It seems like as small stack your days are numbered. There are exceptions. Last night I had gotten down to around $120 in an early round and was able to scratch my way back to around $11000. That has been the exception.

When you are small stacked (I am often) your options are limited and it is a race between raising with the best hand and the rising blind structure. Very tricky to navigate.

I have often seen the small stack go all in and double up, maybe because they waited for a monster hand.