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Even though SB covers you, there is a lot of ICM pressure on them as well. Doubling you up and going from 26BB down to 5BB should make the SB be very cautious with a shove.
This is tricky because the playing styles of both the SB and short stack really affect this decision.
Not every player uses ICM considerations in their play. Does SB check jam with AK, AJ, AT? With a bluff?
Is the short stack waiting for hands and getting blinded out? Or are they in their battling? At 9BB, it just takes one double up to move up to second.
I would have probably called. But I can see folding being better if you had additional information.
