Playing Texas Hold'em tournaments close to the bubble 7.

[christovam]

Avoid being eliminated in the bubble.

Elimination on the bubble is frustrating. Avoid risking all your chips on marginal spots, especially if you have a good chance of surviving to the payout with your current stack.

 

[MK_]

I dunoo........ ideally you want to play to go deep not just aim to min cash, but certainly no fun to bubble,

I think your play on the bubble depends more on chip stacks, ICM, ... all kinds of things😎👍

 

[recerveau]

Depending on the situation, it's a good idea to hold on.

 

[Sparta77]

Kerülje el, hogy kikerüljön a buborékból.

A buborékból való eltávolítás frusztráló. Kerülje az összes zseton kockáztatását a marginális helyeken, különösen akkor, ha jó eséllyel túléli a kifizetést a jelenlegi zsetonkészletével.

I always play like that. When I get to the paycheck, I play it loose.

 

[besttest11]

Wait till reached in the money.

 

[christovam]

Eu sempre jogo assim. Quando chego no contracheque, jogo solto.

Yes, because we spend a lot of time playing. At least the reward.

 

[tabaskichhh]

you are absolutely right, you need to play bubls carefully, it is better to wait for this moment, even if he deals strong cards

 

[bowserdon]

Go deep or go home

 

[mattiebumpo]

Agree. Tighten up until the bubble passes. I don't want to risk my tournament life on marginal spots, at least when I am nearing being ITM.

 

[yuriko oyama]

Unfortunately, I don't see it as a choice. Either you play close to the bubble out of necessity, or because you have a very comfortable stack and a premium hand.
At least, that's how I position myself close to the bubble.

 

[mssmotilda]

Avoid being eliminated in the bubble.

Elimination on the bubble is frustrating. Avoid risking all your chips on marginal spots, especially if you have a good chance of surviving to the payout with your current stack.

This advice - survive until the payout - is advice on how not to win tournaments.

 

[Macaroon]

No help at all. If you don't have enough chips to get to the bubble without betting you're going to have to play a hand!

 

[eetenor]

This advice - survive until the payout - is advice on how not to win tournaments.

The key to this statement is Marginal Spots----One would have to clearly define marginal for this statement to be either positive or negative for player outcome---

 

[eetenor]

Avoid being eliminated in the bubble.

Elimination on the bubble is frustrating. Avoid risking all your chips on marginal spots, especially if you have a good chance of surviving to the payout with your current stack.

ICM sims have shown it is a more effective way to have long term positive results than the play for the win style of play---so yes avoiding marginal spots at the bubble is +ROI-- However "Marginal Spots" is a very wide term and is not succinct enough for study purposes

GTOWIZARD has a free version and you can see the EV of each hand decision preflop --this will help many of us determine what would be a marginal spot at least preflop.