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.

[Plow-King]

Re: Rebuys/Add-ons in MTTs - any thoughts? As a general rule I try not to rebuy in an MTT. I agree with you Phil in that playing tight is the way to go in the rebuy period. The rebuy period is just like the first hand of a freeze out MTT. You get the odd muppets who will throw their chips in the middle with any kind of semi decent hand. I find its best just to sit tight in the rebuy period and wait for a premium hand or see the odd cheap flop and hope to make something or get a draw. But even with a premium hand you could be getting 3 or more players taking you on, which is good for the chips stack if you win, but you would usually have to hit something as the chances are that atleast one of them will. Obviously I do have the odd rebuy and the cheaper the tourney the more I would allow myself to rebuy. I find that the more I rebuy the looser my play becomes and I just think the rebuys arent worth it . If your rebuying for $3 into a table where a lot of the players have 2, 3 or 4 times as much chips as you, then its not worth it, move on to the next tourney. I think thats the beauty of online play, players feel like they can take more chances as if they get knocked out the next tourney will start in a few minutes. Where as If I were playing a real game where I had made the effort to get there and realised that when Im out, im out and Ive gotta go home. Well that sucks:cry Although I am determined to give real play a crack, only as it may give me a chance to gun down Jez:rollin