Late registration, a lot of members are against it. For me, I often late register when I don't have 3+ hours to dedicate to a MTT tourney.
>1. Not starting with the total field, I miss the first stage when all the donks shove, with or >without decent cards.
That is exactly backwards. You WANT to be in when the bad players are in. Granted, the all-in maniacs will give you a lot of variance, but why would you want to wait to play with better players?
>2. Since the blinds are up, relative to my stack, it's easier to make big decisions.
That's also backwards. You are waiting until luck is a larger factor. If you are better than the average competition, that's the last thing you want. If you are not better than the fish, study more until you are, or pick a different hobby.
>3. Joining a tourney that is on-going, shortens the amount of time invested the tourney.
That's pretty valid, as long as you have one of those...what's it called again? Oh, yeah...a LIFE. I wouldn't know.
>4. Haven't cashed when registering late, I am just pointing out a few upsides.
If you've played a lot of tourneys that way, that should tell you something. If only a few, you have insufficient data.
>5. With late reg, it's freer, expectations are different. Probably won't be ITM, so it's not >the end of the world, one way or another.
I'm not sure what that means.
>Just my thoughts,
