I hate Full Tilt Poker with a passion. Not sure why I keep giving is a shot. I've played about 15 or so tourneys since going back there, and have gotten sucked out on in EVERY SINGLE one, to finish on the bubble or in third/second (6-man SNG). No seconds (when paying 3), no firsts, not even a 5th.

These Limit tourneys (HE, Horse, Stud 8, Omaha 8, etc) play a lot different than NL, which a lot of posters have trouble understanding. This particular hand, there is no difference if it was limit or NL though:

Full Tilt Poker Game
Table 1 - 200/400 - Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: SoCalDevil (5,350)
Seat 4: Rocketwadster (860)
Seat 6: Ardalion (6,925)
Seat 8: Siggaard (365)
Rocketwadster posts the small blind of 100
Ardalion posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rocketwadster [Td Kc]
Siggaard raises to 365, and is all in
SoCalDevil folds

Bubble time. Im short-stacked, but even shorter stack pushes pre-flop all-in. Better than average hand for once (hugely card dead). BB is a solid player, who I believe will check it down with me. Twice as hard for short-stack to beat both of us IMO. Call or fold, based on my stack size?

Rocketwadster calls 265
Ardalion calls 165
*** FLOP *** [Jh 5d Ac]
Siggaard: gg
Rocketwadster checks
Ardalion checks
*** TURN *** [Jh 5d Ac] [7h]
Rocketwadster checks
Ardalion checks
*** RIVER *** [Jh 5d Ac 7h] [5h]
Rocketwadster checks
Ardalion checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Siggaard shows [6s 5s] (three of a kind, Fives)
Rocketwadster shows [Td Kc] (a pair of Fives)
Ardalion shows (7c 8h)
Siggaard wins the pot (1,095) with three of a kind, Fives

I call, it sucks, becuase you are tring to just sneak into the money, and if you lose to BB you are going to bust out soon after. I would consider folding, but your situation is pretty dire, and this may be the best hand you see this tournament.

Based on your title, I definately fold to any bet from BB. (unless you flop real well).

Please don't let the title read anything into the hand analysis, as it definately had nothing to do with it (meaning that the BB did not bet during the hand).

Also, I wasn't intentionally trying to sneak into the money, it just worked out that way with a lack of cards and slowly getting blinded down.

I am not attacking you for sneaking into the money. I know that sometimes we all end up in a situation that that is the only choice you can really make.

From a strategic standpoint, you need to outlast the shortstack. To win or move up to 2nd would mean some tremendous luck breaking your way at this point. I think your true goal now has to be to sneak into the money. Calling is probably the best chance. If you fold, and the shortstack wins he now has almost as many chips as you. it then is really close as to who will finish third.

If you call, you still are going to need to win a hand if the shortstack wins. But his chances of winning are worse with you in the pot.