AJo on FT - just push?

[registrar]

Stars $30. Shared a table with villain when we were down to two tables. He was CL at the time and was very aggressive but didn't double me up when I reraised all in on a flop I had monstered (which kinda sucked - I really thought he would). He's been quieter on final table and I have just started getting busy.

I'm asking elemenatry questions, I know. If we push here, why is that? Is there any argument for calling?

Stars $30. First prize is ~ $3k.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t1500/t3000
(Ante: t150)
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t75175
CO: t28615
Hero: t41570
SB: t105321
BB: t32819

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to t8500</font>, CO folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero?

[Imrahil]

You have to push this. If you just call you will have only about 32k left and the pot will be about 20k post-flop. Anyways, your definitely ahead of his range here. He could have almost any PP, A8+, KQ, KJ, even KT.

[FGators]

With your stack it is obviously push/fold and with a hand like AJ 5 handed its too strong to fold.

Shove it all in there.

[Toddy]

PUSH.. GL

[mornelth]

Yeah, I pushed AQo in a similar situation (4 at FT, CL raises) and got looked up by AKo... So what, it's still an easy push every time. AJo is a push here - the raise alone is 20% of your stack, no room to get cute and you may still have some FE if UTG is on a PURE steal with complete air...

[uclabruinz]

It's fold or push, never call. 5-handed I image UTG is raising here with a plethora of hands. Just shove.

[whynot?]

i would be inclined to shove, my only questions is the bet size seems a bit weird - was this normal for him/the table - little less then 2 times the pot), from utg no less? its almost begging someone to come at him which (weak=strong) makes me ponder -

having said that i still bang it 9 times out of 10 unless the bet size and his play just jumps out as so out of the ordinary

[nath]

raising to 8500 at 1500/3000 isn't unusual in the least.

[whynot?]

even with the ante's? granted its only 5 handed but usually the norm raise goes slightly above the 3 times - no? in any case what was the norm for the table?

[Caribbean Steve]

Depends what u think of the UTG..... LAG? TAG? makes a big differnce!