what hands should i be playing in postion out of postion in a 5 person cash game what hands should i call a raise with?

then 3 handed was this a bad play im mega short stack we've decided to play to the end and both players are maniacs.
dealt to me ACe 9 diamonds
Dealer folds
small blind calls 10p
i just push 2 pounds all in kinda trying to steal also thinking ace 9 heads up is probably good
he insta calls and turns over pocket queens,
So three handed what should i play?

finally how to do you play agaisnt these people when they re-raise you most hands or just flat call only to re-raise the turn. when all you ever hit is a meager pair!

short stacked in cash games ?
Dude, reload the fastest you can

Also, to me, there is no starting hand chart. If I know the player to my left plays one hand out of 140 and waits for AA KK AK QQ, i'll raise + c bet 90% of times with ANY hands. Play the player, not the cards.

It suits me well.

i dont understand british money, but if you had 15x the BB or fewer the push is an okay play. otherwise i'd just raise to 4x the BB

2 pounds = something like 3$ US maybe a bit less