Beginners Tips: How and why to play rebuy tournaments
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Dave Allan /
28 January 2010 /
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Rebuy tournaments are a format that allow players to buy back into a tournament if they bust out during a set period of time (usually an hour). After that period is over, it reverts to a regular tournament format. Frequently players are also allowed to 'add on' at this transition, an option that allows players to buy some more chips for the same fee as the buy in/rebuys.
Rebuy tournaments are good for players because they increase prize pools, encourage looser play early, and get many more chips in play than in regular tournaments. They also allow skilled players to often accumulate bigger stacks than in regular games, simply because they can take many more risks, safe in the knowledge that they can rebuy if a dangerous move backfires.
When playing rebuy tournaments, it is critical that you have enough money in your account to comfortably rebuy whenever you bust. It is not uncommon to have to rebuy seven or eight times if the cards do not fall your way, and being prepared to rebuy frequently is critical to playing the risky style needed to be very successful in rebuy tournaments. Look to try and chip up early to give yourself the best chance at table domination when the rebuys end.
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