Staying alive VS EV

[ChipLeaderer]

I would say just tread cautiously here. Extract money into the pot and be prepared to fold if a Diamond appears. If someone pushes fold.

Probably not an optimum play from a EV point of view, but important to stay alive in the SNG since your opponents will most likely be irrational fools who will call you with 2d 3d and sometimes bust you.

If you wait they will drop out of the tournament one by one and then you can start playing a more optimal game.