Entering an online tournament 1-2 hours after it starts, the player gets a significant advantage over his opponents – he enters the game fresh and unworked with a large number of hands played, which can improve the quality of his game.
Therefore, he will have to play much fewer hands before entering the prize zone, that is, theoretically, the probability of his losing before that will be lower. By quickly doubling once and then again, the player gets a very good chance of getting into the prize zone. But there is another side. The most obvious disadvantage of late entry into tournaments is a rather short stack, only 10-20 BB or even less. Because of this, the price of each mistake increases, and the player has little time to wait for a good hand and go all-in. It is not always possible to wait for this, and he has to go all-in with a not very strong hand – the blinds are already high and it is impossible to fold further.