Tourney T10k-25k 3-4 hour tournament structure (1 Viewer)

@BGinGA and anyone else who cares. Can this be improved at all? Setting this up for someone else (and maybe me in the future). He said 3 hours but his tournaments always go over so closer to 4 hours would be fine.

Players - 18 expected but could be up to 24 (no re-buys)

Starting Stack - I made it for 10k, but not crucial
10 x T100 || 4x T500 || 7x T1000 || Add 5ks as needed

Levels - 15 minutes with a 15 minute break every hour

Structure -
100/100
100/200
100/300
200/400 - 1 hour
break
300/600
500/1000
700/1400 - 2 hours
1000/2000
break - color up T100
1500/3000
2000/4000 - 3 hours
3000/6000
5000/10000
break - option T500 color up
7000/14000 - 4 hours
10000/20000

This is definitely not my preferred structure, but it was the best way I could think of to allow some play the beginning without it basically being a turbo but still have the tournament end in 3-4 hours.

Will check when i get home later today. Send me a pm reminder, please, in case the thread gets buried.

Not a fan of the two inconsistent 66% jumps at 600-1000 and 6000-10000, however.

T100-base T10000 tournament (100bb) with no re-buys:
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lvl sb bb
L1 100 100
L2 100 200
L3 100 300
L4 200 400
break
L5 300 600
L6 400 800
L7 600 1200
L8 800 1600
remove T100 chips
L9 1000 2000
L10 1500 3000
L11 2000 4000
L12 3000 6000
remove T500 chips
L13 4000 8000
L14 6000 12000 ***
L15 8000 16000
L16 10000 20000
L17 15000 30000

With 15-minute levels and 24 players, event should last no longer than L14, or about 3.5 hours plus breaks -- and usually finishes two levels earlier. A 16-player field will slice off about 15 minutes. Plan on an extra 15 minutes run time for every extra T5000 added to the starting stacks.

All blind increases are 33%-50% (except one - 25% at L9), averaging 42%. And no 67% jumps.

I guess if it ain't broke don't fix it, because that's my go to structure. I wasn't sure it would finish fast enough, but I guess it will. Thanks (y) :thumbsup:

I do it too, as does almost every tournament; however, I hate how you color up the 100's, and then only have 1 level where the 500's are needed.

I know they can be used in all of the other levels, but then they become a burden as well. Why is there never a 2500/5000 level

krafticus said:

I do it too, as does almost every tournament; however, I hate how you color up the 100's, and then only have 1 level where the 500's are needed.

I know they can be used in all of the other levels, but then they become a burden as well. Why is there never a 2500/5000 level

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Funny you should mention that. I'm working on a set right now that would use a T100 base, and this is what I was looking at for a add-on tourney...

krafticus said:

only have 1 level where the 500's are needed.

I know they can be used in all of the other levels, but then they become a burden as well.

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With only 4 per player, it's considerably less of an issue than if a bunch of 'em are in the starting stacks (or if they are improperly used as color-up chips). They can be quietly taken off the table without requiring a color-up break.

krafticus said:

Why is there never a 2500/5000 level

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Mostly because it doesn't fit in well with a 40% structure, and it adds extra time (which is usually an issue). Works fine in less aggressive structures, along with a later 7500/15000 level.

Your average chip stack is 33BB after 30 minutes. Increasing starting stacks to 20K may improve your tournament by extending deep stack play, especially where this is a MTT. Granted, this means the tournament will likely run over four hours, but you can schedule 12 minute breaks every 90 minutes if time is a huge problem.

20 players

100/100
100/200
100/300
200/400
300/600
400/800
(Break)
500/1000
700/1400
1000/2000
1500/3000
2000/4000
3000/6000
(Break)
4000/8000
5000/10000
7000/14000
10000/20000

You will hit level 16 at the 4:09 mark. 500/1000 and 700/1400 blind levels allows for a greater amount of play.
You can shave approximately 15 minutes by going with 16,000 for starting stacks. (160BB)