Guidelines for %4th and %ITM?

[mannika]

Apologies as this has most likely been covered before.

Over a small sample at the $33s, I have noticed that I am finishing 4th quite a bit. This could be due to a number of factors such as:
- playing too defensively in mid-levels (and whittling down a stack and surviving until the bubble)
- over-aggressive bubble play (this is the one I'm worried about)
- simply lack of a sample size (16 of 67 SNGs at this level have resulted in 4th place finishes)

Could someone provide me with either guidelines or their own figures for the % of time they finish 4th and the % of the time they finish ITM?

Thanks very much.

[Nick M]

yes sample size is way to small. But you do have an abnormal amount of 4ths out of 67. Are you short on the bubble??? This could defintely be the problem. I find myself trying to get a decent stack before the bubble so that I have chips to do the pushing around. Aggressive on the bubble with a stack is good. FE goes up on the bubble when you have the big stack. But when you are short stealing is hard because most people want to take a shot at knocking you out.