Rebuys/Add-ons in MTTs - any thoughts?

[philossify]

Hi fellow poker junkys...... :drums hey, first post and furthermore its a Sunday morning and I'm up at this time. Just played $1000 guaranteed $3+0.50 Limit tourney on Bet365 and it had re-buys / add-ons. Initial entry was about 180, so at start you are on positive expectation (i.e. more money in the pot that has been contributed by punters - thats what I like to see ;) ). My opinion in these sort of games is that you don't do rebuys/add-ons basically because if you do then all you are doing is buying into a game with lesser return. Also if your luck ain't running, which is presumably why your wanting more chips in a limit tourney, then best to give up once initial stake gone. Intend to experiment playing exceeding tight over the next few Sundays, provided I can get up for its 8.30 am (GMT) start, with this one and see if I can take some of the prize money for just the basic entry fee. Phil :cheers Anyone any thoughts on my thoughts.

[Jezza]

Re: Rebuys/Add-ons in MTTs - any thoughts? Hi phil and :welcome to the forum mate. Generally when a good player rebuys in a tourney he is making a bet with a positive expectation - in the long run he will get more back than he is investing in. Of course there are times where it can be ridiculous, perhaps the average at your table is 25k chips and you are rebuying for 1500 - this probably is not worth it but I am of the opinion that 98% of the time rebuying is. You can do well playing tight or loose during the rebuys - either works it just depends on your style as a player, do what works best for you. If you play loose and have a few rebuys a lot of players feel this is ok as when the tournament proper starts you can play better than the others at your table who have the chips and win them back setting you up for a grandstand finish later on....Playing tight is a fair strategy as well - you can get a nice return on your initial investment - but dont be afraid to take your chances when you have good pot odds at the cost of a rebuy. Let us know how you get on, are you a MTT player mostly phil? Jez