Here's the thing: if cashing the mtt is THAT critical to your bankroll you fold to preserve large stack, you don't belong in that mtt. If you are short stack and its that important to at least min cash you fold a possible double up with a premium hand, you don't belong in that mtt. Bankroll management come on... how much of roll was invested in that game to make you fear playing AA? My guess is you usually get close to almost bust usually by that time of tourney to be that tight.

I can see ONLY two reasons to fold AA pre, and neither have anything to do with bubble. 1. more than 2 opponents going with you to showdown AND loss would mean more then 65% loss of stack. Or 2. desperately need to fold for fixing bad image/molding a table image and are enough of a table or tourney CL to not be negatively affected by punting those chips.

In addition, The only thing bubble should influence is how you can take advantage of the players intimidated by it. If it negatively affects play due to fear of not cashing, again you shouldn't be in that mtt.

Quote Originally Posted by buonafide
So I folded and watched the cards make a monster for one of the big stacks and felt great about my play.
And if 2 aces flopped how would you have felt, just as relieved? All you're saying here is you got lucky that your rockets whiffed lol