What is a cheap flop late in tourney

I am trying to improve my tournament play. I learned nlhe and have been playing ring for a year now and tournaments primarily with cardschat since May. I know the basics and can hold my own ring but am lost in tourney. I know if you get a low pp to see a cheap flop and in ring I know what that is but what about late in tourney?
I am 22/32 left and the blinds are 600/1200 I have 9,310 in chips.
I get dealt 55
I don't know what to do and fold because with 9k I do not feel 1,200 is a cheap flop or is it?
It is irrelevant now because the following was next hand but for future use what would you do with 55 in that situation? And did I play this one wrong as well, I was trying to get action but got more than I bargained for, lol.

pokerstars Game #23742732947: Tournament #132912360, $0.10+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (600/1200) - 2009/01/09 20:51:14 ET
Table '132912360 16' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: slvrfox617 (16543 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: sunny8124657 (43203 in chips)
Seat 4: legrand6 (13625 in chips)
Seat 5: PooffyFooffy (9185 in chips)
Seat 6: Play_Hard_16 (23516 in chips)
Seat 7: polhh007 (16505 in chips)
Seat 8: rekrapc (32742 in chips)
Seat 9: sayvh (14710 in chips)
slvrfox617: posts the ante 125
sunny8124657: posts the ante 125
legrand6: posts the ante 125
PooffyFooffy: posts the ante 125
Play_Hard_16: posts the ante 125
polhh007: posts the ante 125
rekrapc: posts the ante 125
sayvh: posts the ante 125
sunny8124657: posts small blind 600
legrand6: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PooffyFooffy [Ac As]
PooffyFooffy: raises 1200 to 2400
Play_Hard_16: folds
polhh007: folds
rekrapc: folds
sayvh: folds
slvrfox617: folds
slvrfox617 has returned
sunny8124657: raises 40678 to 43078 and is all-in
legrand6: folds
PooffyFooffy: calls 6660 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (34018) returned to sunny8124657
*** FLOP *** [Jc 7h Tc]
*** TURN *** [Jc 7h Tc] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 7h Tc Js] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sunny8124657: shows [Kd Jh] (three of a kind, Jacks)
PooffyFooffy: shows [Ac As] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
sunny8124657 collected 20320 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 20320 | Rake 0
Board [Jc 7h Tc Js 4d]
Seat 2: slvrfox617 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: sunny8124657 (small blind) showed [Kd Jh] and won (20320) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 4: legrand6 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: PooffyFooffy showed [Ac As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 6: Play_Hard_16 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: polhh007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: rekrapc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sayvh folded before Flop (didn't bet)

AA hand is obviously a bad beat.

As for 55...it's an automuck most of the time from EP but with your stack size you should probably consider this your double-or-go broke hand.

You can't ever ever limp with your stack size (unless you have AA).

If in EP, going through the blinds again is going to devastate you, so open push.

If it folds to you in later position, pushing is again a good opportunity.

If you're in later/mid position and there is action in front of you, you should
probably fold.

If you're in the blinds facing a likely steal from a loose button, shove over.

OK I was in mid position, I forget that matters it was called or folded till my turn and I folded because I figured it was not a strong enough hand should I be called so if you would push how much.....
and I know the AA is an obv call but should I have raised it higher or do you just do the standard double the big blind.
I am wondering if I should have shoved it higher, yes everyone may have folded but would the blinds and antes be considered a good pot?

PooffyFooffy said:

OK I was in mid position, I forget that matters it was called or folded till my turn and I folded because I figured it was not a strong enough hand should I be called so if you would push how much.....
and I know the AA is an obv call but should I have raised it higher or do you just do the standard double the big blind.
I am wondering if I should have shoved it higher, yes everyone may have folded but would the blinds and antes be considered a good pot?

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Since your stack is so low, with 55 in any position, if it's folded to you, then you push all of it. It's your first-in vigorish. Your M is only around 4. Time to double-up or go out. Of course adding 30% to your stack when everyone folds is a good result, too. Additionally, anyone (except BB) calling you has to worry about others left to act behind them.

With AA in early position, I think you need to raise much more than double the big blind. A caller only has to put in 1200 to win 4425, so it's great odds for lots of hand to call. You don't want AA against a lot of hands. You'd rather be up against one opponent so I think all-in is correct, especially if you just got away with it the hand before with your 55. Again, if everyone folds, another 30%+ to your stack is a great result and you've bought yourself some more time.

baudib1 said:

As for 55...it's an automuck most of the time from EP but with your stack size you should probably consider this your double-or-go broke hand.

You can't ever ever limp with your stack size (unless you have AA).

If in EP, going through the blinds again is going to devastate you, so open push.

If it folds to you in later position, pushing is again a good opportunity.

If you're in later/mid position and there is action in front of you, you should
probably fold.

If you're in the blinds facing a likely steal from a loose button, shove over.

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I concur.

Tbh, youre stack is too short to worry about seeing cheap flops. You're pretty much in push fold mode with 7bb's here. We cant take the shot at simply calling anything, we have to get in with as much equity as possible. I'd be shoving probably 77+ and dependent on posistion AT+