Id just jam. be happy with the little pick up.

As mentioned I raise and called his shove but I've been thinking all day that maybe I should have just shoved and been happy with his fold instead of putting my tournamnet life on the and waited for a better spot.  Even if he is holding J-8 or somethin similar I would only be 60-40.  Raise folding was never an option for me. The pay jumps were huge, 13k for 10th, 19k for 9th and 27k for 8th and grow from there.

I would play the hand like you did.  Especially given how the opponent has been playing.  I realize the payjumps from 10th to 8th are pretty big but if we hold here or win a 60/40 we have a much better chance at a top 3 finish where the payouts are extremely high.  I'd take the risk and the opportunity to double up and give ourselves a better shot at top 3.

Im 100% playing exactly the same way you did. This spot is very common in STT SnG's esp at low limits.

If you open jam, he folds a lot of hands that he otherwise reshipps (like 96o)

At the risk of making myself look silly ill try and explain it in detail;

When we Raise-call and he shoves 96o, hes shoving 68% of hands

We are therefore 60/40 favourite to double up against this range

Our profit will be 2.915m (our double plus blinds and antes)

Raise/call + win 0.6×2.915m = 1.749m

Raise/call + lose 0.4×2.6m = -1.04m

If we jam we need to assign him a calling range (id say if he was loose approx 20%)

This is A4s+,A9o+,66+, and most broadway combos

We are 46/54 dog against his calling range, but we win blinds and antes if he folds 80% of the time right?

Jam/he calls + we win 0.46×2.915m = +1.3409m

Jam/he calls + we lose 0.54×2.6m = -1.404m

Jam/he folds + we win 0.8×0.315m(blinds and antes) = +0.252m

Overall the raise call option would net us an average of 709,000 chips or almost 6BBs

The jam option 188,900 chips or just 1.5BBs

The only thing that changes these numbers is his assumed calling range when we jam (b/c we already know what his 3bet jam range is)

If he widens his calling range to 40% (44+,Any ace,K2s+,K7o+,Q4s+,Q8o+,J7s+,J8o+,T7s+,T9o+,97s) then the difference becomes minimal, in fact 23,000 chips

Looking at these numbers, jamming is still a marginally plus EV play, however, inferior to the raise call option in this case.

As cougars said you'd have a great shot at top 3 as opposed to searching for future spots to shove with a short stack when he folds all that rubbish to you.

I hope that all made sense and i hope it helped

You played it correctly in my opinion.