Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Valentin Scorus
Poker Expert

4 Ways To Improve Your Bubble Play in SnGs

Nobody wants to be the so-called "bubble boy" - it's always tough to play an SnG and leave empty-handed. If you're ranked anywhere between Bronze and Platinum, there's some great material to help you deal with the money bubble.

  1. Watch these videos

  2. Read these articles

  3. Join these coaching sessions

  4. Discuss hands in our forum

1. Watch these videos

Bubble play: featured videos

Rank Video Producer
Silver Silver $11 Sit and Go live session thenose
You're one step away from the money but you're afraid of the bubble? You don't have to. Our coach will teach you how to use the bubble phase to your advantage and get into the money.
Gold Gold Bubble play as the big stack unam
Even if you're the big stack on the bubble, you're still not invincible. Check out this video to see how you can use your stack size to your advantage.
Platinum Platinum Deconstructing the bubble faarcyde
Our video producer takes a look at the bubble stage from different perspectives and tells you how to adapt your play style to efficiently .

2. Read these articles

Bubble play: featured articles

Rank Article Author
Bronze Bronze 4 charts for the "push/fold" stage michael
Should I push or should I fold? That's the question you will be asking yourself in an SnG sooner or later. Find out what the correct decision in each case is with the help of our charts.
Silver Silver The Independent Chip Model unam
The ICM is crucial if you want to move up in stakes with SnGs. Read this article to find out what it, how it works, but also when it makes sense to use it.
Silver Silver SnG Endgame System (SAGE) pokerstrategy
You're down to heads-up and the victory is in sight. Use the SAGE system presented in this article to learn when you can push or call all-ins from your opponent.
Gold Gold The bubble factor in different SnGs bobbs
This article focuses on the different types of SnGs out there. Check it out and learn more about the so-called "bubble factor", how to adapt your play and more.

3. Join these SnG coaching sessions

Featured SnG coaching sessions

Rank Coaching Coach
Bronze Bronze SnG Bronze chenny8888
Tune in every Sunday from 10:00 GMT to find out how you can beat the nmicro stakes SnGs. Our coach will show you how tight to play in the beginning and how to use this image later on.
Silver Silver SnG FR Silver thenose
If you got past the micro limits, then this is the coaching for you. See how you can continually move up the limits with the help of our coach every Monday at 16:30 GMT.
Silver Silver SnG Bankroll Builder unam
Our coach took the free $50 starting capital and used it to move up the limits. Join his coaching session every Thursday from 16:30 GMT to see how you too can build your bankroll.
Gold Gold SnG Gold Live unam
Are you looking for advanced SnG coaching? Then look no further, as coach Unam will show you what it takes to beat the $27 and $38 SnGs on PokerStars.
 

4. Discuss hands in our forum

You can jump into existing discussions and share your thoughts with other members. Here are some Gold-ranked threads started by our coach pzhon which you should check out:

Rank Topic Author
Gold Gold Bubble play - Folding wars pzhon
Gold Gold Bubble play - Blinds 50/100 pzhon
Gold Gold Bubble play - Microstack pzhon
Gold Gold Bubble play - Microstack in SB pzhon
Gold Gold Bubble play - Dry sidepot pzhon

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