Hello I have a known leak with 8<m<15 and I just want to make sure this spot is standard.

Late in day 1 of a $1100 MTT. 20 players remain, 19 advance to day 2. Were all ITM at this point so no seriously ICM implications.

3K/6K/ (6K BB ante)
HJ (500K) tight passive older player capable of a making moves here and there.
CO (140K) Hero. Has been playing very tight since becoming so short stacked, just looking for a spot to get it all in and double up.
But (150K) recently lost a massive pot. Now he’s in fold/shove mode as well and shoved all in 2 hands ago.

Blinds are both TAG

HJ limps. (It’s very possible he’s limping monsters here to trap the 2 short stacks on his left)

Hero looks down at 77.

Snap shove?

Is villian limping as a standard? I would shove. Even if he’s limping monsters, you have to take this spot. Realizing your equity is big here. Jam and take the 2.5bbs to increase your stack. Even if he calls, he will call with overs and you get to run it sometimes. I think this is a simple jam spot that should be taken.

Passing up on this would be terrible especially with no icm considerations and the fact you are itm.

thanks for the reply.

yeah i thought so. (its picking up 3.5bbs btw because of the antes).
A friend of mine whos a great winning tournament player suggested i raise about half my stack here and shove the rest in on any flop. Any thoughts on that play?

Your friends idea is good also. If you think villian will call and fold on flops he doesn’t connect with, the stop and go is a solid play. Just make sure you bet enough you have a pot sized bet on the flop so your villian can fold and you have fold equity.

When I was coached for online mtts, I was told to do this at times. You typically wanna bet like 1/3 of your stack pre where you will get flatted and you can have 2/3 of your stack left after to rip a pot sized bet in (all-in).

I prefer jamming pre as your sizing is goin to be really odd. You have to raise to like 6-8 bbs pre and jam all flops. I feel bad villians will flat this sizing and call if they hit any part of flop. I like jamming more pre as your opponent can’t rip on you pre. Also you pick up 2.5 bbs. It sucks if your opponent somehow flats jq and calls on a board that they hit when you jam. I feel you get folds of hands such as jq when you rip 20 bbs pre. The 2.5 bbs is big during this part of the tourny. Taking a few spots like this late in an mtt without showdown is crucial and can really help you build your stack without significant risk.