Bubble trouble

There are many different ways of getting to the bubble. My least favorite way is simply by outlasting three other players; in those cases, I'm likely to be severely short-stacked when I get there. That's what happened in the final tournament I played last night. When I got to the bubble, I had a mere $145 in chips; one of my opponents had $1,829, and the other had $1,026. I know from experience that if I'm playing two experienced players, I have virtually no chance whatsoever of making the money in that situation. Experienced players never bet heavily against each other in such a scenario; they just bide their time until the short stack gets eaten up. It's funny how it's possible to resent players playing the way you would yourself were you in their shoes :-)

buy_in entry_fee num_players num_hands place winnings

 45000      5000           6        15     2    94500
 45000      5000           6        20     2    94500
 45000      5000           6         6     5        0
 45000      5000           6        11     6        0
 45000      5000           6        23     4        0
 45000      5000           6        12     3        0

delta: $-111,000
tournament balance: $2,537,840
balance: $9,420,539