A Bunch of Shove Questions at $5.50s

[Suaimhnea]

I'm primarily a cash game player and have gotten kind of frustrated with my regular game, so I've ventured into STT games.

I've been working on the push/fold phase of STTs, but am not sure if I'm leaking in some spots. Here's some questionable hands:

Hand 1

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

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Button (t2550)
SB (t4549)
BB (t2315)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t2230)</font>
<font color="#C00000">MP (t1856)</font>

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises ??? </font>

Given the stack sizes, is shoving the best play to extract value?


Hand 2

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MP (t1745)
Button (t4455)
<font color="#C00000">SB (t2465)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t950)</font>
UTG (t3885)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t175</font>, SB calls t125.

Flop: (t350) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t2290 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t775 (All-In).

Turn: (t3415) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

River: (t3415) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t3415

Coming from cash games, the gross overbet is usually a less than premium hand. I don't think we're deep enough consider folding that hand. Thoughts?


Hand 3

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MP (t2830)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t1335)</font>
SB (t2375)
<font color="#C00000">BB (t1975)</font>
UTG (t4985)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t450</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t1975</font>, Hero calls t885 (All-In).

Flop: (t3385) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t3385) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t3385) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t3385

My opponent hemmed and hawwed before making his move. Someone at the table said something to the effect, "If you move in he's calling this time" (or something that clowny $5.50 STTs would say). Is this a shove?


Hand 4

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<font color="#C00000">Hero (t1655)</font>
SB (t1950)
BB (t4130)
<font color="#C00000">UTG (t5765)</font>

Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t450</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1655</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls t1205.

Flop: (t3535) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t3535) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t3535) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t3535

I almost folded. Thoughts?

Thanks everybody.