You will probably find that many/most members will disagree with my response.
I don't play rebuy tournaments very often, but when I do, I never rebuy. Here's my rationale:
1) By their nature, play in rebuy tournaments is much looser than in regular tournaments. My particular style is always the same - tight. That means that when I get a hand, there is a much greater liklihood that I will be paid off bigger and better than in a regular tournament. This puts me in a better position to cash without the need for rebuying.
2) Rebuy tournaments, even at the minimum cash levels, pay much better than regular tournaments. From an ROI standpoint, that makes rebuy tournaments (without the rebuy) much more attractive... if you don't rebuy
Again, I fully expect my opinion to be a minority one.
Not rebuying in a rebuy tournament is like folding aces when you're dealt them. The whole point of your tournament game should center around chip accumulation, and its a hell of a lot easier to accumulate chips if your stack is the same size as everyone else's.
Should you play in a re-buy tourney if you have absolutely no intention of re-buying?
short answer - no, you shouldn't.
So is the consensus opinion here to elect one re-buy, or to keep re-buying when you bust? I often play the .10 FT rebuy with the $1K guarantee; most nights I don't re-buy, the play is so loose that if you wait for a good hand in position, you quickly put yourself out of re-buy status. If you do make the money, your ROI for your dime is usually >1000%.
Here's my question. I see some people in this game making so many rebuys and double rebuys that they have to make the final table just to break even. That seems crazy. So how many re-buys is too many? More than one? Is there some simple guideline relating number of re-buys to the minimum payoff? Given that the payoff numbers are constantly increasing, this has to be a complex decision.
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I always play a rebuy tourney (which I hardly ever play) like its really the buy in, a rebuy, and the addon. I will rebuy right away to have a double stack and then add on.
*So even if I can play $3 mtts based on my bankroll, I would only be able to play a $1 rebuy mtt.
Should you play in a re-buy tourney if you have absolutely no intention of re-buying?
As others have said.. "NO"... but.. "it depends", lol
Curious if ya'all think that might give you too big a disadvantage against the bigger stacks.
I always rebuy at the start of the tournaments because it allows me to play more loose than I usually do and build a large stack. But that doesnt mean playing like a donk by going all in every time. Normally if I bust out after 2-3 rebuys I just quit and go find another tournament. I agree that rebuy tournaments offer a great ROI because of the people who rebuy like 10 times.So is the consensus opinion here to elect one re-buy, or to keep re-buying when you bust? I often play the .10 FT rebuy with the $1K guarantee; most nights I don't re-buy, the play is so loose that if you wait for a good hand in position, you quickly put yourself out of re-buy status. If you do make the money, your ROI for your dime is usually >1000%.
Here's my question. I see some people in this game making so many rebuys and double rebuys that they have to make the final table just to break even. That seems crazy. So how many re-buys is too many? More than one? Is there some simple guideline relating number of re-buys to the minimum payoff? Given that the payoff numbers are constantly increasing, this has to be a complex decision.
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Is it any different if you're playing a re-buy tournament where your initial 1000 chips are .10 and from then on they're .50 each? I know there's one like that on FTP. I could see playing that one and trying to double up quickly and then if you bust just leave since the rebuy costs so much?