Just call me Bubble boy

19 left in the 180 man $4 sng at stars and I'm among the shortstacks. 18 get paid. Play is being played Hand for hand and i get dealt 8-2s on the BB. I flop the 2 pair. I see the flush possibility and want to discourage my opponent from drawing to it if he's got spades. UH OH!!! Just my luck, he's not drawing at all. In retrospect I would make the same play again. I needed chips in order to compete so it was worth the gamble. Am I wrong to think that way? Was I too aggressive? Should i have tried to back into the payout structure?

PokerStars Game #5161114603: Tournament #25951857, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2006/06/05 - 14:38:27 (ET)
Table '25951857 15' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: deutschplay (13412 in chips)
Seat 2: BSQUAD2001 (6365 in chips)
Seat 3: woodyman4916 (7395 in chips)
Seat 4: Khan-tengry (11789 in chips)
Seat 6: Bmar1949 (10605 in chips)
Seat 8: Admiral_111 (2715 in chips)
Seat 9: pontius2 (14255 in chips)
deutschplay: posts the ante 50
BSQUAD2001: posts the ante 50
woodyman4916: posts the ante 50
Khan-tengry: posts the ante 50
Bmar1949: posts the ante 50
Admiral_111: posts the ante 50
pontius2: posts the ante 50
deutschplay: posts small blind 400
BSQUAD2001: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BSQUAD2001 [8h 2h]
woodyman4916: folds
Khan-tengry: calls 800
Bmar1949: folds
Admiral_111: folds
pontius2: folds
deutschplay: folds
BSQUAD2001: checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 4d 8s]
BSQUAD2001: bets 5515 and is all-in
Khan-tengry: calls 5515
*** TURN *** [2s 4d 8s] [Ah]
BSQUAD2001 said, "call me bubble boy"
*** RIVER *** [2s 4d 8s Ah] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BSQUAD2001: shows [8h 2h] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
Khan-tengry: shows [2d 2c] (a full house, Deuces full of Aces)
Khan-tengry collected 13380 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13380 | Rake 0
Board [2s 4d 8s Ah Ac]
Seat 1: deutschplay (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: BSQUAD2001 (big blind) showed [8h 2h] and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 3: woodyman4916 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Khan-tengry showed [2d 2c] and won (13380) with a full house, Deuces full of Aces
Seat 6: Bmar1949 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Admiral_111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: pontius2 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I would have to say that depends on if you wanted the win or your buy in back.I would have made the same play right or wrong

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Its a $4 game. I'm not interested in anything but top 3. Glad to hear you agree. A $100 buy-in and i might play it differently.

I'm with Xtra and you here B. ITM is nice but if you want to see some cash you have to finish high up in the standings.

I too would have made this play, unlucky and GG.

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I think all you have to do is ask yourself one question.

Is it really worth it to try to limp into the money? If not, you made the right play.

IMO, after 3+ hours of play in a tourney I don't want to try to just limp into the money when it's just $4 or so. I would have made the same play.