($60+) ShortStack UTG

[jnfpoker]

The following situations come up often during STT's when you are either card dead or have suffered a loss.

You are the shortstack and are UTG with the blinds making up a significant amount of your stack. What do you consider in these particular situations? What if I added a player or two, how does that effect your decision? ATC push?

It is my understanding that taking a -EV push in these situations may very well be the best play because it will be less -EV than future situations.

Seat 1: jnfpoker (800 in chips)
Seat 2: Player 1 (2170 in chips)
Seat 5: Player 2 (6680 in chips)
Seat 7: Player 3 (3850 in chips)
Player 2: posts small blind 75
Player 3: posts big blind 150
Dealt to jnfpoker [X, X]
jnfpoker:


Seat 3: Player 1 (6440 in chips)
Seat 4: jnfpoker (745 in chips)
Seat 5: Player 2 (3110 in chips)
Seat 7: Player 3 (3205 in chips)
Player 1: posts the ante 25
jnfpoker: posts the ante 25
Player 2: posts the ante 25
Player 3: posts the ante 25
Player 3: posts small blind 200
Player 1: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jnfpoker [X, X]
jnfpoker: