88 on the Final Table

The fold is not "too tight". This is SB vs CO with short stack on BB. The most important factors are the payout structure and the ante. I mean without any info. And you don't mention that. The only options are shove and fold. NAI 3bet and call is for balance. Obv no need for that at all.

Without knowing the pay-out structure and ante information I would most likely stack off as well with our 24bb stack with 88 against a CO open.

Cheers,
SDK1987

This is not a snap shove. Can be -EV or +EV. This is a final table. Even the little mistakes are so expensive.

It is a 135€ freezout tournament

Yes, you will have good equity. Better than 50% for sure. But what about the fold equity? You are not on BB. Everyone will expect wider range from you. With 24bb shove. The CO doesn't care, he is with 48bb. The BB is looking for a good spot. This is not so easy shove.
Maybe you assume the CO is with wide range. He can't expect more than 40-45% fold. Will be very optimistic.
@SDK1987, you will raise as well 77 so easily , correct?
There is a big difference between 99, 88 and 77 in those spots. That's why I'm asking for the info.

I add the payouts screen.

I have never played with this player before, so didn't have any info about him. Just the fact that in first 2 hands at the Final Table he got dealt AA and AK. Obvious fold now as he is on the heater

Shove.

With this top heavy paid out structure shoving is fine I think.

I think we can do this with AKo, AQo, 88-QQ. AKo can be big 3bet and shove on any flop with SPR=1. The problem is the stack size. That's why the range is so tight. With info we can play with wider range. The structure is important, because we have difference from 2-3% needed equity. For example, this is the difference between 99, 88 and 77. The ante is also a factor, but not so important.

Thank you guys! I took some insights on this through your coments