Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Krzysztof Gajek
Poker Expert

Master the Bubble!

Within the next few weeks, our new SNG lessons will focus on the bubble phase in different types of tournaments. Check out today's exercise and prepare for the upcoming content!

A few months ago we showed you the following spot from a 6-man SNG with a standard pay out structure (65%, 35%):

all-in

In the special forum thread, linked below, we have also shown how to determine your play in such spots, depending on a given payout structure and your opponent's range.

Discuss this hand in the forum!

Today we recall this typical bubble hand for a specific reason. You have already seen how to calculate the best play in such spots, which is a crucial skill during the analysis of your hand histories, however something more practical is needed in-game. This is the bubble-instinct, which helps you to make immediate adjustments and to implement the right gameplan, depending on a given stack setup and a current pay-jump. This is exactly what we are about to teach you in the "Bubble Strategy" module.

We will show you the average risk premium and the default gameplans in the bubble phases of all major types of SNGs, depending on the relative stack sizes in play.

You can check out the first lesson from this module:

New SNG lesson:
Bubble Strategy (1): Introduction    

 

Stay tuned for these next releases:

  • Bubble Strategy (2): Single Table SNGs
  • Bubble Strategy (3): Multi Table SNGs part 1
  • Bubble Strategy (4): Multi Table SNGs part 2
  • Bubble Strategy (5): Satellites and Double or Nothing SNGs

 

Enjoy our new content!

Today we recall this typical bubble hand for a specific reason. You have already seen how to calculate the best play in such spots, and this is a crucial skill during the analyses of your hand histories, however something more practical is needed in-game. This is the bubble-instinct, which helps you to make immediate adjustments and to implement the right gameplan, depending on a given stack setup and a current pay-jump. This is exactly what we are about to teach you in the "Bubble Strategy" module.
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