How hard should I own the bubble?

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t3000 (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

Hero (t44145)
UTG (t20856)
MP (t18964)
Button (t50857)
SB (t75186)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t12150</font>

Final Pot: t12750

10 left in the Stars $150, it's hand for hand for the final table.

Who pushes here?


edit: yea, i'm an idiot not listing reads.

Ok, bubble has been pretty passive.. this guy hasn't really been involved in much, he's been playing tight.

I'm not sure if the tight is good because he'll fold, or bad because he's not raising w/o premium hands.

[ansky451]

Um, reads?

[CardSharpCook]

button has you covered. You don't have the bubble threat. Hell, in a vacuum, this may actually be +EV, but not for any Bubble reasons.

[Exitonly]

well i dont see why i would have to have him covered, he's not going to want to gamble 85% of his stack, for the same reasons.

It clearly would be better if i had him covered.

[durron597]

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button has you covered. You don't have the bubble threat. Hell, in a vacuum, this may actually be +EV, but not for any Bubble reasons.

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[billyjex]

I think I just let him have this one. Maybe a slightly better hand like 76s or something that stands a little better chance if we run into a big hand here. Also while it's true you will cripple him I think psychologically for alot of players they will be more inclined to call if it doesn't bust them.

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I think I just let him have this one. Maybe a slightly better hand like 76s or something that stands a little better chance if we run into a big hand here. Also while it's true you will cripple him I think psychologically for alot of players they will be more inclined to call if it doesn't bust them.

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[MrTimCaum]

I respect your posts over 99% of any other posts on the MTT forum, but c'mon Exit. You yourself said "this guy hasn't really been involved in much, he's been playing tight."

I'm not stars $150 veteran, but I've played a large handful of $100-$200's across the internet with billions of &gt;$100 mtts. Even if he is some weak-tight nerd, he did just put nearly 1/4 of his stack in the pot. Who cares what your hand is at this point? You've got 36o here, but I'd have serious problems pushing 44, A9o, or KJs here.

[Exitonly]

despite him being tight, i 'felt' like i had a lot of fold equity. I was really close to pushing, but decided to go weak tight, and chill unntil the bubble broke.

But as soon as i folded, i wanted to know if these were spots where i could/should be pushing occasionaly.

[Annulus]

Many tight players will play AA, KK, and QQ very strong during the bubble phase because they don't want to get outdrawn. Do you really want to your 3-6 to race against those hands? Easiest fold ever.