the way late reg sucks thois if ur just card dead! then it REALLY sucks!
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You don't gain anything... rather you lose value
Yeah you just gain the 2 hours you skipped basically
I play both ways I make up time and make the money faster when I late register and some tourneys I early register and pay not to get zonked off by dodo moves wit k8 Q7 hands when I above with AK
Late registration allows you to wait out the first several levels of the MTT where everybody has 100-200 bbs. You have to play a lot tighter in early levels and at could put yourself in a disadvantaged position by playing even hands like QQ for too much of your stack pre flop. It is easier to play regular ABC poker once the blinds have gone up to the 4-6 levels.
late registering isnt one of my favorite things to do, deepstack play is more fun and better skill wise for me at least
Less bb = more action, for someone like Hellmuth who is viewed as a nit, he passes the early stage where everyone is folding and helps him get more action because people are more like to put chips in with less bb's
Depending on the game I sometimes buy in late. Generally if the payout field is deep and the late reg is long (especially on the carbon network) then cashing is super easy and your only a few double ups for contention at real profit. Also rebuys where the addon is large, sometimes I'll get into those.