Bubble Play

[Solitare]

4. Don't take unnecessary risks to try to coast ITM while simultaneously taking risks to steal blinds since the other players will be acting tight.

[chill888]

In most cases: if your stealing and get raised, have the discipline to fold. The Bubble is not the time to start gambling. (Don't start recalculating Pot odds and +EV, etc)

[Gator]

1. 4 players remaining
Blinds 300/600
UTG (4,000) folds
Hero (1,500) button with QJ offsuit
SB (3,000)
BB (1,500)

2. 4 players remaining
Blinds 300/600
UTG (4,000) folds
Button (1,500) pushes all in
SB (3,000) folds
BB Hero (1,500 -- 900 after posting blind) with QJ suited

3. 4 players remaining
Blinds 100/200
UTG (3,000) raises to 600
Button (1,500) folds
SB (4,000) folds
BB Hero (1,500 -- 1,300 after posting blind) with 33

Comment: at time, I viewed this as push or fold decision – in hindsight, I’m thinking I give UTG credit for AT, KQ, KJ kind of hand – call and push on any rag flop (i.e. no paint/no ace flop), otherwise prepare to relinquish any non set hand to aggression.