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I like a smaller raise PF, hoping the short stack will come over the top, and it's between you and him. On the flop I like a 1/2 pot cb. On the river you could check/call.

Also I'm curious if you've run scenarios through an ICM tool. It sounds like you're being too cautious. Yes, you want to take the small stack into consideration, but he's not THAT small. He could be around for quite awhile, and if you play totally passively, you'll bleed a lot of chips. If Villain is going to be aggressive and make loose calls, I think your best plan is to mix it up with him when you figure to have an edge. Sure he might tangle with you with a small pair, but he'd likely to do that with a smaller Ace as well, where you'd be a big favorite. I'm not talking about pushing all-in here, as the stack's are too large, but the overall philosophy seems too passive for the situation. If the short stack had 280 instead of 980, then yeah, wait him out, but at 5xBB, who knows how long he'll be around?