Well, there is a common situation that we face at different stages of tournament, and I personally have a hard time dealing with it.
Like in the example below, we are in late position with 12-18bb and have some playable hand. Let`s suppose blinds are standard TAGs. According to calculator push should be +EV with almost any 2. But I often find myself raise/folding or raise/playing postflop with awkward stack. And sometimes I feel like raising has a higher EV (aganst weaker opponents). Generally speaking the better your opponents are, the less inclined you should be raise/folding in these spots. Am I right?
Also does tournament stage or type (satellite?) affect your decision?
Thanks.



Poker Stars No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t200.00/t400.00 Blinds - 8 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

Hero (BTN): t6519.00 M = 10.87
SB: t4555.00 M = 7.59
BB: t17935.00 M = 29.89
UTG: t8390.00 M = 13.98
UTG+1: t7190.00 M = 11.98
MP1: t9300.00 M = 15.50
MP2: t3699.00 M = 6.17
CO: t10660.00 M = 17.77

Pre Flop: (t600) Hero is BTN with J 9
5 folds, Hero ?

900/fold if BB 3bets, 900/call if SB shoves, this is supposing BB is tight and you have a tight image.

forgot to mention 50 antes, so pot is 1000 pre, which is important imo.

shove pre
given stacks and position raise/folding and raise/calling both suck

wager them all!