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Bubble Pressure

mikey1972mikey1972 Member Posts: 12
edited July 2011 in Poker Chat
I have recently started getting very deep in Bounty Hunter tournaments, and they  are my preference nowadays, but i tend to get very nervous around the bubble and my play is affected drastically, with making the wrong decisions. Is this normal , or not? If you have any interesting ways of quelling the pressure please let me know. thx.
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited July 2011
    The more you play the pressure will get less and it will be formality.

    Play your own game but notice who around the bubble is folding to cash and who is being aggressive, try to get involved with those that are folding as its a good time to pick up more chips to go for the win.

    Sorry if that makes no sense im tad tired :P
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  • mikey1972mikey1972 Member Posts: 12
    edited July 2011
    In Response to Re: Bubble Pressure:
    The more you play the pressure will get less and it will be formality. Play your own game but notice who around the bubble is folding to cash and who is being aggressive, try to get involved with those that are folding as its a good time to pick up more chips to go for the win. Sorry if that makes no sense im tad tired :P
    Posted by YOUNG_GUN
    hehe if i play more often the wife'll divorce me :)
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  • Wacko90Wacko90 Member Posts: 906
    edited July 2011
    Increase your aggression at the bubble. :) everyone will be tightening up, prefect time to increase your stack through nicking blinds etc :)
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  • GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
    edited July 2011
    Try to ignore the bubble. A min cash is worth very little in a Bounty Hunter, the optimal strategy is to play to win the tournament, if that means busting on the bubble then so be it.

    Look at a typical bounty hunter lobby and do the maths for yourself; a player who can win 1 in 10 tournaments will win much more money than a player who can manage a min-cash 5 times out of 10, even if he wins nothing at all in the other 9.
     
    I suggest banning yourself from lobby checking and focus fully on your table and building your stack. Skillful players are fully prepared to take calculated risks in situations that could put them in a position to win the tournament at any stage, including on the stone-cold bubble. When you have no fear of the bubble you can use it to take chips from players that do, it's easy to spot who is stalling and tightening up their ranges as the bubble approaches.
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