Yeah if 4x bb is half your stack then you only have 8 bb so your only play is to go all in or fold. You may pick up the pot uncontested which is not insignificant at this time as you’ll get 1.5 bb plus all the antes which is probably another bb so that over 25% of your stack. If you do get called hopefully it’ll only be one whereas if you only min raise you may get a lot more callers and make it harder to win the pot.
That said, you should be shoving before you get that low. By about 12-15 bb start looking for a hand to shove. Lots of good push/fold charts out there.
As far as bubble goes, it’s good to be aware as you may be able to steal pots as a lot of people tighten up to get in the money. Be more aggressive unless a lot of others already are then only if you have a hand you’re willing to go all in with.
Good luck.
Hi all , pretty much covers what i was gonna say ,
I am very aware if the bubble, however my stack size vs blinds is extremely important and also do i need to win the tourney or simply cash ....
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wsop for example and i have above average stack, i can fold AA , purely a "policy decision " , especially if really close <5 people to the itm,
if an online freeroll and I'm in the bottom say 30% and i want to win, then the aggression factor is up,
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this topic is very important i feel as players play real differently with sshb (small stack huge blinds) haha , and lots are being stubborn with little chips 8bb < , any raise preflop should be ready to shove as you will only get "called" (most likely reraised) by players with anything or also willing (forced) to gamble, short stacked at this time is another game altogether imo, coin-flip poker mixed with timing and well placed aggression, of course if you actually get a playable hand in these moments then it's easy
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if you're lucky you can go from bottom of the pile to top 5 in a few minutes,
the "trick" is to have enough chips (above average or ×2 this) before levels get crazy (400/800 , 600/1200) etc ...