How to play the bubble?

[ramorleans]

Hi guys,

Any tips on how you play the bubble? Let say you have 11BB behind and its a turbo, do you shove all in on anything or do you wait for A high low kicker?

 

[Dewitten]

It really depends on the position you're in. 10-A,QQ,JJ,KK,AA,QA,JA,KA,10-10, you could shove in all position.

 

[ramorleans]

What about A-KQJ10, 99-66 UTG? Would you shove?

 

[johnwat2]

Are any players at the table short stacked? Someone could take you off the bubble.

 

[makisaa]

If you have 11bb and you are on the bubble, then your choices are limited, and with the first interesting couple of cards you must go all in.

 

[from254]

sometimes it depends on how long a level takes... for me the more time there is per level... the more choosy i would be with my hands... If there is less time per level...then would shove with almost anything that looks co ordinated

 

[dreamer13]

Competent play at this stage leads to getting into prizes and earning money. First of all, it is worth assessing the situation at the table, analyze the information about the opponents that you have collected throughout the tournament and estimate the size of your stack.If you have a big stack, you need to be more aggressive, steal blinds, and force your opponents to fold on a dangerous flop. If you are the chip leader, none of the opponents will get involved in a confrontation with you without a good hand. Opponents will play very tight. Each of them will want to get into the prizes. Rather, they will grit their teeth and throw away a lot of hands just to stay in the tournament. But you should not use such tricks against aggressive maniacs.

 

[Pavel1203733]

Hello.
If i have a comfortable stack i prefer calm game on the bubble.
Sometimes it's even interesting to watch the hand at another tables when my table's game stops.

 

[Sopt]

I'd say that it really depends on what kind of tournament you playing, is it a one with a lot of participants and you expect some other people to drop out fast? In that case if I was short stacked I'd just wait to get into the money and not risk it, unless I get really strong hand like AA, KK and such. If it's a SnG with like 90 people overall and bubble might drag out, you play differently of course and the range must be bigger. But yea, overall I prefer a tight approach when short stacked and aggressive approach when I have a lot of chips on bubble.

 

[Recreationalplayer]

Hi guys,

Any tips on how you play the bubble? Let say you have 11BB behind and its a turbo, do you shove all in on anything or do you wait for A high low kicker?

With 11BB, it's better to play push or fold strategy. Hand range to push fold depends on your position. TT+, AQ+ is allin push from all positions.

 

[Leandro6803]

it depends on the position and if it's on the exact bubble with one left to go, with 11 BB I would shove UTG +88, AJo+, A10s+, KJs+.

 

[dzsire]

Carefully, very carefully...
Of course, it may still happen that you will be eliminated before ITM, but if you are patient and even lucky, you can get into the paid places.
More than once I reached the final table without even being sure that I would survive even the bubble.
And here comes the fact that this also requires luck, because this is not an everyday story.

 

[Igor Popadyk]

what is the effective stack and stacks of opponents? , if mine is bigger, definitely play aggressively, if it's less, hide and play only with premium hands

 

[BelFish]

Hi guys,

Any tips on how you play the bubble? Let say you have 11BB behind and its a turbo, do you shove all in on anything or do you wait for A high low kicker?

If other players have even smaller stacks, then you need to play very carefully, especially if the jumps in payouts for higher places are quite large.

Sometimes it can be more profitable to fold even a very strong hand than risk it.

It is impossible to give any general advice for any tournament situation. A good tip is to learn icm and constantly practice the programs and hand analysis on the forum.

 

[exer888]

Depends on variety of players at your table. Example, if they are tight. your range can be wide in late possition. You dont need to commit whole stack, you can just open 2 bb. It wont matter on your stack, because 11 or 9 bb is the same thing, but at the end if you win pot, 2.5, 3 bb is a matter of fact huge thing for your stack. So my advice to you is observe and be patient, observe whos with chipleader is aggresive , thats the best way to steal juicy pot. Good luck at tables.

 

[odonob]

Push or fold, you can fold but risk not making the later stages.

 

[Risto234]

Hi guys,

Any tips on how you play the bubble? Let say you have 11BB behind and its a turbo, do you shove all in on anything or do you wait for A high low kicker?

Well whether or not there are players with even smaller stack then in cases like this ^ most 2 foolproof options would be and/or showing timewasting masterclass (every single hand) ...

 

[Gallarado777]

you can learn how to play poker with 10-15 bb and you will already know exactly which cards are better to play or fold, and then you will have no doubt even if you lose it will be the right decision but you can lose, and if you don't want to just wait for a strong hand and wait for the money

 

[pokerD]

a lot depends on what position you are in. Sometimes I play aggressively.

 

[Amanda A]

It also depends on how big the field is - if it's thousands of people and people are dropping like flies the bubble doesn't last that long so I wouldn't play anything but premiums on a short stack, if it's a smaller field the bubble can last a long time and you can't just sit back and get eaten by the blinds, you're going to have to pick some spots.

 

[yuriko oyama]

friend, close to the bubble is a separate game.
11 bbs is a lot to think about, especially not making stupid plays.
and position and who you're playing against are things to think about in addition to your stack.