maddog2030
04-13-2005, 04:19 PM
This is just a general theory question on SNGs. I've watched hand histories of Daliman, Chief911, etc. and seen them push frequently with anything when it comes to the bubble. I've read dozens of threads about being extremely aggressive in this situation because the calling requirements for others have gone way out of proportion compared to their cash game equivalents (ie. normal pot odds).
But what are the criteria for this situation (obviously on or near the bubble and tight players left to act in the hand, but what else)? Should you be pushing or just raising 3xbb? What stacks do you want to attack the most? Are there exceptions? What are the requirements for your stack? How big do the blinds have to be for this to be worth it (as a function of your starting stack or total chip pool)? If you're caught but survive, should you continue pushing?
And my main question is: How often should you be stealing these blinds before someone's going to take a stand and call you? Obviously this is a problem of a feel for the table, but I'm talking in general. It just seems to me people will see you do it 2-3 times and will take a stand with a hand. Granted I play at the lower limits for SNGs on Pokerstars so the propensity of a player to call is ridiculously higher than in the high limits.
I'm sorry if there's been posts that discuss this in a general sense and I didn't see them. Please post a link if that is the case. I've read many posts about specific bubble situations and how to play those situations, but reading through those I still don't think I have a acquired a "feel" for when it's correct to start pushing hands or when it's better to sit back a little.
But what are the criteria for this situation (obviously on or near the bubble and tight players left to act in the hand, but what else)? Should you be pushing or just raising 3xbb? What stacks do you want to attack the most? Are there exceptions? What are the requirements for your stack? How big do the blinds have to be for this to be worth it (as a function of your starting stack or total chip pool)? If you're caught but survive, should you continue pushing?
And my main question is: How often should you be stealing these blinds before someone's going to take a stand and call you? Obviously this is a problem of a feel for the table, but I'm talking in general. It just seems to me people will see you do it 2-3 times and will take a stand with a hand. Granted I play at the lower limits for SNGs on Pokerstars so the propensity of a player to call is ridiculously higher than in the high limits.
I'm sorry if there's been posts that discuss this in a general sense and I didn't see them. Please post a link if that is the case. I've read many posts about specific bubble situations and how to play those situations, but reading through those I still don't think I have a acquired a "feel" for when it's correct to start pushing hands or when it's better to sit back a little.