Chat summary 1: Why we play bubble too tight

[eemil]

I have really enjoyed TPS Skype chat: there has been some really good points which I want to collect for further use.

Bishamonten/Ross and Goozfraba77/Nuno and I listed few factors why we do not play bubble aggressive enough. Please feel free to add or challenge.

chat Summary reasons why we play bubble too tight
Fear of losing
Fear of making mistake
Playing with too tight roll - need the mini cash
Not enough tournaments/bubble under your belt
Knowledge how to play bubble
Overvalue early position raiser
How to counter attack bubble abuser
Know how to abuse bubble when big stack

=>Study, try and make correct plays and mistakes get experience

I feel that there has been shared many golden nuggets in the chat. Please pick them up and share.

[mclucky]

I agree these are the most common reasons and also with the power of the rail chat.

someone once gave me an exercise to do to reinforce the futility of min cashing.

Every time you cash but don't make the final table record the amount you won. After a week withdraw all of these non-FT winnings (the total amount) and give it to charity.

You'll soon get the message. Playing not to win is a complete waste of time and energy. After a week of doing this or even a few weeks you'll find that you want to FT so badly that you need to make some adjustments. 1) You'll make sure you're properly rolled for these levels so you can play a higher volume to deal with the variance. 2) You'll take more calculated risks. 3) You'll work hard on your chipping up and bubble tactics. 4) You'll start finding softer tournaments with smaller fields just to get that FT under your belt and make some money.

Now - aren't those the things you should be doing anyway?

[bishamonten]

^^^^^^^^^^^
exactly