Good Strategy or Just Common Sense

When the blinds are getting higher late in a tourney....lets say your BB and there is a UTG limper and a button limper....the flop comes rag rag rag........should you raise to make it look like a BB speacial if you missed???

Depends whether or not you think the two callers would surrender. Stack size late in a tourney plays a big role here. Especially a smaller one involved in this particular hand you mention. A short stack may be forced to raise the risk level at this point. All this player might need is to catch a piece of the flop, four to the flush, etc.,and push. Being on the button in this hand shows it true value. And of course different scenarios also will come into play. But once you calibrate all the options, you move should be based on what your confident your opponents will do. Being late in a tournament, you should have a good feel for your opponents, show some respect that they too are deep in a tournament, and respect the situation they are in.

Bluffing at this stage could be very tricky, and costly. Having respect at the table would also help allot at this point.

late in tournaments players will not put their tournament life on the line with small pocket pairs. they like to see the flop and then play their hand accordingly. this play could go fifty/fifty because if you try to represent like the 7 for top pair or two pair or somethign. the other players might have 8's or a set already. only make this play if you know your opponent. plus you didn't really put in any extra money to this pot so you mine as well just check/fold your way out