[lmcjaho]

Personally, I have not been playing in re-buy/add-on events for very long (about 1 year now I guess) and at first they annoyed me because it seemed to give an unfair advantage to deep-pocket players while I was left scrimping.

Now, after playing weekly in these type of events for a year, I have realized that a smart TAG approach through the rebuy period can (admittedly with a bit of luck) easily build a huge stack from all the donkeys with deep pockets who are willing to reload a dozen times.

The add-on is a nice option in case you play TAG but hit a donkey who sucks out and cripples you - and since the add-on is usually applied at a point where the BB is getting up there it just makes sense for it to be a bigger amount than the starting stack for the same price - it's all about relative value...