Poker Structure

sternn

Just wondering if anyone can give me some help here.

I am partly organising a tournament for 80 people. I am hoping the tournament to be finished up within 4/5 hours. How will I structure the values of chips, blinds levels and Breaks etc..?


My thinking was:
With people starting off with 2000 worth of chips

1. [+0:00] -- 25 / 50
2. [+0:15] -- 50 / 100
3. [+0:30] -- 75 / 150
4. [+0:45] -- 100 / 200
5. [+1:00] -- 125 / 250
6. [+1:15] -- 150 / 300
7. [+1:30] -- 175 / 350
8. [+1:45] -- 200 / 400
9. [+2:00] -- 300 / 600
10. [+2:15] -- 400 / 800
11. [+2:30] -- 500 / 1000
12. [+2:45] -- 700 / 1400
13. [+3:00] -- 1000 / 2000
14. [+3:15] -- 1500 / 3000
15. [+3:30] -- 2000 / 4000
16. [+3:45] -- 3000 / 6000
17. [+4:00] -- 4000 / 8000
18. [+4:15] -- 5000 / 10000
19. [+4:30] -- 6000 / 12000
20. [+4:45] -- 7000 / 14000
21. [+5:00] -- 10000 / 20000
22. [+5:15] -- 15000 / 30000

CHD

Is it a freezeout?

sternn

We were thinking of re-buys for the first 30 minutes. Or is that a bad idea?

CourierCollie

Think you should give a starting stack of way more than 2000. The way you have it, it'll be a shovefest after 45 mins. And with only 160k chips in play the last 6 or 7 levels will never happen imo.

CHD

Kinda, unless its a fundraiser, is it? Whats the buyin, is it just a normal game?

sternn

Nope its a social game, nothing too intense. €10 buy-in. Texas Holdem

JamieCarra

5k stack, should last around around 5 - 5 1/2 hours

1. [+0:00] -- 25 / 50
2. [+0:20] -- 50 / 100
3. [+0:40] -- 75 / 150
4. [+1:00] -- 100 / 200
5. [+1:20] -- 150 / 300
6. [+1:40] -- 200 / 400
7. [+2:00] -- 300 / 600
8. [+2:20] -- 400 / 800
9. [+2:40] -- 500 / 1000
10. [+3:00] -- 800 / 1500
11. [+3:20] -- 1000 / 2000
12. [+3:40] -- 1500 / 3000
13. [+4:00] -- 2000 / 4000
14. [+4:20] -- 3000 / 6000
15. [+4:40] -- 4000 / 8000
16. [+5:00] -- 5000 / 10000
17. [+5:20] -- 8000 / 15000
18. [+5:40] -- 10000 / 20000
19. [+6:00] -- 15000 / 30000

CHD

This might work for a freezeout.

Give 5K in chips and do 15 or 20 minute levels of the following. Do a break every 4 levels for 10 minutes.

You will need 4 colours of chips. 4 x 25, 4 x 100, 5 x 500 and 2 x 1K

Having a fifth colour to chip up worth 5K would be handy.



50/100
75/150
100/200
200/400
300/600
400/800
600/1200
800/1600
1k/2k
2k/4k
3k/6k
4k/8k
5k/10k

Is what i would do

Four of a kind

CHD wrote: »

This might work for a freezeout.

Give 5K in chips and do 15 or 20 minute levels of the following. Do a break every 4 levels for 10 minutes.

You will need 4 colours of chips. 4 x 25, 4 x 100, 5 x 500 and 2 x 1K

Having a fifth colour to chip up worth 5K would be handy.



50/100
75/150
100/200
200/400
300/600
400/800
600/1200
800/1600
1k/2k
2k/4k
3k/6k
4k/8k
5k/10k

Is what i would do

+1

sternn

CHD wrote: »

This might work for a freezeout.

Give 5K in chips and do 15 or 20 minute levels of the following. Do a break every 4 levels for 10 minutes.

You will need 4 colours of chips. 4 x 25, 4 x 100, 5 x 500 and 2 x 1K

Having a fifth colour to chip up worth 5K would be handy.



50/100
75/150
100/200
200/400
300/600
400/800
600/1200
800/1600
1k/2k
2k/4k
3k/6k
4k/8k
5k/10k

Is what i would do

I think Im going to try and use this. I will let you know how it goes. Actually, when is the right time to move people to other tables?

venturegambler

80 people / 5 hours.

Starting chips 5000

Levels: 20 minutes

Click here for blinds

sternn wrote: »

I think Im going to try and use this. I will let you know how it goes. Actually, when is the right time to move people to other tables?

if there are a spare couple of seats at a table and a full table beside it tell the next big blind to move.

D.C.C

My Opinion is find someone who knows what they are doing to help you....It's not even close to as easy as it looks to run a tournament if you have no experience in doing so!!!
I know it's just a social event and a small buy-in but for the trouble it's worth in trying yourself pay someone else to do it and try and learn from them