me and the bubble

i play on a couple of sites mostly freerolls or money that i win off of them.... I usually do pretty good in tournaments not sayin i get there alot but i get through thousands of ppl the past few days i get low chip stack near the bubble and twice in two days i got taken out on the bubble once in a freeroll and in a real money tourn... needless to say im broke again lol im just looking for any tips or hints that may help me out when im near the bubble low stack, even if its just to get into the money... Thanks! Oh and by the way forum im not a posting king or queen but think u could help me out with that password for later today maybe?? Hope to hear your ideas and thank you...

Hmmm the bubble is always tricky to play. On one hand you have enveryone not wanting to play because they want to reach the money so they would fold blinds they would usually call. But on the other hand If you're short stacked the other guys might raise you just to get you to leave the tourney quicker.

It's needless to say that when you are playing loosly with a big stack most people will fold and you can rake in the blinds.

So I would say play as tight as possible on a short stack, and loose as possible on large.
The least I would call with if I was short stack would be 10J suited but I would fold imediatly if nothing came (but it always depends) maybe I would call if my hole cards were both higher than the flop... Of cause I would call everything to AA and push pre flop with KK AA AK (and maybe AQ depending on how small my stack is).

But yeah, that's what I'd do, BUT number one piece of advice...DON'T GET SHORT STACKED and if you just lost a big stack resist the urge to push.

thank you jeester

just when u get to have only 10x the bb u need to push.or play only good starting hands.ak,aa,kk,and maybe aq,qq!good luck

I think Jeester makes an interesting point about how your chip stack can dictate how you may end up playing near the bubble. At the same time though, I wouldn't rule out being aggressive just because you are short stacked. In fact, being short stacked on the bubble can be good at times. People will tend to assume that you're making a move only with the best of starting hands since you're all close to the money, so you could potentially mix it up and make moves with lesser hands with the hopes of not getting called and picking up the blinds and antes. Now I do think that this is easier said than done - at the same time though, you have to take risks at some point, so why not when you're on the bubble when a lot of of people tend to tighten up?