Bubble... But...

There is that point in the tournament when you have invested hours - and the next player eliminated is the last person who will have to go away empty handed and broken hearted. The person who finishes after is the first one to finish "in the money". This is called being on the bubble. If you have a short stack by the time you reach the bubble you can feel good about getting this far, but moral victories don't pay the mortgage. If you are short stacked and happen to be in the late position and playing behind a few other people in danger of being victimized by the bubble, this might be a good time to attack.