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As for Stars $11R - there is usually $50-55 in the pot at the break for every player remaining, as ~25% of the field drops out in the first hour.

So, if you can get to the break and add on for $51 or less, you aren't paying any rake. Meaning, it's OK to rebuy a couple times and add on.

Now, a lot of successful players will go crazy that first hour in hopes of building a stack 2-3X avg. Then they turn tight in the second hour, hoping their loose image gets them paid on their good hands in the second hour.

This is probably the best way to play IF you are a great player. But it can be very expensive, and if you don't know that you have the skills to make (and navigate) the final table, then it's best to keep it cheaper in the first hour.

Because 25% of the field drops out in the first hour, it usually turns out that 11-14% of those remaining at the break will get paid. This is a higher pay out percentage than most of your other MTTs.

Of course, all the money is at the final table. So, barely making the money is not a great result - you will go broke if that's all you do.