Here lately in tourneys I've been running into the same situation. Where I'm relatively shortstacked and feeling like I need to make a move soon.
In this hand I think the blinds were going up in the next minute or so. Its a turbo so you need to be aggro but Is this is the right spot to open push with a smallish pair?
FWIW, my image is rather tight. Opponents still to act were all semi-tight for the structure.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1525649
I feel I played this hand wrong. But if I would have made the standard 450 open and if someone behind me pushes I'm getting about 2 to 1 on my call.
And I feel open folding is too tight at this stage with my stack and the blinds.
What do you think?