My own preferences are as follows:

1. 1r/1a: Always rebuy immediately

2. 2r/1a: Play very aggro on a single stack looking to double and find good multiway all-in gamble spots - double rebuy if I bust

3. Add-on: I've never had such a massive CL at break where I felt it wasn't worth taking the addon

4. Unlimited rebuys: I'll estimate what the min-cash is and only rebuy to the point where a min-cash would make us break even or only a slight loser.

Not saying these are optimal - just wanted to comment.

nice guideline tom, i wondered same 2~ :)

The confusion on this issue imo stems from players not realizing that brining your roi% down does not mean your hourly rate goes down.  It also doesn't mean your profits go down.

I have much to say on the subject but the general issue is that players feel if they don't rebuy their roi% can go up because they can win monies for a cheaper price. 

But if you aren't going to invest that saved money at the time somewhere else you may as well use it in the tournament you are playing.

Your return on investment isn't as good as the initial buyin but that isn't an excuse to not do it.

~lol..i couldnt make up my mind anyhow..that didnt help :S

Computerscreen, so with your point, we should rebuy at low stakes from out bankroll and don't do it at high stakes. Example:

Think with bankroll 5k$ and 300 BI average:

Bankroll high stake - 150 BI - 33$; Average - 17$; BR small stake - ex. 5$

Rebuys it's like high stake you can do it until 10$ and maybe should not rebuy and make an addon? And at 5$ rebuy or 3$ rebuy, you make how much you can?

Everyone has a theory, but heard some people studied that mathematical. For example, wich situations do we should add-on?

Any RiT's coach knows it?

now lets talk about what happens when you have to call an all in in a rebuy

the most chips you start with, the better it will be. rebuy and play it like a deepstack.
cubes tournaments after addons got huges preflop pots to steal, the key to win cubes and storms, is your grind after addon period (most players plays are like lions before addon but they turn in sheeps after it). before addon its just std deep play, widden ur stakoff ranges, people like to gamble a lot to dbl up.
for my part, after my starting rebuy, i rebuy only once, i take every addons obv,remember that if you click more on that rebuy btn, youll not be BE at min cash

thats how i play it :o

Good topic. Here are my thoughts based on exact game format:

Normal rebuys (3r, 5r, 55r, 100r, etc.): I'm generally rebuying whenever the opportunity presents itself. The tournament has to be in my bankroll for me to play it, so I'm fine with rebuying. Of course I'm not gambling or looking to abuse the ability to rebuy, because that's not good for ones ROI, but if I need to rebuy, I'll rebuy. Exceptions are rare and not even specific. I'll almost always addon. Exceptions would be if I have like 10x starting or something, and I think the additional starting stack worth of AO chips isn't going to be justified in the return I get on that investment. Basically there comes a point when the chips you gain isn't worth the cost of those chips. I haven't done the math on it personally, so I don't have an exact formula for this. Though I know they're out there. 

Cubed MTTs: Same rules apply as above. Since there aren't unlimited rebuys, the chances of getting a mega stack are reduced (less overall chips in play), so it's even more rare to achieve a stack where I don't think there's mathematical merit in adding on. I don't think I've ever purposely skipped the addon in a cubed MTT.

2r1a (quad) MTTs: I typically rebuy twice initially, and addon. My thinking is that I want to have an equivalent stack to the weaker players, and even to the strong players on my right, so I can apply full pressure. I see great players take different strategies in the 100 quad for example. Some do as just described above. Others just play the initial 100 buyin, and addon when it's time. I assume they'll rebuy if they bust. I think these players are concerned that for a $400 investment, they won't be able to achieve as high an ROI as they would with a 200 or 300 dollar investment. Especially in a tournament like this, where first place is generally $6k, or 15 or so full $400 buyins. I think there's definitely something to that. But in my estimation, it's more valueable to be able to stack a weaker player for 3 $100 buyins and 100-300 big blinds depending on the level, than it is to conserve initial investment from the get go. This is in my estimation, and again isn't based on a bona fide math formula. 

2x chance: I'm thinking of the $55 and $109 2x chance turbos that Stars runs. You're allowed one rebuy in the first hour, but only if you bust. Here I'll generally take the rebuy if I still have a playable amount of BB (10-15+). I consider the strength of my table too. On weaker tables I'll be more apt to rebuy with lower stack sizes. I'll also consider my position at the table for the next deal. If I'm in EP or in the BB, it might not be a good time to rebuy. On Sundays I'll generally always rebuy, except when I'd be extremely short or in very unfavorable circumumstances becasue the prizepool is so much bigger than it normally is. 

Hy,
What is the best strategy for playing 180m 3R+ TURBO SNG on PokerStars? In the sense of number of rebuys and add ons Do you stars with double stack? Haw many rebuys do you make? Add On or not? Is there a case when you don't make the add on? Is there a case when you make more rebuys than you would?(say you just lost your stack and is 3min till the add on, what do you do?)
Thank you