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Article: Playing the Bubble Correctly in Online Poker Tournaments

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  1. Fox Fox is offline

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    Dec 2nd, 2009 (12/2/2009 11:38am)

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    Dec 2nd, 2009 (12/2/2009 12:21pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>phew , i just dbl checked my calendar... its not 2005 ne more... i thought i was loosing my mind</p>
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    Dec 2nd, 2009 (12/2/2009 12:51pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>Fold to Cash   ftw...</p>
     
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    Dec 2nd, 2009 (12/2/2009 3:48pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>Proofread?</p>
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    Dec 2nd, 2009 (12/2/2009 4:01pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>Stop talking about me, Fox! Do you view bubble situations any differently in PLO8 than in NLHE?</p>
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    Dec 2nd, 2009 (12/2/2009 4:11pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>bad first paragraph, couldn't continue after that, appreciate the effort though of writing this</p>
     
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    Dec 2nd, 2009 (12/2/2009 4:17pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>I would actually attack a little more in PLO8 on the bubble, and I do it with a shorter stack. though never with less than 5 BB's because you will get called so frequently that you should wait for a real hand if you get that short. It's safer to attack with 5 to 10 BB's in PLO8 on the bubble because you will get busted less often when you are called. It's a little less profitable to attack with a bigger stack in PLO8 (though still usually a good idea) because people will get hands they are willing to go all-in with more often. </p>
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    Dec 3rd, 2009 (12/3/2009 3:10pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>Thx for the PLO8 info Fox. I'm gonna have to get a little more aggro on the bubble. Joining PXF after the new year to take advantage of some of your videos.</p>
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    Jan 2nd, 2010 (1/2/2010 5:43pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>Nice job, Chris. Screw the haters. It's a lot easier to take cheap shots at somebody's article than to actually write one.</p>
    <p>Another psychological factor to overcome is the sting of bubbling. Even though you know you're doing the right thing by being aggressive on the bubble it hurts when it backfires. Easier to talk about than actually do.</p>
    <p>How do you feel about the Rain Khan and Phil Gordon advice to fold into the cash when extremely short stacked on the bubble. They discussed bubble play on the ESPN Podcast in April. Their advice was that if doubling up doesn't significantly improve your chances to win the tournament they would fold to the money. Khan said he would fold AK with 1 BB if he was one spot away from the money.</p>
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    Jan 3rd, 2010 (1/3/2010 1:11pm) in reply to Fox

    <p>I was going to write in on it too.  If I'm at 2-3 BB's in a very large field I'll generally fold to the money because the chances of winning or FT the tournament are probably less then the percentage I'm winning. Its all about gauging what the percentage of FT and the percentage of the prize pool.  </p>
     
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    Feb 26th, 2010 (2/26/2010 1:03am) in reply to Fox

    <p>Great article fox, very well said on all the levels of bubble play....only thing that would be better is if you provided some examples, but then maybe it wouldnt be an article anymore lol</p>
     
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