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« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2006, 04:47:28 PM »

I regulary play the $35k guranteed $10 rebuy on Pokerstars and I tend to be super tight for the rebuy period.  I find people chuck the chips in with any old rubbish in these events, so I only enter a pot if I am prepared to still the lot in.  I hope to double up with a premium hand and if this does not happen then reload with a buy in & add on after an hour.  I find there is still time and the structure is good so nothing silly is required.  Alot of players go out very quickly after the end of the rebuys and poker can then be played.  I find these events good value and have had 2 four figure cashes this year (they take a long time though, 6hrs+).  I can see that playing loose during the rebuy period to get chips is also a viable strategy, however you will need to decide how much you are willing to spend on rebuys and get used to be up against 3 or 4 players when you are all in.

Anyway, I am sure the English Amateur Poker Champ has the game to adapt to rebuy comps!!!  Hope you are well Dan, hope to see you at APAT live event 2, wherever & whenever it may be.

this is exactly how i play them aswell
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« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2006, 07:23:10 PM »

I am with Mr End on this it reall depends on your starting table.

My preference, when I am taking it seriously is to play my big hands as aggressive as possible because more often than not I will get paid off when I have it.  I am happy to limp into as many pots as possible with suited connectors or cards that have the potential to make a hand, if I have position.  There is nothing worse than limping in only for someone to raise and you to fold.  Its even more annoying when you hit.

Really though you will play your game and you should be able to adapt to the situation. 

Best of luck with it mate.
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« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2006, 12:24:42 AM »

I play the $100 re-buy on Stars/Laddies and I have a specific formula.

A lot of players mess about and "play loose" during the re-buy period, I take the first re-buy immediately,(if I get a double up I want full value.) Then I sit tight. I watch the players to see who's gambling and I look for my opportunity. I never try to bluff during the re-buy period. I just want to get it all in with a premium hand or a big draw and good pot odds.

After the re-buys are over, I take the add on.

If I get busted, I never re-buy. (except in exceptional circumstances, see link) I will in essence be paying to start again with less that average chips, why should I do that when I can enter the next one for the same price and start on a level playing field?

On the other hand, If I do double up, I have terrific value from the x10+ re-buyers.

One other point, the multiple re-buy gambler-types seem to find it hard to change gears immediately after the re-buys end, and often overplay marginal hands.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=16057.new#new

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« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2006, 01:08:39 AM »

I play the $100 re-buy on Stars/Laddies and I have a specific formula.

A lot of players mess about and "play loose" during the re-buy period, I take the first re-buy immediately,(if I get a double up I want full value.) Then I sit tight. I watch the players to see who's gambling and I look for my opportunity. I never try to bluff during the re-buy period. I just want to get it all in with a premium hand or a big draw and good pot odds.

After the re-buys are over, I take the add on.

If I get busted, I never re-buy. (except in exceptional circumstances, see link) I will in essence be paying to start again with less that average chips, why should I do that when I can enter the next one for the same price and start on a level playing field?

On the other hand, If I do double up, I have terrific value from the x10+ re-buyers.

One other point, the multiple re-buy gambler-types seem to find it hard to change gears immediately after the re-buys end, and often overplay marginal hands.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=16057.new#new



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« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2006, 01:13:15 AM »

I had to amend the post, it was only about the 7th hand so I re-bought "exceptional circumstances"

One 50p will have to do.
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« Reply #20 on: October 21, 2006, 01:14:41 AM »

I had to amend the post, it was only about the 7th hand so I re-bought "exceptional circumstances"

One 50p will have to do.

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« Reply #21 on: October 21, 2006, 01:31:44 AM »

I had to amend the post, it was only about the 7th hand so I re-bought "exceptional circumstances"

One 50p will have to do.

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« Reply #22 on: October 21, 2006, 03:39:00 AM »

If you're going to one of the £20 rebuys in the brum area then it is actually a good game from the off.
If it's one of the £5 or £10 then preper for chaos. Any hand played will involve your whole stack till/if you have quadrupled up.
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« Reply #23 on: October 21, 2006, 01:08:09 PM »

live small game rebuy strategy is IMO very different to online rebuy strategy. Online where maniac tendencies are guaranteed you can sit and wait to get paid. In live small rebuys I think you need to mix it early doors and then settle back
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« Reply #24 on: October 21, 2006, 01:14:31 PM »

I was refering to online.

btw, I bubbled.
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« Reply #25 on: October 21, 2006, 02:07:21 PM »

I was gonna actually post a thread asking something along similar lines.  What is everyones strategy for the last few minutes of a rebuy tourney if you arent sitting with a massive stack?  For example, there's 15 minutes to go till last 3 hands of rebuy, you have slightly more than the original buy in stack.  Do you now start to push a little harder and maybe use a few rebuys in the hope of catching up with a few of the bigger stacks before the break and if it goes wrong you will have enough chips to rebuy and top up at the break or do you sit tight on the stack you have till after the break, save your money and try to outplay the bigger stacks with close to the minimum starting chips during the freezeout stage.

Generally Ive noticed that, in live casino freezeouts, the looser players that see a lot of flops are usually the players that have the monster chip stacks at the end of rebuys.  I try to see as many flops as possible for as cheap as possible unless I actually have a premium hand in which case Ill be in there raising.  Ive also been experimenting with Negreanu's philosophy of raising every pot pre flop if you are playing the hand and then trying to outplay the remaining players on the flop.
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« Reply #26 on: October 21, 2006, 02:15:42 PM »

Ace2M posted a thread a while back asking if there was a mathematical formula for determining whether you should continue to rebuy near the end of a rebuy period.

There isn't but I would tend not to if by rebuying say 1000 chips I cannot damage the big stack pre flop. In essence the odds therefore suggest I am building the prize pool for others

If you haven't got chips with say 10 minutes to go then I'd sit tight if possible, grind it, TAKE THE TOP UP, and then take advantage of the fact that many big stacks will donk away thier chips with bad calls as quickly as they got them in the freezeout period.

Thursday night at Luton two players have 30% of the chips in play 15 handed and proceeded to go out 8th and 9th by overdoing it and doubling up the steadier players with better raising/calling standards. I finished 3rd and split the dosh merely by waiting for my spots and knowing I'll get paid off by the looseys.
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