The bubble in poker is when you are one person away from cashing in a poker tournament. There will be one remaining player who leaves the tournament area with $0 whilst everyone else in the tournament will have made a return on their investment.
The most important thing to remember on the bubble is to avoid going broke! As you get closer to getting in the money or when there will be a payout jump soon, you should avoid taking substantial risks that could bust you.
This will especially be the case when you have a comfortable stack that can easily get in the money with almost no risk. That said, you should not be super tight and blind out. Many middle and short stacks tighten up far too early, ruining their chances of making a deep run. Tighten up more in tournaments that have a flat payout structure.
Jonathan runs you through a simple ICM (Independent Chip Model) to highlight the importance of tight play on the bubble.
You cannot give 'default' charts for preflop bubble play because all stacks in the tournament matter. On the bubble, presume the average is around 25bbs and you have 5bbs.This is absolutely fine if there are 300 players remaining because someone else is likely to go broke before you. This is not ok if there are 9 players remaining and they all have 20bb+!
When you face a bet for all or most of your chips when there are payout implications, you need more than the normal required amount of equity based on the pot odds to call (sometimes much more!) This is because if you call and lose, you are out or nearly out and if you win, you do not double your equity. You should adjust by playing cautiously when you are potentially at risk in a marginal spot. Look to play pots where you can put your opponent at risk. You need to consider risk premium both when betting and calling a bet. You will have a different risk premium against everyone at the table due to the varying stack sizes. If your risk premium is much less than your opponent's you get to apply more pressure.
Some players have not studied ICM very well. Others just 'play for the win'. Some players will just blind out because they really care about moving up the payouts. Your opponent's strategy is vitally important! If your opponent will defend loosely, tighten up. If your opponent will defend tightly, loosen up.
0:00 - Bubble Strategy
0:37 - Avoid Going Broke!
3:57 - Simple ICM Example
5:27 - All Stacks That Are Remaining Matter!
7:19 - What Is Risk Premium?
9:23 - Risk Premium Matrix
11:41 - Risk Premium Example
15:08 - Not Everyone Is Aware Of ICM!
18:54 - Poker Hand Examples: On The Bubble
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17 авг 2024
