Villain had no clue. Was raising every hand, calling every hand, calling down with Q high, treating any two face cards like they were AA. Then:
PokerStars Game #27422467935: Tournament #158240566, $22+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2009/04/23 20:24:18 ET
Table '158240566 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: olgranny (1590 in chips)
Seat 2: DntCaltACmBk (1410 in chips)
olgranny: posts small blind 10
DntCaltACmBk: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DntCaltACmBk [Ad 9d]
olgranny: raises 40 to 60
DntCaltACmBk: raises 160 to 220
olgranny: raises 240 to 460
DntCaltACmBk: raises 950 to 1410 and is all-in
olgranny: calls 950
*** FLOP *** [Js Th 9c]
*** TURN *** [Js Th 9c] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [Js Th 9c Jh] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DntCaltACmBk: shows [Ad 9d] (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
olgranny: shows [Ts Qs] (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
olgranny collected 2820 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2820 | Rake 0
Board [Js Th 9c Jh 3s]
Seat 1: olgranny (button) (small blind) showed [Ts Qs] and won (2820) with two pair, Jacks and Tens
Seat 2: DntCaltACmBk (big blind) showed [Ad 9d] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Now I can put her on at least a picture card there, but even if I peg her on exactly QTs is my A9s shove justified given almost equal stacks and first level?
Against the described player I think that jamming this is probably +EV, but I think that just taking flops and letting him hang himself with queen high is going to be significantly more +EV.
In other words, I don't think that this play is hurting you but I don't think that it is optimal either.
No offence I suspect you just let him get to you a little, this is probably +ev to shove his small raise with a9s, but I would be tempted to see the flops and when you catch anything more than low pair sticking it to him then, from your description I am going to guess he is betting out when he has bottom, resulting in more chips won when you shove him with any better.
Is A9s a hand we want to 3bet when we are this deep?
You can 3bet it profitably against a drooler like this guy, but I really think you have better expectation just calling here.
Unless he really gets to you postflop, but by your description you have a pretty strong edge against this guy postflop, as he will be way too aggressive most of the time.