You fold your way to the money — and cash for min-cash after min-cash. BBZ Poker Bubble Mastery is the 17-module, 53-video, 10-hour ICM system from Ryan “newguy89” McEathron that turns the most expensive 20 minutes of every tournament into the place where you print, not survive.
The bubble is where the field plays scared and the winners play math. Most regs still open, defend and c-bet with chip-EV instincts while ICM has already rewritten every range on the table. That gap — chips-EV habits inside an ICM spot — is the single most expensive leak in modern MTTs, and it repeats in every single tournament you play.
| Coach | Ryan “newguy89” McEathron |
| Course length | 10 hours · 17 modules · 53 video files |
| Category | NLHE · MTT · ICM |
| Language | English |
| License | FOREVER LICENSE — one payment, lifetime access, instant delivery |
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💡 The mechanism: instead of memorising “tighten up near the money,” the course rebuilds bubble play from the ICM model itself — then runs every decision through HRC Pro and GTO Wizard on screen, so you see the exact moment a hand stops being a chip-EV call and becomes an ICM fold.
What Is Inside BBZ Poker Bubble Mastery
10 hours · 17 modules · 53 video files · 12 dedicated Takeaways videos · preflop + postflop · HRC Pro and GTO Wizard used live on screen.
The ICM Model — Applied, Not Explained
Module 2 puts the ICM model directly on the bubble, and Module 3 demonstrates FGS (Future Game Simulation) inside HRC Pro. This is the layer almost every mid-stakes reg has heard of and almost none actually uses at the table.
Covered vs Covering Stacks — Split Into Separate Modules
Opening into a stack you cover is a completely different game from opening into a stack that covers you. Modules 5 and 6 give each scenario its own treatment, broken down by position — UTG and BTN handled separately, with Takeaways videos on both.
Blind Battles Under Maximum ICM Pressure
Module 7 covers Blind vs Blind for both directions — BB covered and SB covered. Module 8 handles the blinds facing an open, separated by opener position (vs BTN and vs UTG). Module 9 adds 3-bet dynamics and full defence maps from every position.
Measuring How Much the Bubble Actually Matters
Module 10 is the module nobody else teaches: identifying bubble impact, plus a full HRC Pro testing session. You stop guessing whether a spot “is an ICM spot” and start measuring it.
Postflop ICM — Seven Full Modules
This is where the course separates itself. Modules 11–17 play and explain real postflop bubble configurations inside GTO Wizard — including a full BTN 50bb vs BB 20bb breakdown, BTN c-betting risk factors, BB defence when the big stack sits behind, and UTG-covers-BB with side-by-side ICM vs cEV and check-shove comparisons.
Polar Opens on Short Stacks — A 9-Video Deep Dive
Module 17 alone runs nine videos: preflop strategies, opening into a deeper-stacked BB, BTN strategy versus a shallow BB, split-range c-betting, hand examples for both stack dynamics, and a closing conclusion.
Bubble Coverage Map
| Bubble Situation | Stack Dynamic | Modules |
|---|---|---|
| Open-raising decisions | You cover / you are covered | 5, 6 |
| Blind vs Blind | BB covered · SB covered | 7 |
| Blinds facing an open | vs BTN · vs UTG | 8 |
| 3-bet and defence trees | UTG through BTN opens | 9 |
| Postflop, big stack in position | BTN 50bb covers BB 20bb | 11, 12 |
| Postflop, big stack out of position | BB covers BTN | 13, 14 |
| Postflop, early-position pressure | UTG covers BB, varying depths | 15, 16 |
| Polar opens on short stacks | Deeper BB · shallow BB | 17 |
| License type | FOREVER LICENSE — one payment, lifetime access | All 17 |
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Full Course Index — BBZ Poker Bubble Mastery
Click any section to expand the exact file list. Nothing hidden, nothing padded — 53 files, module by module.
Part I · ICM Foundations (Modules 1–3)
01 · Introduction — 1 file
- Introduction to the course
02 · The ICM Model — 1 file
- The ICM Model — Application to Bubble
03 · Demonstration of FGS on the Bubble — 2 files
- ICM FGS with HRC Pro
- Takeaways
Part II · Preflop Bubble Play (Modules 4–9)
04 · Preflop Bubble Adjustments — 2 files
- Preflop Bubble Adjustments — ICM adjusted vs chips
- Takeaways
05 · Opening Into Covered Stacks — 3 files
- Opening Into Covered Stacks — UTG
- Opening Into Covered Stacks — BTN
- Takeaways
06 · Opening Into Covering Stacks — 3 files
- Opening Into Covering Stacks — UTG
- Opening Into Covering Stacks — BTN
- Takeaways
07 · Preflop Adjustments — Blind vs Blind — 3 files
- Blind vs Blind — BB Covered
- Blind vs Blind — SB Covered
- Takeaways
08 · Preflop Adjustments — Blinds Facing an Open — 3 files
- Blinds Facing Open vs UTG
- Blinds Facing Open vs BTN
- Takeaways
09 · Miscellaneous Preflop Spots — 3 files
- UTG Open vs Defense from Each Position
- UTG1–BTN Opens vs Defenses
- Dealing with 3-Bets
Part III · Measuring Bubble Impact (Module 10)
10 · Identifying Bubble Impact — 3 files
- Identifying Bubble Impact
- HRC Pro Testing
- Takeaways
Part IV · Postflop Bubble Play (Modules 11–17)
11 · Postflop — BTN Covers BB — 2 files
- Play and Explain with GTO Wizard — BTN 50bb vs BB 20bb
- Takeaways
12 · BTN Covers BB — BTN C-Betting — 2 files
- Play and Explain with GTO Wizard — BTN C-Betting
- Risk Factors — BTN C-Bet Covering BB
13 · Postflop — BB Covers BTN — 3 files
- Play and Explain — BTN
- Play and Explain — BB Defense
- Takeaways
14 · BB Covers BTN — BTN C-Betting — 3 files
- Intro / Overview
- Play and Explain — BTN C-Betting
- Takeaways
15 · UTG Covers BB — BB Defense — 6 files
- Intro to UTG Covers BB — BB Defense
- Highlighting Setup
- Comparison — ICM vs cEV
- Comparison — Check-Shove
- Comparison — Different Stack Depths
- Takeaways
16 · UTG Covers BB — UTG C-Betting — 4 files
- C-Betting with Various Stack Depths
- Adjustments for Changing Stacks
- Hand Examples
- Takeaways
17 · Polar Opens on Short Stacks — Split Range C-Betting — 9 files
- Overview
- Preflop Strategies
- Opening Into Deeper Stacked BB
- Hand Examples vs Deeper Stacked BB
- BTN Strategy vs Shallow BB
- Hand Examples vs Shallow BB
- Changes in Postflop Strategy
- Takeaways
- Conclusion
Meet Your Coach — Ryan “newguy89” McEathron
Ryan “newguy89” McEathron has over 15 years in the game and one of the widest format ranges of any No-Limit Hold’em coach working today. MTTs, satellites, cash at 20bb-cap and 100bb, SNGs across hypers, turbos, 9-mans, 18-mans and 50-50s, and Spin & Go’s — he moves between all of them, which is exactly why the stack-coverage logic in this course is so precise. He is a theory-first coach, and it shows: the framework is built once and then applied consistently across every one of the 17 modules.
His online tournament record is public and verifiable — over $261,000 in tracked online cashes, including a PokerStars Super Tuesday victory worth $59,436. Ryan has also worked extensively with mindset coach Elliot Roe, and while he does not position himself as a mindset coach, his seminars on self-management and holistic poker management draw the strongest feedback of anything he teaches. Inside Bubble Mastery that translates into real hand examples broken down from actual tournaments — Modules 16 and 17 each carry dedicated hand-example videos — rather than theory floating free of the table.
Why This Course Beats Generic ICM Content
Most ICM material stops at preflop push-fold charts. Bubble Mastery spends seven of its seventeen modules on postflop — the exact territory where preflop-chart players get destroyed once the flop comes down and the payout ladder is still in play. Everything is demonstrated live in HRC Pro and GTO Wizard rather than described in the abstract, which is why the 12 Takeaways videos are usable as a standalone review loop before every session.
It sits naturally alongside BBZPOKER ICM Pre-Flop Masterclass for the preflop layer and the BBZPOKER BungaKat Final Table Bundle for what happens after the bubble bursts. The full school lineup lives in the BBZ Poker courses category and on the BBZ Poker brand page. If you are still deciding between coaching philosophies, our BBZ Poker vs Alex Fitzgerald comparison breaks down which school fits which player, and the GTO Wizard vs GTO Lab review covers the solver side of the workflow.
🔒 FOREVER LICENSE — what it actually means:
One payment. Lifetime access. No subscription, no renewal, no expiry date. Retail training platforms rent you access month after month and take it back the second you pause. A FOREVER LICENSE from ElitePokerGuide.io means these 53 videos stay yours for as long as you play poker — and instant digital delivery means you can be studying Module 10 tonight.
Common Questions Before You Buy
Is my level high enough?
If you already understand position, open-raising and 3-betting, you are ready. Module 2 builds the ICM model from the ground up before anything advanced happens — you do not need prior HRC or GTO Wizard experience to follow along.
Is it still current?
ICM is structural mathematics, not a meta trend. Payout ladders have worked the same way for decades and will keep working that way. The solver work is done in HRC Pro and GTO Wizard — the two tools the current MTT reg pool actually uses.
Why is it affordable here?
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Can I find this free somewhere?
You can find scattered ICM clips. You cannot find 17 structured modules that carry one framework from the ICM model through preflop into seven postflop modules and out the other side with Takeaways on almost every section. Structure is the product.
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BBZ Poker Bubble Mastery by Ryan “newguy89” McEathron — 10 hours, 17 modules, 53 videos, FOREVER LICENSE, instant delivery.
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