Post by Randy C on Jul 12, 2007 22:15:32 GMT -4
Many poker players hate rebuys, and I must admit to being one of those people who absolutely hated them with a passion, but I decided to give this particular tourney on Absolute Poker a whirl, and I love it!!!
This tournament is the one that I struck personal gold on where I banged out a first place showing and raked in a cool $2K a few weeks ago.
Let's be realistic...We all know what happens for the first hour of any rebuy tournament; it's like a turkey shoot and what's more...it's a "blind man's" turkey shoot. That really is the best way to aptly describe this tourney, but I have to say that after the rebuys and add-ons are over, this tourney settles down to be one of the greatest tourneys I have ever played.
This tournament plays every night at 9pm est on Absolute Poker and costs $3 with rebuys and add-ons for the first hour. Also, if you get to "0" in chips, they allow you to get a special "double rebuy" where you get $4,000 in chips for $6.00! I always get the double rebuy, and at the end of the first break, you can add-on with a single or double add-on and I suggest spending the extra $3 bucks and getting the double add-on. Why, you may ask? Because chips are power and trust me when I tell you that you will want every single chip to outlast this field, which is about 700 players!
NOW...here's some great tips for those of you contemplating giving this tourney a whirl:
First, as I stated above, ALWAYS and I do mean ALWAYS get the maximum amount of chips that you can when they allow you to rebuy.
Second, for the first hour, anything goes...If you have a decent hand, push it hard because people will call you, and if you lose, the rebuys will get you right back in the action...and if you happen to win, then you have substantially increased your chip earning potential. This means that you have the chip available to double and triple up and have it really mean something.
Third, find the fish...Look for that one or two player(s) who give away their chips and go after them to suck out every last chip from them you can. Focus on their weaknesses and capitalize on them. You can control the table if you gain enough of a chip advantage which is PRECISELY what you should aim for.
Lastly, take notes and play this tourney nightly. It's cheap enough and the payday is awesome in this tourney. First place pays an impressive $2K. I have a friend that I speak to all the time during this tourney and he has been playing this tourney each night and the $60K every week for 2 years...He said that he has personally been able to fund his "live" poker tourney's including 2 WSOP main event seats with the winnings from these 2 tourneys only!!! You have to admit that this is truly impressive...
From my own experience, winning my first $2K win allowed me to play in other tourneys that I wouldn't have ordinarily played and positioned me for my SECOND $2K win!!! Truth be told, finding a great poker site isn't easy, but when you find a great site, the next most important factor is finding those tourneys that you can MAKE money on. If you are a die hard tourney player as I am, then you know this isn't as easy to do as one might lead you to believe. Well, I'm putting this one RIGHT IN YOUR LAP! Listen, Absolute Poker doesn't pay me anything to promote this tourney...Honestly, the reason why I am promoting this "great tournament value" is because I would LOVE to see some more leaguers cash in HUGE on this tourney. Perhaps if you do, you will join other affiliate sites and support the league as a result.
Whatever you decide to do, I implore you to try this tourney out a few times and make it one of your regular tournaments...You won't regret it!
All In,
Randy C~
This tournament is the one that I struck personal gold on where I banged out a first place showing and raked in a cool $2K a few weeks ago.
Let's be realistic...We all know what happens for the first hour of any rebuy tournament; it's like a turkey shoot and what's more...it's a "blind man's" turkey shoot. That really is the best way to aptly describe this tourney, but I have to say that after the rebuys and add-ons are over, this tourney settles down to be one of the greatest tourneys I have ever played.
This tournament plays every night at 9pm est on Absolute Poker and costs $3 with rebuys and add-ons for the first hour. Also, if you get to "0" in chips, they allow you to get a special "double rebuy" where you get $4,000 in chips for $6.00! I always get the double rebuy, and at the end of the first break, you can add-on with a single or double add-on and I suggest spending the extra $3 bucks and getting the double add-on. Why, you may ask? Because chips are power and trust me when I tell you that you will want every single chip to outlast this field, which is about 700 players!
NOW...here's some great tips for those of you contemplating giving this tourney a whirl:
First, as I stated above, ALWAYS and I do mean ALWAYS get the maximum amount of chips that you can when they allow you to rebuy.
Second, for the first hour, anything goes...If you have a decent hand, push it hard because people will call you, and if you lose, the rebuys will get you right back in the action...and if you happen to win, then you have substantially increased your chip earning potential. This means that you have the chip available to double and triple up and have it really mean something.
Third, find the fish...Look for that one or two player(s) who give away their chips and go after them to suck out every last chip from them you can. Focus on their weaknesses and capitalize on them. You can control the table if you gain enough of a chip advantage which is PRECISELY what you should aim for.
Lastly, take notes and play this tourney nightly. It's cheap enough and the payday is awesome in this tourney. First place pays an impressive $2K. I have a friend that I speak to all the time during this tourney and he has been playing this tourney each night and the $60K every week for 2 years...He said that he has personally been able to fund his "live" poker tourney's including 2 WSOP main event seats with the winnings from these 2 tourneys only!!! You have to admit that this is truly impressive...
From my own experience, winning my first $2K win allowed me to play in other tourneys that I wouldn't have ordinarily played and positioned me for my SECOND $2K win!!! Truth be told, finding a great poker site isn't easy, but when you find a great site, the next most important factor is finding those tourneys that you can MAKE money on. If you are a die hard tourney player as I am, then you know this isn't as easy to do as one might lead you to believe. Well, I'm putting this one RIGHT IN YOUR LAP! Listen, Absolute Poker doesn't pay me anything to promote this tourney...Honestly, the reason why I am promoting this "great tournament value" is because I would LOVE to see some more leaguers cash in HUGE on this tourney. Perhaps if you do, you will join other affiliate sites and support the league as a result.
Whatever you decide to do, I implore you to try this tourney out a few times and make it one of your regular tournaments...You won't regret it!
All In,
Randy C~