Tough Bubble Spot in a SNG.

[TwoToGo-Grave]

The situation:  18 player sng with five people left (four pay).  Here's the hand in question...
UTG:  (2370 in chips)
MP:  (6095 in chips)
Button:  (2840 in chips)
SB:  (12085 in chips)
BB: (3610 in chips)  This is Me.
Blinds 100/200 (no ante)
ME:  Q3
UTG calls
MP folds
BTN folds
SB calls
BB checks

Flop Q-7-3 (two clubs)

SB checks
BB checks
UTG bets 400
SB calls 400
BB raises to 3410 (all in)

I guess I'll post results later.  Any thoughts?  Does the bubble play a factor here or not?

[Martini]

Well since you are posting, I'm guessing it didn't go well.

Hard to let go of two pair on a board like that and it wasn't like you could have just coasted to the money so you have to pick up chips somewhere. The push obviously commits you to the hand and if it is something that you know you aren't going to lay down then I guess you might as well. Might be that a smaller bet will do the same job but again if you know you aren't going to get away from the hand and want to take it down right there then shove is fine.

Personally I like leading out with two pair and not risking letting someone catch their set/striaght/flush for free. If someone thinks their top pair is good then they will raise your bet and you can hammer the pot which will be larger than a check raise against one opponent. And if you get flat called then you can get more information about other people's hands and let it go if a Club falls on 4th street. Short stacks are looking to gamble it up to get chips and AcXc likely thinks they have 9+3 outs and don't mind coin flipping after the flop.

[demon604]

I'm not sure I really understand the scenario.  Are you just asking if the bubble affects how this hand will be played?

You pretty much played it how I would have.  If I had more chips, I'd probably have just down a re-raise and not gone all-in (with 2 clubs on the flo) but with your chipstack, you'd have been pot-commited anyway.  Considering the lack of pre-flop action, Q-rag probably popping in my head at first.  UTG may also be trying to steal the pot using the bubble as leverage.  I do this at times myself, but considering he's the short stack already - its a bit of a risky play.  Its only a x2 bet to the chip leader so I'm more inclined to put him on QcXc.