Raise sizing under ICM pressure — adjust or keep it standard?

Near the bubble or final table, do you change your raise sizing because of ICM pressure? For example, do you open smaller to reduce risk, or keep the same sizing to stay balanced? How much do stack sizes and payout structure influence your decision?

I generally stay balanced, unless I am the chip leader, then I will apply pressure.

Adjust. In ICM (bubble, FT), the value of the chips changes, so increasing the size can put pressure on those who want to survive - but only against players who really feel the pressure. Against recreational calling stations, maintaining the standard is often better.

SergioV said:

Near the bubble or final table, do you change your raise sizing because of ICM pressure? For example, do you open smaller to reduce risk, or keep the same sizing to stay balanced? How much do stack sizes and payout structure influence your decision?

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ICM considerations near bubble are to not play post flop with the weaker part of our range so making open size smaller is not the best choice. Of course table dynamics and stack size play a role as well as ICM.

On the FT our opens are usually the same throughout our range-min- it is the range we change not the bet sizing, due to the high level of pressure any open places on the other players and the pressure placed on us by a 3 bet.

On FT it is our 3 bet sizing that fluctuates based on V range and stack size.

That is the basics many many other factors occur as well adjusting how we play FT bet sizing.

I just shove my best hands and fold everything else !