Im hoping somebody can give me some advise on how to play in a MTT rebuy tournament. Its played in my local casino once a week and attracts about 80-100 players. The rebuys last for 2 hours (1000 chips for £10). I've played in two of these tournament now but cannot come to any other conclusion than the first two hours are based on luck - if you don't get the cards then you lose - end of story. Most hands go to the river and if you bet its a case of all or nothing on every hand your in. I've tried playing a tight game but even betting on just prime hands doesn't seem to work as someone with a much weaker hand often hits a better hand with the community cards.

So my question really is: Should I just play anything for the first 2 hours and trust to luck and expect to rebuy up to 10 times on the night. Then if I get lucky and get a decent stack of chips I can tighten up a bit or should I just play prime hands. Have any of you out there played in these types of tournaments and had any success? Any advise is appreciated.

Thanks.