In the Bubble -- OESFD in BB in a multi-way pot. Time to shove?

[somerook]

Tournament Situation - Stars $20/180 man - on the bubble. So, relatively shallow stacks all around. As bet, winning this pot could put me in top 8, while losing it coud mean I'm out.

Reads - None. Just moved to the table, so noone knows much about me either.

The Hand:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG (t8585)
UTG+1 (t5680)
MP1 (t8105)
MP2 (t10584)
CO (t10608)
Button (t4255)
SB (t2000)
Hero (t5435)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t200, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls t200, CO calls t200, Button calls t200, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t1275) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t300</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t1000</font>, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t5210</font>, UTG calls t4210.

Questions
1. Should I have raised more on the flop... like 700 to begin with, to disguise my hand better?
2. As played, do you like the push?

[iH8poker]

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Tournament Situation - Stars $20/180 man - on the bubble. So, relatively shallow stacks all around. As bet, winning this pot could put me in top 8, while losing it coud mean I'm out.

Reads - None. Just moved to the table, so noone knows much about me either.

The Hand:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG (t8585)
UTG+1 (t5680)
MP1 (t8105)
MP2 (t10584)
CO (t10608)
Button (t4255)
SB (t2000)
Hero (t5435)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t200, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls t200, CO calls t200, Button calls t200, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t1275) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t300</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t1000</font>, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t5210</font>, UTG calls t4210.

Questions
1. Should I have raised more on the flop... like 700 to begin with, to disguise my hand better?
2. As played, do you like the push?

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Man, that's a tough one. I agree with a bigger raise on the flop, no question. Disquise your hand plus an easier call to any reraise...I'd do a pot bet ($700 is good to as a % of your stack, commitment level) or check most likely. A check might induce AQ to make a small raise, but with your bet, you are pretty pot committed with either FD or OES, nevermind both.

I like the push. He's likely got AQ and knows you're on a draw but at least you may have trips. Only trips have an easier call to your push...2 pair sorta. AQ takes ballz to call a push...oh, if he has KK or AA he's gotta call too, but I doubt AA or KK, probably AQ...possibly a draw also, like Axs (maybe AQs, that would suck).

iH8poker