Poker Tournament Re-buys and Add-ons

For certain tournaments, players are allowed to boost their stack size by "re-buying in" within a certain period. This option is called a "re-buy", and tournaments that allow re-buys are called "re-buy tournaments". When a player re-buys, he pays the buy-in (without the fee), and his stack size increases. Re-buys are done in the tourney specific lobby or in a dialogue box when the player has run out of chips.

An Add-on is an additional re-buy at the end of the re-buy period. At the end of the re-buy period, which is usually at the first hour break, all players will be given the option to pay the buy-in again, and boost their stack size. This option is available to all players who are still in the tournament, regardless of their stack size.

You can re-buy when your chips are less or equal to the starting stack size, within the re-buy period. Re-buys are done in the tourney specific lobby or in a dialogue box when the player has run out of chips. The re-buy period is usually from the beginning of the tournament to the first break, typically one hour. At the end of the re-buy period, you will be given a choice to "add-on". When the period is over, no re-buys will be allowed and players who run out of chips will be out of the tournaments. The re-buy period will end immediately if a player reaches prize position within the original period.

Re-buys can be done in the tournament specific lobby. Or, when you have run out of chips while playing, you will be given the option to re-buy into the tournament without leaving the table. You can re-buy and increase your stack size when your chips are less than, or equal to the original stack size, within the re-buy period.

The number of allowed re-buys differs between tournaments. Some have fixed limits (one or two) whereas others allow unlimited re-buys.

The rebuy period is usually from the beginning of the tournament to the first break, typically one hour. At the end of the re-buy period, you will be given a choice to "add-on". When the period is over, no re-buys will be allowed and players who run out of chips will be out of the tournaments. Also, no re-buys will be allowed once a player reaches prize position.

No. You only pay the buy-in. For example, if it's a $10+$1 rebuy tournament, the cost of re-buy is $10.

The total prize pool will increase accordingly to the money added from the re-buys and add-ons.