tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697711.post109451705115047592..comments2023-10-21T21:28:46.973+11:00Comments on Poker On Film: A few new things.Heafyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13073774504329688556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697711.post-1094618002147419682004-09-08T14:33:00.000+10:002004-09-08T14:33:00.000+10:00I think blogger ate my comment. Not going to rety...I think blogger ate my comment. Not going to retype the whole thing, but I'll summarize with the fact that I plan on spending about 3x the buy-in trying to be an average stack or better after the first hour. I don't want to give an advantage to my opponents by starting the 2nd hour as a short-stack.doubleashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264128794704282919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697711.post-1094617869329467202004-09-08T14:31:00.000+10:002004-09-08T14:31:00.000+10:00I view rebuy/add-on tourneys as 3-4 times bigger t...I view rebuy/add-on tourneys as 3-4 times bigger than the buy-in. I'll usually rebuy at the beginning or soon after. I view those tournaments as starting after the add-ons. I try to position myself around the average stack while spending 3 times the buy-in amount. I figure that if Joe Schmuck puts in 3x, then I might as well do the same so as to not be at a disadvantage to him. I won't add-on if I'm really short-stacked or have a ton of chips.<br /><br />I've seen online pros rebuy 7-8 times in these trying to build a stack in order to compete for first prize. There is a story out there somewhere about Daniel Negreanu rebuying some outrageous amount of times in a big buy-in tournament.<br /><br />I played in a $100+9 rebuy tournament last year trying to win a seat to Aruba. I now realize that I basically had no chance at winning considering I wasn't willing to rebuy or add-on even once. My thought was that the rebuy was ok because everyone else would be contributing to the prize pool. What I didn't realize was that I'd have to triple up in the first hour just to be in contention. Not very likely....and that was just to be average.doubleashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264128794704282919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697711.post-1094597605879881612004-09-08T08:53:00.000+10:002004-09-08T08:53:00.000+10:00Re-Buys and Add ons blow.
uwannabet?Re-Buys and Add ons blow.<br /><br />uwannabet?Uwannabet?https://www.blogger.com/profile/12487254543459387043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697711.post-1094561988382661182004-09-07T22:59:00.000+10:002004-09-07T22:59:00.000+10:00I try to stay away from re-buy and add-on tourname...I try to stay away from re-buy and add-on tournaments. I have played them at Prima sites (The Gaming Club, Royal Vegas, Aztec Riches) and they are pretty much a joke. I saw a guy go all in on 5 straight hands, lose the first four and rebuy each time until he tripled up on the last one. It's like playing the lottery or something for some people. This guy has to finish in the top 5 just to break even at this point.<br /><br />The one I was in was a $3000 guarantee, and there were only 189 people in at $10+1. I thought "no way will they make the guarantee." There were 198 rebuys not including add-ons. The total prize pool was over $4000. I have looked at a few since then, and ALL of them have more re-buys than initial entries. They even have re-buys into their freerolls now. I bet they are making money on them.DuggleBogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919663542675107189noreply@blogger.com