This isn't specifically bubble play but I think it could help some people at SNG's.
1. Fold AQ early
2. Look to double up early
3. Don't continuation bet if you raise pf and then miss the flop completely
4. You should have 1300-1500 at the 50/100 level (approx 7 players left)
5. Blinds are not worth stealing at the 50/100 level if you are the chip leader
6. Don't push all-in with Ace rag, connectors and suited connectors are better
7. By 100/200 level (approx 5 players left) go into maniac mode if players are tight and trying to make the money
8. Less than 6BB is short stacked, if folded to on the button or SB go all-in with anything
I don't get some of this.....Fold AQ early, yet, look to double up early??
While doubling up is a good thing...ALWAYS....you don't need to double up early....in low stake sngs 1 5 dollars. I try to see flops cheap with a lot of hands......connecting cards, suited gappers, a-2thru5 a 10thru k. When I say cheap flops, I'm talking a non raised to me.
If I get down to around 900-1k chips I'll then try to slow it down, and look to get some chips. If you're playing a non turbo tourney, you have a good 20 minutes before you get to 50 100 blinds and you SHOULD be able to find a decent hand by then.
People who double up in the first stage of a tourney, I notice, seem to try to bully people and while they may knock one more person out, they also seem to bubble for some reason. My thinking is that they don't know when to stop bullying. While typing this.....I have an example...LOL
This guy put someone out in hand 3 or 4. This is what happened during second blind escalation.
PokerStars Game #19997944349: Tournament #105089300, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/08/29 - 18:52:16 (ET)
Table '105089300 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: zanderlaad (2210 in chips)
Seat 2: bluerider66 (2210 in chips)
Seat 3: shouldBatwrk (1430 in chips)
Seat 4: wonka817 (1650 in chips)
Seat 5: Bruinsfan444 (1580 in chips)
Seat 7: swtexas (2950 in chips)
Seat 9: fayry24 (1470 in chips) is sitting out
wonka817: posts small blind 15
Bruinsfan444: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to wonka817 [Tc As]
swtexas: folds
fayry24: folds
zanderlaad: calls 30
bluerider66: folds
shouldBatwrk: raises 120 to 150
wonka817: calls 135
Bruinsfan444: folds
zanderlaad: calls 120
*** FLOP *** [Kd Jh Qc]
wonka817: checks
zanderlaad: bets 2060 and is all-in
shouldBatwrk: folds
wonka817: calls 1500 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (560) returned to zanderlaad
*** TURN *** [Kd Jh Qc] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [Kd Jh Qc Jc] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
wonka817: shows [Tc As] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
zanderlaad: shows [Qd 8c] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
wonka817 collected 3480 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3480 | Rake 0
Board [Kd Jh Qc Jc 3s]
Seat 1: zanderlaad showed [Qd 8c] and lost with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 2: bluerider66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: shouldBatwrk (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: wonka817 (small blind) showed [Tc As] and won (3480) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 5: Bruinsfan444 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: swtexas folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: fayry24 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
I put this guy out the next hand his 45 to my kq.