Well put, but if you wait for "even more pretty cards than these" when short stacked, well, you are not likely to make it. He obviously liked his 10-10 better than his ace-x, but it still didn't help. My thinking is/was if you fold an ace when so short and the big blind (who has way more chips) can afford to put you all in with a larger range of hands, he could well be doing it with a hand ace-rag is very good against, perhaps even if you only survive with having the high card by the river. It's all a risk anyway, just thinking of best time to pick your spot when you are soooooo short.