The cutoff is short and could be shoving with anything. However, I'm not yet desperate. Do I want to gamble half my stack here with an M of nearly ten

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t50/t100
8 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: t1080
UTG+1: t8115
MP1: t2120
MP2: t2790
CO: t765
Button: t2670
bulldog999: t1455
BB: t3855

Pre-flop: (8 players) bulldog999 is SB with 9 9
4 folds, CO raises all-in t765, Button folds

or let's try another w/ 99

get it in there or fold?

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t50/t100
8 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
bulldog999: t1505
UTG+1: t2265
MP1: t3425
MP2: t2345
CO: t1150
Button: t2485
SB: t2240
BB: t1315

Pre-flop: (8 players) bulldog999 is UTG with 9 9
bulldog999 calls t100 (pot was t150), 5 folds, SB calls t50 (pot was t250), BB raises all-in t1315

Hand 1: Easy call.

Hand 2: I don't know how much the forum can help you with this hand. It's very read dependent on the SB and how often he's been shoving against limpers. If he's a player like me who pounds on limpers at every opportunity, then this is an easy call, if he's tight, you should fold.

Unless I'm at a limperiffic table, I'm raising or folding 99 UTG...mostly raising to 300.

Hand 1 is a call. He's desperate, you should be willing to race but expect to be ahead of A-low or a smaller PP quite often.

I think both hands are easy calls.

Hand 1 - easy call.

Hand 2 - don't open limp UTG with 99. Raise or fold. I would raise to 250. As played, call the allin.