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Originally Posted by joeschmoe
Comparing a player funded prize pool to sponsor funded pools doesn't fit all that well either.
Correct. I'm glad we agree that comparing multiple entry poker tournaments to any other competition doesn't make a lot of sense.
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Originally Posted by joeschmoe
Your AA will not win 17 times in a row. You will be on the rail. The 72o pro will be stacking your chips and looking for another mark.
LOL, what? It wouldn't have to; once it held up the first couple of times, you could run 50/50 with it and the pro will be on that rail, and the prize pool much larger. But you won't be all-in with AA against other pros with 72o 17 times in a tournament anyway, rebuys or not.
But using this extreme example, it seems pretty simple to me. Obviously getting it all-in with AA vs 72o 17 times is hugely +EV for you. The question is whether the pro's skill advantage is enough to make up for all the EV he gave away.
Same goes for any pro who plays sub-optimally, planning to double up or rebuy. If his skill level is high enough to make up for the EV he gives up with early sub-optimal play, then allowing him to rebuy is -EV for everyone else. If it isn't, then the rebuys are +EV for everyone else.
The pro isn't getting an extra advantage over anyone else here.
Last edited by Bobo Fett; 08-26-2013 at 05:34 AM.