Tight or loose on bubble?

[JacKhani]

Do you guys tend to tighten up on the bubble or open up more?
which one do you guys prefer to do and why

[dansiek]

I definately loosen up. The winners in mtt are the ones that spot people's weaknesses and the bubble is a perfect time to loosen up and steal blinds from those trying to squeeze into the money.
Im trying to think of an exception to this rule but honestly i can't, loose loose loose.
Oh wait satellites you got to tighten up obv.

[mxrider]

depends on the table position and stack sizes First in I am generally much more laggy trying to pick up those weak/tight chips in the blinds.

[JacKhani]

So basically playing loose is the best way to play while on the bubble, because people are just trying to eek into the money. But what if others are opening up a lot then what should you do? play tight or loosen up as much as they are.

[dansiek]

Play back at them i guess, but this generally isnt the case. There are so many bad mtt players out there who just want to get ITM. Myself included =p

[lowkey]

As with most everything in poker: it depends

Are you at a table full of lagtards: tighten up a bit
Are you short stacked: loosen up
Sat: tighten up, unless you are in imminent danger of getting blinded out
Would a mincash be a significant bankroll boost: Tighten up and stop playing above your bankroll.

[palo1030]

lowkey... I couldn't say it better. Short, sweet, and to the point.

[ohioriver]

Before I put my foot in my mouth -- all comments welcome.

- I'm just a donk, but here's what has seemed to work for me at low stake sngs ----

If I'm short stack at 10BB or less oviously your looking for a hand to shove. Mostly just trying to stay above that 10BB line and look for a good double up. Lots of times betting the flop SB vs BB no matter what works untill the BB gets wise.

At the table with a big stack, I got no problem squandering my chips and let other players knock somebody else out. I'm just looking to play super solid and stay big stack.

Medium stack - also play super solid and try to maintain your stack, you cant afford to eat it. Somewhat avoid races till the bubble bursts.

If there is a hyper agressive player, I let him alone, but am looking for a spot to nail hime good, slow play a hand or call his iffy push.

Ok this may be donkey play, but its where I'm at. Cashing is better than not cashing and if I can get HU, even with the short stack, I have a shot to win.

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