11-13-2001, 11:39 AM
I regularly play in a tournament with a $120 buyin for $500 in chips. Rebuys are $100 for $500 in chips and an Addon at the one hour mark gives you $1000 in chips for $100. Usually this tournament has about 30 players and pays top 5 with 1st worth about $3000.
My question is that with the addon giving you twice as many chips as a rebuy, do you want get involved in a marginal hand near the end of the rebuy period and risk having to first rebuy then take the addon to continue in this tournament. My judgement is that you need something over $1000 after the break to have a legitimate shot at winning the tournament.
An example is that with the rebuy period ending in less than a round. I have 99 in the BB blind with $400 in chips. An aggressive player on the button raises and I go all in. I lose when AKQ board hits his A4.
My point is that I turned this into a $320 tournament. I would have taken the addon rather I won or lost the hand. I did go on to split 5th, but the payout didn't cover the entry fee.
My question is that with the addon giving you twice as many chips as a rebuy, do you want get involved in a marginal hand near the end of the rebuy period and risk having to first rebuy then take the addon to continue in this tournament. My judgement is that you need something over $1000 after the break to have a legitimate shot at winning the tournament.
An example is that with the rebuy period ending in less than a round. I have 99 in the BB blind with $400 in chips. An aggressive player on the button raises and I go all in. I lose when AKQ board hits his A4.
My point is that I turned this into a $320 tournament. I would have taken the addon rather I won or lost the hand. I did go on to split 5th, but the payout didn't cover the entry fee.