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Re-entry tournaments are the Devil, of course, a wicked scheme by the cardrooms and sites to suck more juice out of the poker economy. But they are a feature of the landscape, and we have to accept them as they are (even if we are also lobbying to change this).
As a general rule, I only fire one bullet in the tournaments in which I play.
Am I right to do this? Some of the time there will surely be opportunities when firing another bullet makes sense. But how do I recognize these opportunities?
Here are some factors I can think of off the top of my head:
Any other ideas? And how should I put these and other factors together to make the decision to fire again?
As a general rule, I only fire one bullet in the tournaments in which I play.
Am I right to do this? Some of the time there will surely be opportunities when firing another bullet makes sense. But how do I recognize these opportunities?
Here are some factors I can think of off the top of my head:
- Overlay, i.e., the number of entries seems unlikely to hit the guarantee.
- Quality of the field - if the players are really bad, it makes sense to throw more money into the game.
- Stage of the tournament - if it is late enough that a re-entry stack stands a serious chance of making it into the money it might be worthwhile to fire again.
Any other ideas? And how should I put these and other factors together to make the decision to fire again?
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