negative edge value for upcoming blinds

[nice_aiau]

OnGameNetwork NLHE Tournament, t300/t600/t60 blinds, 4 handed,
50%/30%/20% payouts
{Tournament|OnGameNetwork|||300|600|60|NLHE Full Table}
CO: t5855 8.9 BBs{Player|CO|5855|Fold|0}
Hero: t2550 3.9 BBs{Player|Hero|2550|4h|4c}
SB: t2325 3.5 BBs{Player|SB|2325|Fold|0}
BB: t4270 6.5 BBs{Player|BB|4270|Call|2490|Average|168|84|78|78}

Preflop: Hero is BTN with 44
1 fold, Hero?

Opponent calling ranges when hero pushes:
SB (37+), BB (43+)

OnGameNetwork NLHE Tournament, t200/t400/t40 blinds, 5 handed, 50%/30%/20% payouts
{Tournament|OnGameNetwork|||200|400|40|NLHE Full Table}
UTG: t4125 9.4 BBs{Player|UTG|4125|Fold|0}
Hero: t1870 4.2 BBs{Player|Hero|1870|Qd|Jh}
BTN: t2090 4.8 BBs{Player|BTN|2090|Fold|0}
SB: t3115 7.1 BBs{Player|SB|3115|Fold|0}
BB: t3800 8.6 BBs{Player|BB|3800|Fold|0}

Preflop: Hero is CO with QJ
1 fold, Hero?

Opponent calling ranges when hero pushes:
BTN (22+), SB (19+), BB (35+)


What negative edge can we assign for the blinds eating up our stack in situations like these.

[Nakamura]

Common wisdom is that if you are sitting UTG with a stack between 3 and 5 BB, you should shove ATC. The reasoning behind this is that you will lose your FE if you don't shove.

Try work out your equity before and after the blinds. Use an ICM calculator and see how much equity you will lose if you eat the blinds and report back. Roughly speaking that's how much -EV you have to work with. I say roughly because it's perfectly possible you may get dealt a decent hand in the bb and end up playing it.