Part: Part Ten - Adjusting to Different Stacks

The short stack ignores the bubble

Pre-flop
Blinds 400 / 800 (100 ante)Pot 2,100 (2.6 BB)Your M = 2 • Red zoneHJA♦8♦● 4,200 (5.2 BB)YOUfirst to actSB● 18,000 (22.5 BB)posts 400 (0.5 BB)BB● 18,000 (22.5 BB)posts 800 (1 BB)D

You're a short stack (M ~2) on the money bubble. It folds to you in the hijack with A♦8♦.

Short stack (M ~2) on the bubble, folded to you with A♦8♦. Best?

WhyShove. A short stack can't fold its way to a good result - folding just blinds you out before or barely into the money. A-8 suited is a clear jam; ladder considerations are minor when you're this short. You need to double up, not nurse a dying stack.
What happensYou shove and take your spot.  The short stack has to play.
Unlike the medium stacks, a short stack can't let the bubble dictate caution - you're too short to fold your way anywhere, so you take good shoving spots regardless.

A short stack ignores the bubble's fold pressure - you must shove your spots to accumulate, because folding only blinds you away.