Reby VS Freezeout... which is better for a good player

[foxply]

hi there

I got into an argument today regarding which of the MTT's suits a professional/good player more.

My thinking was a rebuy suits a good player more becoz the relative stacks are going to be deeper vs the blinds, and this gives the good players a definite advantage.

if anyone could extrapolate or give their opinion, that would be great

thanks a lot

F

[Spidurman]

Rebuy (first hour) favors a player who is willing/financially able to gamble and repeatedly rebuy. Once the rebuy period ends, the average stack/bb is much deeper than a normal MTT (I'm most familiar with pokerstars, so I'm using them for mental models).

If a skilled player can afford the multiple rebuy-risk, I would say the rebuy offers that advantage. Also, a weaker player will be able to play longer (those that would call all in with weak aces and low pairs being weak) can be an advantage - the good player has many more opps. to take advantage of the weak player and get their chips.

Those are reasons offhand why the rebuy would favor the skilled player.

[Al Mirpuri]

I second what spidurman says. Players are awfully underfunded in rebuy tournaments. Usually, in the rebuy tournaments I play in, a quarter of the field does not survive the first hour. Think of all that dead money.

[betgo]

I like rebuys because so many really bad players can build big stacks in the rebuy period which you can take away later. I am willing to rebuy as often as necessary, but I usually only rebuy once at the beginning and take the addon.