New in Learn: how a bounty changes short-stack play near the bubble
We compared real Vanilla and Speed Racer spots three places from the money. In a PKO the short stack's shove barely changes size — the player who covers calls much wider.
Carlos Silva · OCT 21, 2026
We have opened Learn: articles written from the solved spots in our library, with the ranges and the numbers of every solution.
In the first article, Carlos Silva compares real Vanilla Tournament and Speed Racer spots three places from the money. For a big blind who covers, the bubble factor drops from 1.17 to 0.85 in the PKO and the call grows from 22.4% to 29.2% of hands. The player who is covered plays almost the same in both formats.
