Mandos
3 of a Kind
Context: I run a monthly league that plays $20 buy-in tournaments. Every few months we change things up and play a different format that month. So far this year, we've done Short Deck and PLO, and this month I'm planning on running a 7 card stud tournament. Since I haven't done a limit structure tournament before I'm looking for some ideas on how my proposed structure will work.
I used this structure from the WSOP as a model, taking out some levels to shorten it. https://www.wsop.com/pdfs/structuresheets/structure_4943_20322.pdf
We allow rebuys (or surrender stack) for the first 6 levels, though I'm expecting with the limit structure that won't be as common as normal (maximum 2 or 3). I'm expecting between 7 and 12 players this month. My goal is to keep the structure as gradual and non-turbo as possible, while still finishing between midnight and 1AM. I think the structure below will do the trick, but maybe I'm being over-conservative and can add another level back in near the top? Or I could make a few levels 25 minutes at the beginning to allow for longer hands given the extra street in stud. I'm curious to get other people's thoughts on how long it will take, or other things to be aware of with a 7-stud tournament.
Proposed Structure
Structure with calculations
I used this structure from the WSOP as a model, taking out some levels to shorten it. https://www.wsop.com/pdfs/structuresheets/structure_4943_20322.pdf
We allow rebuys (or surrender stack) for the first 6 levels, though I'm expecting with the limit structure that won't be as common as normal (maximum 2 or 3). I'm expecting between 7 and 12 players this month. My goal is to keep the structure as gradual and non-turbo as possible, while still finishing between midnight and 1AM. I think the structure below will do the trick, but maybe I'm being over-conservative and can add another level back in near the top? Or I could make a few levels 25 minutes at the beginning to allow for longer hands given the extra street in stud. I'm curious to get other people's thoughts on how long it will take, or other things to be aware of with a 7-stud tournament.
Proposed Structure
Level | Ante | Low Card/Bring In | Completion/Small Limit | Big Limit | ||
7:30 | 1 | 100 | 200 | 500 | 1000 | |
7:50 | 2 | 200 | 200 | 800 | 1600 | |
8:10 | 3 | 300 | 400 | 1200 | 2400 | |
8:30 | 4 | 500 | 500 | 1500 | 3000 | |
8:50 | 5 | 600 | 800 | 2000 | 4000 | |
9:10 | 6 | 800 | 1000 | 2500 | 5000 | |
9:30 | BREAK | end of rebuys | chip up 100 | |||
10:00 | 7 | 1000 | 1000 | 3000 | 6000 | |
10:20 | 8 | 1000 | 1500 | 4000 | 8000 | |
10:40 | 9 | 1000 | 2000 | 5000 | 10000 | |
chip up 500 | ||||||
11:00 | 10 | 1500 | 2000 | 6000 | 12000 | |
11:20 | 11 | 2000 | 3000 | 8000 | 16000 | |
11:40 | 12 | 2000 | 3000 | 10000 | 20000 | |
12:00 | 13 | 3000 | 4000 | 12000 | 24000 | |
12:15 | 14 | 3000 | 5000 | 15000 | 30000 | |
12:30 | 15 | 5000 | 5000 | 20000 | 40000 | |
12:45 | 16 | 5000 | 7000 | 25000 | 50000 | |
1:00 | 17 | 7000 | 10000 | 30000 | 60000 | |
1:15 | 18 | 10000 | 20000 | 40000 | 80000 | |
1:30 | 19 | 15000 | 20000 | 60000 | 120000 | |
1:45 | 20 | 20000 | 20000 | 80000 | 160000 | |
2:00 | 21 | 30000 | 30000 | 100000 | 200000 |
Structure with calculations