop: (750) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BB)
<font color="red">UTG raises to 2,540 and is All-In</font>, BTN calls 2,540, SB folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to 9,650 and is All-In</font>, BTN calls 7,110

Results: 22,090 Pot (22,090 Rake)

[Dunkman]

I don't think it's bad at all. I mean, if UTG has a clue he's pushing just about anything with his 5 BB stack. Button knows this, and he could very well be calling with the intention of folding to a push from one of you guys. I think you're well ahead of button's range, so I think a push is fine.

[Downbylaw11]

button could be calling to induce more action. no shame in letting a big stack try and take out the shorty. though, no shame in trying to go for it in a single seat satellite

I like the push here from a pure aggression standpoint, but youre usually likely to be pissed off if you get called, and because he has you covered, he probably will call with the inflated odds

[swede554]

I'm not an expert when it comes to satellite strategy, but this looks ok for the reason's Dunkman mentioned.