Playing with a pair on the BB

Game type: 30 player tourney ($20 buyin)
Your image: Aggressive
Stage of tourney: Down to final 5 players
Misc notes: Payout schedule is $175, $150, $120, $75, $50, $30
Avg stack: 18,000
Your hand: 7♥7♣

The setup: The short stack goes all-in and the SB, who has been loose and lucky quickly calls. What do you want to do here with your 7′s?

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Bill

Make this guy put all of his chips in if he wants to play.

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Sam

I would call, agree with my opponnent to check the hand to the end which gives us more chances to eliminate the short stack (that’s quite a common practice).

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Mary

I am folding. The only other choice is to put the small blind in and I don’t want to gamble here. I am now chip leader and if I don’t play — I will maintain my lead or perhaps fall to second place. I am more comfortable behind the button when I can force the action, I can wait.

I am not playing in Sam’s game where people openly collude on the action. I know it happens, but I play my cards and force you to decide on yours.

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mark

Fold. you’re not getting good pot odds. You’re only about 33% to win against 4 unsuited, unconnected overcards and only slightly better against 3 unsuited, unconnected overcards, which you have to assume is the very least you are facing. And, of course,

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mark

to complete: and, of course, you can’t really lose by folding. If the ss wins, you’ve widened your lead, and if the ss loses you’re guaranteed $25 more in winnings, and you’re still well ahead of two players.

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Rans

What about a squeeze play here..? If we raise all-in, it may force the SB out (who should’ve raised with a decent holding anyway) leaving some nice dead money in the pot.
Thoughts.?

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