Need quick advise about re-buys.

[happyjaypee]

Hi all.

I'm trying my 1st online tourney whit rebuys on Stars.

Starting chips:
10$ = T1500
Rebuys:
10$ = T1500 (must be at T1500 or less)
Add on:
10$ = T2000 (must have T20,000 or less)


Q: Do you auto rebuy after 1st hand to jump to T3000??

Any other advise is welcome too

Thx


-Happy [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Lori]

don't auto rebuy

Lori

[shandrakor]

I'm currently playing in the $3 rebuy game and had a similar curiousity. With as recklessly as people play in a cheap rebuy game, I prefer to get my extra 1500 the free way - wait for a good hand and double off one of the maniacs who's already rebought two or three times.

That said, I'm curious about when one should take the add-on. At the break, I had ~5800, and as the add-on stage was about done, the average was around 4600. I chose not to take the add-on, since I was already above average in chips. (also because I'm a micro-limit hobbiest with a BR of about $85.)

Still, my personal funding issue aside, what are people's thoughts about taking the add-on in a low-cost event like this?

[William]

Disagree, I found it best to start with 3000

[happyjaypee]

That was quick [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] Thx Lori.

Now when you got time I'd like to now why it's a better strategie. I don't know much about rebuys.


-Happy [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Lori]

That said, I'm curious about when one should take the add-on. At the break, I had ~5800, and as the add-on stage was about done, the average was around 4600. I

The cost of the event makes no difference, it is the number of chips and liklihood that it helps you that makes the difference.

In your position there, I think you are close to the borderline either way, it would probably come down to whether there were many large stacks on my table before I made my final decision in that instance.

If I feel that I can get all my chips in and double up, even after the add-on then I'll take it, otherwise I won't bother.

Lori

[happyjaypee]

WOW, lotsa action... One guy already rebuyed 5 times...

He all lost it to same plr on my right who now as T7000!!!!

Edit: he just double up is T3000 trought his nemesis so there now co-leader at T5900 and T4900... Twice TT vs AK matchup.


-Happy [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[shandrakor]

Ahh, that makes sense, Lori. And since I was top stack at my table, I probably made the right call. Nice.

As for the crazy action on Happy's table - that was exactly my point [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[happyjaypee]

BLind 10/20.

UTG min raise to T40, CO reraise to T120. U got AKo on button, All three have around starting chip of T1500. What do you do?


-Happy [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Lori]

Interesting that William disagrees, although he's a monster with a big stack, and I'm probably better short stacked.

In the long run, you should be able to do okay without the rebuy, each rebuy is an extra tourney you could have played.

Therefore the extra rebuy implies you have to win twice as much as you would if you didn't rebuy.
This is tough.

Taking the extreme case, if you were allowed 100 rebuys and nobody else had one in a 10 player tourney, you would actually need to win more than first prize to get your money back.

Clearly this is extreme, and there are some merits in having it early on, but personally I find that having to do twice as well is just too much to overcome.

If you lose your chips, it is usually worth having a rebuy, although with online play offering games every hour, this might not be as clear cut as it was in the days when I played live and would have to make my wages at one tourney per day.

Lori