The play pen:

Why should high stakes players have all the fun? Introducing ‘The Playpen’….the micro-stakes cash game in time based tournament format with all the feel of big stakes poker! You start The Playpen tourney with 1,000 chips valued at 1 penny each. Blinds start at 5/10 and increase every 13 minutes. After four 13 minute levels of play, the tournament is over and the chips you have in front of you are converted to cash and credited to your account! For instance if you have 30,000 chips, you’ve won $300! The whole tournament takes just 60 minutes to play and you can parlay your 10 buck buy-in into hundreds while experiencing the thrill of big blind poker! Highlights: Low buy-in of just $10.50 6-max format Four fast-paced levels each just 13 minutes long Nosebleed cash game experience without breaking the bank Playpen championship points leader board Dates and Times: Sunday, January 17th at 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm ET Wednesday, January 20th at 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm ET Sunday, January 24th at 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm ET Wednesday, January 27th at 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm ET Blind Levels: Level 1: 5/10 with 1 unit antes Level 2: 10/20 with 2 unit antes Level 3: 15/30 with 3 unit antes Level 4: 25/50 with 5 unit antes Leader Board ACR is rewarding the player who finishes atop the Playpen Leader Board with an entry to the $1k Cage! The winner will play the $1k Cage on Wednesday February 3rd at 7:00pm ET. Here’s how the Playpen Leader Board works: Players receive points for every Playpen tournament they cash in. Points are awarded based on your chip stack at the end of each Playpen tournament. Ex. If you ended the Playpen with 1,000 chips, you will get 1,000 points towards the leader board. Only the 5 best results of each player will be counted for the leader board. The player who earns the most points overall at the end of the tournament series will be declared the winner Once you’re in The Playpen, there’s no easy way out! All players must complete all four levels of play to get paid! There’s no quitting early and once you’re out, you’re out for good! The Playpen has no re-entries, rebuys, or late registration! Join The Playpen to experience the feel of nosebleed stakes poker with blinds as high as 25/50 in this miniaturized version of our weekly popular $1,050 buy-in tournament called The Cage. Terms and Conditions Points will be updated daily. The qualifying period The Playpen leader board is from January 17th to January 27th. Players only earn points if they play in The Playpen tournaments. The leader board winner (1st place) will get a $1050 entry to The Cage tournament on February 3rd at 7:00pm ET The Cage tournament entry won in The Playpen leader board is non-transferable and may not be redeemed for cash and hold no cash value. Americas Cardroom reserves the right to change the general rules and conditions for this promotion at any time with or without notice. Delay of Game: Any player who is found to be taking excessive time will be warned, if the situation persists a penalty of up to 10 minutes suspension may occur. General rules and conditions apply. All management decisions are final.

The Cage:

We’ll pre-warn you. The Cage isn’t for the faint of heart, nor is it for those who are afraid to sweat. It’s for poker players who are passionate about winning and willing to do damage at the tables in ways most players only dream of. We know this new Cage event is going to be even BIGGER and BETTER. So were issuing the challenge to all poker warriors to enter and join the fight! 5 hours to dropkick your way to victory on every Wednesday at 7:00pm ET The Cage is a multi-table time-based cash game with a $1,000+50 buy-in (satellites for $55 are available). The tournament ends as soon as the clock hits 5 hours of play, regardless of how many players are left standing. Your buy-in gets you 1,000 in chips and here’s the deal. Those chips have a real dollar value. At the end of the 5-hour tournament, we’ll convert your chip stack to real cash. So if you’ve got 5,000 in chips left, we’ll load your account with $5,000 in cash. The Cage Highlights 5-hour cash game with multi-table tournament format The Cage ends when the time is up, regardless of how many players are left standing 6-max tables Starting stack of 1,000 Chips have a real dollar value At the end of the tournament, your chip stack is converted to real cash and loaded into your account We Turn Up the Heat by Increasing the Blinds Every Level The Cage is split into five levels (55 minutes apiece), with each getting more intense. Here’s the breakdown of how the blinds increase throughout the event: Level 1 with $5 / $10 blinds and $1 antes Level 2 with $8 / $16 blinds and $1 antes Level 3 with $10 / $20 blinds and $2 antes Level 4 with $15 / $30 blinds and $3 antes Level 5 with $25 / $50 blinds and $5 antes Satellite Schedule Date Time (EST) Buy-in Name Prize Every Sunday (starting Oct. 25th) 6:00pm $50+5 The Cage – The Beast 15 Seats GTD to The Cage Every Sunday (starting Oct. 25th) 8:00pm $50+5 The Cage – Sit & Crush 4 Seats GTD to The Cage Terms and Conditions Tournament entries won through satellites are non-transferable, may not be redeemed for cash and hold no cash value. Players who satellite their way into the tournament can’t unregister from it. Players who buy-into the tournament and then win a satellite for it, may take their cash and use their satellite win to play The Cage. Delay of Game: Any player who is found to be taking excessive time will be warned, if the situation persists a penalty of up to 10 minutes suspension may occur.

Since the Tournaments chips have actual dollar value I would assume there is no Icm consideration and you wo uld play just like a normal cash game? Except you cant add or rebuy Like in a cash game. So what would a winning strategy look like. Would it be correct to not call all ins that can bust you?