Optimal Bully Strategy?

[kinger]

So it's the early to middle stages of a tournament. You have more than double the average chip stack. You decide to become a bully and raise a lot and steal the blinds. What would your standard raise be now? 5 times the big blind? Or do you keep it at 3-4 times the big blind?

kinger

[zaxx19]

5BB HELL NO. That is way too high you will be "Raymer stuck" to call alot of all-ins when you dont have a prayer. Raise 2.5--3.5 BB alot of times people will be more afraid of kinda a small odd bet bc they think you want to beplayed back at...seriously this works...

[tiger7210]

I think 2.8-3X BB is sufficient to steal with so you can fold to a big reraise and not have odds to call with crap.

Just the size of your stack is enough to intimidate most and get most marginal or even above agv hands fold fearing you'll bust them.