[6s] ITM situation

[Semtex]

This was a tourney where I went ITM in great position: almost even with chip leader with a really short stack about to bust, yet finished in 3rd basically because my balls disappeared and I waited for the short stack to bust instead of pushing. Would you guys push all of these?? They are all +EV as long as big stack is calling tight, which even with his 30ish VPIP I assume he would:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (3 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB (t2065)
Hero (t4765)
SB (t6670)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
???

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (3 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button (t1065)
Hero (t5115)
BB (t7320)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
???

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (3 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB (t1015)
Hero (t4765)
SB (t7720)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
???

anyway it goes on like this with me getting crappy hand after crappy hand and refusing to push while big stack kept either folding in SB or calling in and folding to shorty's pushes on the flop till we were both even. I'd almost suspect collusion but that would be giving them too much credit.

[RexWoo]

What you have to think about is that being 3rd or 2nd does not matter much really.

In game I'd push the one from the SB and fold the 2 others.

[Kevin8423]

I agree in most spots I would only push the second hand.

[santiagoz]

I only push the second hand.