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Originally Posted by zorzak
Thanks for the quick response!
But I have another question...
I was searching through the threads and I found out there is no quick formula to calculate the bubble factor. I do understand that it raises exponentially as we approach the bubble and that the higher this bubble factor is, less hands should we push...
There is no quick way to calc a bubble factor, but it is not that hard to do long hand! When reviewing one of your final tables, try calculating your bubble factor against someone who has you covered. Remember:
Bubble Factor = Loss of equity/Gain in equity
I think I cover this in the instruction manual for PushBot.
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Originally Posted by zorzak
So, would it be a close enough aproximation if I just used the cEV spreadsheet and raise the red zone exponentially when players bust out (lets say we start at 0% with 9plrs, go up to 1% at 7, 3% at 6, 7% at 5 and 11% at 4...or something like that...). Because I really dont have the time for calculating the bubble factor during play...do you think this would make a good approximation??
No. The better way is to become comfortable with estimating bubble factors on the fly. Doing some hand calcs, and getting the book Kill Everyone, where they go into some depth of bubble factors, and actually plot bubble factors for some tournaments (like the Sunday Million and Stars 180s) will give you an idea.
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Originally Posted by zorzak
Ow and, is the importance of bubble factor (ICM in general) different in different formats (MTTs, 1 table SNGs, turbos, super-turbos...)??
Hope its not to much
Well kinda.... In a slow structure, perhaps making a borderline ICM call would not be good, where in a turbo you would snap it in a heartbeat. Again, depends on tons of things (your edge relative to the field, table dynamics, the strength of your read on villain's holding, your position relative to the blinds, your stack size....)