Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

Beat the bubble in the Hot $5.50

It takes a long time to get to the bubble in small stakes MTTs so make sure you get there prepared with knowledge and chips.

PokerStrategy.com coach samni

Video type

MTT Hand Review

Coach:

Samni

Status:

Silver

Duration:

54 minutes

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We welcome back our new MTT coach Samni for the next part in his debut MTT series. 

If that name sounds familiar, you may recognise him as a regular in our forums and in our Bankroll Challenge.

He took a two year break from poker but came back and completed his first challenge last year

We have already shown you part one of the series where he took down the Hot $5.50 on PokerStars and today we bring you the next part, as our coach approaches the bubble. 

As he is new to our Poker School, but a regular on the forums, he really would like you to give your feedback and suggestions for what you would like to see him do next. 

And if this has not inspired you enough already, why not join our Bankroll Challenge and maybe one day you will be making some videos for us?

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.