Quote Originally Posted by andy-akb
Haha, yes I am sure I understand. You can rebuy immediately to double your chipstack, at the end of the rebuy period you are able to add on
No-one doubled their chipstack in the tourney I was in. When they got destacked, they rebought and came back at 1500. And after the hour, they all bought an addon and went up 1500 chips.

Second, if you want to see how people play in them, watch.
It's not the same. Passively watching is nothing compared to actively participating. In the latter case all your senses are on edge and you actually learn a lot faster. Plus you can feel the pressure and all those important things you have to get used to when trying to get better at this game.

Third, if you absolutely have to experience it, play one within your limit.
How can I play a "big money tournament" within my limits?

And finally, simply because you made $67 does not mean anything you lose means nothing.
Yes it does. Yesterday I was at $40, now I was at $107. So yesterday I was in the danger of going bankrupt on a few bad beats, while today I felt "safer" since I was up $47 from when I started. Plus read below.

Look over the the BR Management threads again, Im trying to help you out here so you dont go bust. Thinking the way you are isnt going to help.
Apparently it does because I've been making rapid progress doing it 'my way'. I learned the rules of the game little over 2 weeks ago. Started playing online for real money little over 1 week ago. I deposited $60 and was fully willing to blow all of this as a 'learning experience'. In the beginning, sometimes I called a bet even if I had a bad feeling about it, just because I wanted to see the other guy's cards to see if I was right about my estimates. This is not "good play", but when you're learning you wanna try stuff and get feedback to see where you stand. This is the same. You do stuff, even if it isn't "the best thing to do", just because you want to rake up experience quickly. It's not like I'm planning on consistently playing out of my BR. And I learned a lot here. For one, that it seems like I can hold my own, even in these big money tournaments. I didn't freak out, just played my game. And without any rebuys or addons I made top 1/3. So when I make the BR, I'm definately gonna play more of these.