registering late in a tournament

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registering late in a tournament is it good or bad i myself think its bad to start late
 
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I like registering late in those pokerstars turbo R/A tournaments, because there is so big add on. But some deep stack tournaments i dont like registering late, because you lose value if you have edge to the field.
 
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It depends on many factors.

What will be your starting chip level relative to the "average" chip size ... a factor in my decision to play. :)

I have had rather good success entering almost before the cut-off time. Just play at that point like you would as a "small stack" (which you likely are)...make sure you have a likely winning hand before playing a hand. After a few double ups, play accordingly.

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In a rebuy tour I would just as soon wait till the rebuy period is almost over before registering to avoid all the wild play and beats you find in this format.In a regular freezout I like to join at the beginning.
 
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i go with trekmaster in this one
 
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It all depends on the blind levels versus starting stack for me. If the blinds are 1,000-2,000, and starting stack is 5,000, i'm not getting in, as your basically in a hyper turny position, pretty much all in or fold first round. If the blinds are low, 250-500, and 5,000 starting stack, i will look at how many players are still in, if at least half are still in, i'll go for it. If only a third still in, and chip leader has a huge stack, i'm out. Some players will jump in a micro buy in turny late and go berserk for a few hands trying to get a donk stack, as i refer to it, either donking it up 5-8 times or losing 4-5 bucks trying it. Two stages of madness i say, the beginning and the period just before late registration ends.
 
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In a super deep tourney with 3 hour late registration,I like to register an hour or hour and a half late. It seems like it drags out and often not much action ifthe starting stack is 5-10k w 10/20 starting blinds.
 
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It depends on so much things. But primarily to me is how good I will be compared to the average stack. What are the blinds at that current moment ( When you will be registering late ). It is not said that you cannot win just because you registered late, of course you can, but poker is all about %, so Im trying to maximise those by registering early, not late.
 
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In the deep tourney I played last night, I watched several buy-in late and throw away their chips because when they bought in they had less than 10 bb's. Consequently even if they doubled up, they were still@ a great disadvantage. Like noobie said, if you play the %'s it is a bad play if it forces you to double up quickly or play hands you would not normally play.
 
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only if I will still have a playable stack, since post flop play is where I have an advantage over many players.

For me, that means I'll need to have about and M=15 or more
 
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I don't tend to play too many deep stack tourneys so for me I hardly every register any later than the 3rd level. I just don't want to start out in push/fold mode.
 
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I like to get in close to start and play only bugs hands to try and get chips from rebuyers
 
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If you write you a last-minute, you know that you have to enter all or nothing
is better to sign up at the beginning
 
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Can be good, can be bad :)

Stack size is of critical importance, you have to understand that, if not best not to get involved :)

There used to be some tourneys where you could almost always cash if you entered at the last minute, but haven't seen any of those for quite awhile :)
 
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I like to buy-in as close to the start as possible, usually pre-register for games. On occasion I'm not home at the start and might late reg. But like others have said, I don't like to get in too late, as I don't want to be forced to push/fold. It works for some players, and I see them doing it everyday. But I'd rather have the time to pick my spots and not be forced to gamble, especially upon first registering into a game. Hence, registering prior to the start, so I can see every hand.
 
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It depends on the Tournament and its duration of blind Levels. I prefer to register later in tournaments with longer levels, because I lose my concentration if it takes too long. In tournaments with shorter levels I try to build a stack . Only if I can make an add on I use to reg really late and try to start with a higher stack in the middle of the field
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With Carbon allowing up to 2h50m late registration for most of their MTT, I always had a bad taste in my mouth for late registrants, but now I can see the other side.. where it could work as an advantage.. considering time invested and value... with some of the tips here.. specifically to play short when entering late. Thanks for the tips :)
 
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late registration is the wors think to do because you will have very small stack and your going to be a taget for the player with a big stack
 
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I don't mind starting late but not if I'm all in or fold, if I miss the first couple levels its okay.
 
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bad strategy,you have a disadvantage.try another mtt from the beginning
 
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I enjoy starting really late in the really low buy-in tournaments because I just wait for a decent hand and the people with a lot of chips tend to be really lose and seem to double up quiet easily and because it's late not that many people are left( in full tilt). Plus it saves me a lot of time.
 
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It's also probably important to consider the amount of dead money in the tournament, e.g. overlay, % of field left, etc. Of course, this is secondary to your relative starting stack size. There could be $1000 of overlay in a $5 buy-in MTT, I'm never registering late for < 10 BBs.
 
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I like registering late in the Black Chip Poker freerolls on Demand. For some reason, I am able to usually get to the final table when I late register whereas when I just start when everyone else starts I tend to get busted sooner.

the way I look at it is that after four levels of play, nearly half of the tournament participants have already been eliminated in most cases. So now you have half the number of players to beat out to the final table.

Another benefit is that by the time you do start playing (about 4 levels in) you will find the average chip stack is around double what you start wiht in the tournament and blinds will have gone up to around 50/100. Now this may seem like a disadvantage at first but what this situation does is it forces you to play premium hands. There are many hands you will passover at the 50/100 level that you might call at the 10/20 level....
 
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Typically for me I feel I'm confident* enough to buy in early as I find more value in the early stages. Confidence plays a big role, because the deeper in the tourney with lesser BB's (8-15 depending in structure buying in late), the less skill one has in their arsenal, especially with antes. You usually have to get a decent hand and hope for a double up to feel comforatable to steal blinds and a possible threat at the table.

Can be good, can be bad :)

Stack size is of critical importance, you have to understand that, if not best not to get involved :)

There used to be some tourneys where you could almost always cash if you entered at the last minute, but haven't seen any of those for quite awhile :)

Found this quote very interested because I too remember these tourneys where one could join late and sit out until the bubble, confirming 100% profit.

Which arises a question:

Is it possible to lurk for these tournaments and make profit without even playing poker?
 
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