Beating the bubble and consistently winning more

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andrewh

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hey all,
i play $10 sng's on stars and im looking for some help to more consistantly beat the bubble. I started about 2 months ago and my bankroll is up a little. whilst im happy to be ahead i seem to be stuck and i would like be able to build my bankroll and win more consistently. i recently purchased poker office, which shows 50 $10 sng for a profit of $43 (10 firsts, 4 seconds, 3 thirds), and 15 finishes in 4th or fifth which i think could be improved. is this too many bubble finishes? i try to be much more aggressive on the bubble but it seems to come unstuck a lot.
any insight or tips to profit more would be greatly appreciated. also if any more stats from poker office would help let me know.

cheers,
andrew
 
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For me i always play aggresive but cautiously when on the bubble, you find that most people just lock up around this time and its perfect that the blinds are high every pot you steal is a gift, at this stage i wouldn't play back to strength unless im holding AA KK (sometimes AK QQ JJ against looser players)
 
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To consistently get in the money i play a very tight game (make sure to observe others) in SNG's i only loosen up around mid game, you will find that the field will already be thinner and those few that are left you have valuable reads on. Another advantage to playing tight is you get a respectable table image and people are likely to fold to future steals.

In a multi-table SNG i still play tight but slightly looser then a 9 hander, i try and see as many cheap flops as i can and if i hit something ill double up for sure (because at this stage there will always be a donk that will call), i find that any chips you get early on in a MT SNG are very valuable because a decent stack around mid game can easily be built into a force at the final table, i find that if i play too tight early i end up with a average stack around mid game and find its only the better players that are left so there are less easy pickings and the flops are getting more expensive.
 
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when playin 9 man sitngos i find playing qq kk aa and some other premium hands or low pps and flopping trips in the early stages of the game is very beneficial especially if u can get a double with these hands u will have a bigger advantage at the bubble but getting these premium hands early on or flopping sets only comes early in these sitngos about 1/3 times. so when at the bubble when i am stealing or playing good hands i try to not use the betting buttons and typing the bet in is more effective for some reason it seems to stop reraising by other players (donkeys)

hope this sort of helps

cheers matt
 
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thanks for the relpys. also just wondering if there is a good article on how to effectively interpret my stats from Poker office to find leaks, and what figures i should be looking for in different areas.
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It may be a little much but the aggressive strategy is correct
 
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I personally love popping aggressive bubble blind stealers on the bubble when i wake up with a nice pocket pair.
 
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why? majority of the time you get called it will be a race
 
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