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ky70 · #26 (**permalink**) 06-17-2005, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Q10 soooted

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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.

1) I believe that it is easier to beat 30 players once than it is to beat 30 players twice...this is poker and the "worst" player can and will beat the "best" player from time to time. 2) If the circumstance arises and I'm able to knock out another good player (better play by me, bad play by him, lucky cards, etc...) I don't want to see that guy in THIS game again. I'll either see him on the side table when I bust out or in the next full tourney game that will start up when this one is complete.

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