Rebuys

I've played a couple of Rebuys recently $2 & $5 have really enjoyed them making the money on both occasions, but find the 1st hour difficult, its like a 'free roll' people going all in from early positions on silly hands looking to double up and if not they have the security of rebuying... is this a normal play for a Rebuy? Is there a good Rebuy stratagy?

Two strategies really to these. The maniac strategy which you saw, that looked "freeroll" like. And playing good TAG poker, or Nitty and playing top 6 hands hoping to double up through the maniacs.

I myself, like the maniac strategy. This really only works well if you have a couple more maniacs at your table. When I play these, I want to get out of the first hour with atleast a 20k stack. You have to set a limit for yourself too, with the ammount of buy-ins you are prepared to spend.

I played the 3R yesterday and made the break with a 28k stack and spent $12 to get it. I got lucky and was hit over the head with good cards.

Yes, you should play much looser in a rebuy during the rebuy period. You need at least 3-5x the starting stack at the end of the rebuy period. So you should take risks to obtain it.

However, you shouldn't be going nuts. You don't want to rebuy like 8 times to get this stack that you need. You just shouldn't be afraid to gamble.

Most players over-do it during the rebuy period, and end up re-buying like 10 times. At that rate, you'd have to make the final table just to get your money back.

Agreed. One of the few opportunities online to pay to be in a freeroll.

I will play once in a while but normally limit rebuys to 2 and the add-on at the break. You can still play poker without being a 'total maniac', just harder to pick the spots to gamble.
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I like a more conservative approach, limiting myself to 1 or 2 rebuys and always an add on since my stack at the break is rarely huge. But, the double up opportunities always present themselves ever when u play TAG because of the loose players early.

My version of maniac....

Shove with:

A2o-A5o suited also...I don't like A6-A9..it doesn't have the added benefit of the wheel draw.
ATo+,ATs+, 88+, any two suited broadway cards...I know suited only adds 3%...but whatever.

and...that is it.