[Q10 soooted]

Originally Posted by PhilTheThrill14

Rebuys hurt your chances of winning no matter how good you are. In a sense, it increases the number of people (same people, mutliple entries) that are in the tournament. More people, less odds of winning. The question would be if the increase in payout can overcome the decreased chances of winning.

Do you have a better chance of cashing in a tournament with 30 people or 60 people (assume same # of spots paid)? That's simple - 30 people. Rebuys allow players to buy back in, ultimately adding more players to the tournament. There must be some math to see where the cutoff between +EV and -EV is.

I don't really like rebuy tournies but I'd play in one if offered - I just like to play cards.

I don't understand the logic here. If there's a tournament with 15 good players and 5 fish if I'm one of the good players and can knock out a fish I'd love to have him come back in with more money that I could win.

I also don't understand why you think a tournament with 30 people would be easier to place in than a tournament of 60 people if (as is the case with rebuys) the additional players are generally all worse than you. I want as many players/rebuys as possible of people that I expect to beat. Then I just have to concentrate on taking their money and outlasting or outplaying the better players.