It was definitely something I was *willing* to do, but then at tourney start, there were only, I believe 5 or 6 of the 30 players, who bought in for the immediate rebuy. I decided then not to bother rebuying there. I think it may have actually helped me as I was playing at a disadvantage as 3 of those 5/6 were at my table. I may have subconsciously been more carefree if I had chips to match them. Then, after that, I don't think my chips dropped back below 1500 so I was never eligible for another rebuy.
The add-on...well, that's another story. At that point, I was sitting middle-of-pack I think with about 4500 in chips. Chip leader was up around 14K and with the add-on went up on me almost 4:1 in chips. I probably should have added-on there. There were only 2 of us that didn't add-on. Would those 1500 have made a difference at endgame? Hard to say, but adding-on wouldn't have been the dumbest thing I ever did.
Speaking of dumb, I know I chased down one pot that, in hindsight, I should have ran away from. Which cost me a good portion of my chips. I recovered, and gained them back plus some, but I think things would have ultimately been different had I tossed that hand.
My tourney game hasn't been very good. I've only played in a few tourneys and generally had a rather poor showing. While this was my best tourney ever, I do know I made mistakes and am definitely looking to learn from them.
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