Strategy for Rebuy Tournaments.

[muttley]

Can anyone give me some pointers on rebuy tourneys? I normally play a tight game early on in MTT, gradually loosening up as the blinds go up. How do you approach the early stages of a rebuy tourny? Do you continue to play tight and hope to exploit the (inevitably) looser play of your opponents, or do you join in the carnage and reach into your pocket when it goes against you? The tourney is a £30 rebuy with unlimited rebuys for the first 90 mins. Looking at the prize pot the average number of rebuys is just under four! The payout structure is top heavy, with only four out of thirty being paid and 60% going to the winner, though I'm told deals are quite common when it gets to the final 6 or so. Any thoughts?

[ubermonkey1]

Re: Strategy for Rebuy Tournaments. first off i would rebuy immediately(if your allowed)if you do hit a huge hand you can get more chips but i would not be wasting these chips playing like a loon;) i would be playing very tag and maybe trying to see a few cheapish flops here or there.if you hit the flop hard or have a big overpair you are much more likely to get paid off ,so i'd call small raises with suited connectors ax suited etc. i usually at least double up before the break in most tourneys by playing like this.you might not be the biggest stack but relative to the blinds you should be doing okay if you do get stacked up ,dont get tempted to bully before the end of the rebuy:ok each chip is valuable and it's easy to donk away chips by becoming over aggressive,people are more likely to call lighter ,so you want the goods(or at least a pair:)) if your betting.you want to get to the addon with as many chips as possible whilst giving away as few chips as poss to the smaller stacks. of course if you think your ahead go for it but dont take silly risks. try to keep an eye on the other stacks in the tourney as much as possible and try to pick out any loose/lucky players that might stack you up later. you need to keep within range of the bigger stacks if possible but dont push it too much. usually as its a rebuy the average stacks post rebuy will be about the same no of bbs as when you started,you shouldnt need to do anything rash if you are around a mid stack. then just play like a normal tourney,fingers crossed you should be able to outplay those that bought their way thru:hope