assuming it's an actual good hand and not a marginal hand that looks pretty, I'm not afraid to bust on the bubble because min-cashes don't matter.
9/10 times I'm on the bubble, I fold into the money because I don't have anything to play. it just happens naturally. so, why would I be afraid of busting and not cashing the 1/10 times I pick up a big hand on the bubble? it's the time to go for the double up and try and make a deep run.
will I bubble sometimes? yes, but that's just part of the game and I have to expect negative variance. in fact, because I play microstakes mtts, I probably bust in these spots at a higher frequency because I get called more with wider ranges.
but the times I risk it and don't make it are balanced out by the times that I a) make the money and b) when my big hands hit and I make deep runs. it's also balanced by good bankroll management, so I'm able to take negative variance and not worry about it.
when I play, the money bubble doesn't exist for me. I know it's there but I don't think about and i dont let it influence my decisions. like I said, most of the time, if I make money, it happens naturally. the only bubble I pay attention to is the final bubble. I look at the ft bubble as the
real money bubble because that's where the money is to be made, especially in the top 3.