Looking back I think this is a slam dunk fold? 30+ players left. Villain had just won a big pot to put him in a good position to make some moves with a big stack and the FT approaching, which is why I was tempted to go for a 4bet bluff, but I think the decision to fold was good.
1) My stack is too small to 4bet bluff here, right? I'd have to bet what 12BB? for a 4bet to have a chance of being effective here? If I do that and get shoved on then i'm in terrible shape. I think I've answered my own question
PokerStars - 80000/160000 Ante 16000 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
MP+1: 20.61 BB
Hero (CO): 29.88 BB
BTN: 52.54 BB
SB: 37.8 BB
BB: 39.11 BB
UTG: 20.02 BB
UTG+1: 15.09 BB
MP: 8.12 BB
8 players post ante of 0.1 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.3 BB) Hero has 9
A
fold,
fold,
fold,
fold,
Hero raises to 2 BB,
BTN raises to 5 BB,
fold,
fold,
fold