Final table of a $20+.36 tourny

Payouts-

1- 1100
2- 700
3- 464
4- 320
5- 240
6- 180
7- 140
8- 104

I was getting real short and decided with all the money in the pot and potential callers, if I wanted to hit top 3 this was my best shot a getting a decent stack. Should I have waited for a better spot?

Absolute Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t1200/t2400
(Ante: t150)
8 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t43905
UTG+1: t36930
MP1: t18195
MP2: t23690
CO: t30565
Button: t79415
SB: t61140
Hero: t12160

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is BB with
UTG calls t2400 (pot was t3600), 4 folds, Button raises to t4800, SB calls t3600 (pot was t10800), Hero raises all-in t12010, UTG folds, Button calls t7210 (pot was t24010), SB calls t7210 (pot was t31220).

Flop: (t39630, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: t39630)
SB checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t39630, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: t39630)
SB checks, Button checks.

River: (t39630, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: t39630)
SB checks, Button checks.

Results:
Final pot: t39630
SB Shows Qc As

WIthout knowing what kind of cards you have been getting, I'd say yes, I was a good spot. YOu were gettings sweet pot odds with about 5 BB's left, I think it was a case of now or never.

I'd rather you go all in first with 72o then jump into this mess. At least give yourself an opporutnity to win the pot uncontested . . . You know you're getting at least 2 calls here, and the action ahead of you looks ugly for an easily dominated hand like QT.

But looking at it one more time, what are you going to do? Frankly, I think you either took a beat here recently or waited way too long to make a move.

I hate to go all in in this kind of situation, but honestly, I think you had too.

Pot odds were there and you had a decent hand. Of course you wont win often in this situation, but when you do, you have a shot at 1st place $$$...

If you dont, you might go all in with AJo later in the same orbit and be called by BB and lost to 2 under cards. Even if you fold here and win your next all in HU, you will still be low stack.

KJ