Is bubble play limited to 4 handed?

TheNoodleMan · #1 12-03-2005, 06:16 PM

I read a post today where someone described a hand as a bubble hand, and another poster replied that it wasn't a bubble hand because there were still 5 players left.

wiggs73 · #2 12-03-2005, 06:17 PM

a better question is why does it matter?

but i consider it to start at 5 players in a SNG.

TheNoodleMan · #3 12-03-2005, 06:23 PM

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a better question is why does it matter?

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chisness · #4 12-03-2005, 06:18 PM

technically it's when 4 are left but when 4-6 are left and blinds are high i think it's usually called a bubble situation.

FlyWf · #5 12-03-2005, 06:29 PM

In poker terminology, a bubble is when the next person eliminated receives nothing but the 2nd person to be eliminated receives money. Finishing 5th is the same as finishing 4th.

TheNoodleMan · #6 12-03-2005, 06:31 PM

Bubble play, not bubble. See the difference?

#7 12-03-2005, 06:34 PM

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Bubble play, not bubble. See the difference?

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You might play it like you were on the bubble, but it still wouldn't be a bubble hand.

FlyWf · #8 12-03-2005, 07:06 PM

Of course I don't see the difference. Bubble play would appear to be "play while on the bubble".

Anyway, in a typical 9 or 10 man SNG, the payouts are as follows:
4th: $0
5th: $0

See the difference?

tigerite · #9 12-03-2005, 07:07 PM

Actually he would not, one of the blinds had him covered by about 200 chips.

tigerite · #10 12-03-2005, 07:08 PM

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Of course I don't see the difference. Bubble play would appear to be "play while on the bubble".

Anyway, in a typical 9 or 10 man SNG, the payouts are as follows:
4th: $0
5th: $0

See the difference?

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They are for 6th-10th as well, so should a 10 handed play be 'bubble play' too? It just makes things confusing, because you're expecting to see a post whereby losing the hand means you're out of the money, and winning it means in the money. If you start having 5-handed and 6-handed included, it makes a mockery of the whole thing; you won't be able to tell from a topic title what the OP is on about! That is why I don't like it.

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