If travelling distance is the problem (i.e. you are restricted to one venue that doesn't offer the right tourneys), why don't you find out where there are tourneys that suit you, and post on here to see if anyone can give you a lift.
Thats a great suggestion mate. I'd always feel cheeky asking tbh but its worth a try.
For now I suggest you stop worrying about the number of buy-ins needed or the structure as until you change your attitude towards rebuys you're better off avoiding them altogether.
What you perceive as others playing bad poker is in most cases people playing correctly for a rebuy situation. you are the one playing badly by playing them as a freezeout making you the dead money in the tournament.
I'll take your point on board re: number of rebuys/structure. It's good sensible advice.
However I just want to clarify a few things regarding play in a freezeout situation. Two hands in particular came up where I got stacked as massive favourite yesterday, and I really don't believe the villains should've called.
First hand of the session (25/50)I got AK. UTG raised to 250, 5 folds to me I call and the other players fold (12 to a table). I rarely flat call AK but the guy who raised always reads a newspaper until he gets JJ+/AJ+. So I thought calling was the best play as I had position. Flop comes AK4. Villain checks so I put in my last 750 chips and he insta calls with QQ! Cue the Queen on the river for a splendid two out.
Good play or bad play in a rebuy period by my opponent?
About 5 hands later (25/50) I get KQo in an unraised pot (My stack was about 800). I was one off the CO and raised to 200. Flat call by the button (appx 5,500 stack) and the blinds. Flop comes K93 rainbow. I bet the last 600 chips as any bet commits me anyway (fair enough yes?) and then a quick call by the small blind. He flips over 83 and hits an 8 on the turn to make two pair.
I even had KK and had to fold PF when some Chinese kid limped UTG then shoved after my raise. I pissed myself laughing when I folded and someone else called because I knew the kid had the rockets, while the caller had 99 (I never knew that hand
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I ain't trying to turn this into a bad beat thread as sometimes I go in behind too. But I rarely make horrific calls with bottom pair shit kicker against someone who obviously has the top pair.
If someone can say if any of the above is bad rebuy play then please do, because I need to know. I havent read a poker book which focuses on rebuys, just the typical freezeout format. So if Rebuy play is different then I'd appreciate knowing the big differences.
My little observations - £5 rebuy everybody goes all in every hand. Which has happened at virtually every fiver one I've been to. £10 rebuys usually see 2 or 3 all ins which are just ace rag card catch contests. I don't know about any higher but I guess they are 'I've got a bigger wallet than you' affairs.
If you're shying away from cash games because you're sick of variance, playing MTTs is not the route to take, as the variance is higher than cash.
I'm aware of this fact. I'm just hoping that getting used to sicker levels of variance in tournaments might make me immune to bad beats in cash games. Not immune to bad luck but the feelings I get when bad beats happen statistically more than they should. At least if it happens more in a tournament I'll be more used to it.
Rebuys are the dogs bollox, filled with gamblers with too much money on one hand and on the other hand players who play only play QQ+. Rebuys are where all the value is.
Number of buy-ins is not something you should think about when going to play a rebuy..just adapt as the night goes on.If you feel you have an edge but you have gotten a unlucky a few times then you just need to rebuy even though it might be nr 5 or 6.
From a bankroll perspective you won't be far wrong if you say a 10'er rebuy is a 50£ freezeout..sometimes you might need more sometimes you won't have any rebuys..but that doesn't mean you can only spend 50£ on each tourney.
There is nothing wrong with 4 or 5 rebuys in a tourney..only terrible rebuy players say this. (No offense Baz but you really have to rethink that one)
Why would I be offended at your last comment Boldie? At the end of the day I've opened up to the forum and shown a massive weakness in my approach to rebuys. I want honest answers - so I'm not offended in the slightest buddy.
Your first comment rings true. At Star City I have to say (and ifm may agree with me here) there seems to be more of the 'gamblers' rather than the ultra tight players.
The number of rebuys thinking I must admit stems from what a table captain said to me when I first ever played a live game. He said to me 'if you buy in three or four times then there's no point playing as you can't be any good at poker'. I'd heard a few others say things similar, and even one who won the tournament but said something to the effect of "I won the tournament but I played crap I bought in 7 or 8 times"
So it's flawed thinking from what others have said really. Perhaps for my style of play rebuys are best avoided, and I should just stick to convention freezeout poker and cash games.
Raindog mentioned Gala for cash games, and I have to say their mixed game (Holdem, 4/5/6 PLO, Pineapple, Crazy Pineapple and Irish) is a good game. Played as £1/£2 but I'm not really rolled to play $400 at all. Just wish they offered Razz
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