Nightly $11 6-max $4k gtd on Merge has topheavy pay structure with $250 for 4th and $1k for first. 

Villain for both hands running 35/32/7 (filtered for stack size and # of players at table). I'm playing looser and we've been tangling it up for 20 minutes while other 2 players waited for hands.

Merge Network $4K Gtd – [6-Max, Deep] No Limit Hold'em Tournament – t10000.00/t20000.00 Blinds + t2000.00 – 4 players – View hand 2479939
TournamentPokerEdge.com Hand History Converter

tshen1 (CO): BB = 14.0, t280534
Hero (BTN): BB = 33.7, t674328
kelly324 (SB): BB = 39.4, t787136
rumsey182 (BB): BB = 46.2, t923002

Pre Flop: (t38000) Hero is BTN with 7 6
1 fold, Hero raises to t40000.00, kelly324 calls t30000, rumsey182 calls t20000

Flop: (t128000) T 8 8 (3 players)
kelly324 checks, rumsey182 checks, Hero bets t44444.00, kelly324 folds, rumsey182 raises to t123456.00, Hero folds

I wanted to go 222,222/fold so badly, and feel it works 50-65% of the time. Would this be good or is it just horrible ICM spew when I am repping somewhat thin with a “capable” image vs. an aggro player?

A few hands later I get the nuts vs. his button opening range. But I don't know whether to r/c induce or respect the ICM and just 3b stuff 33bbs. I'm not really looking to race or even 60/40 here and bust out for $250 when I am effectively chipping up in steals and resteals. He's also flatting a ton here and missed flops make me puke.

Merge Network $4K Gtd – [6-Max, Deep] No Limit Hold'em Tournament – t10000.00/t20000.00 Blinds + t2000.00 – 4 players – View hand 2479946
TournamentPokerEdge.com Hand History Converter

tshen1 (SB): BB = 12.8, t256534
Hero (BB): BB = 31.2, t623884
kelly324 (CO): BB = 37.2, t743136
rumsey182 (BTN): BB = 52.1, t1041446

Pre Flop: (t38000) Hero is BB with A Q
1 fold, rumsey182 raises to t40000.00, 1 fold, Hero….??