shevasoccer
New Member
Hello PCF!
I am a first time poster but have been using this forum for a while to design and optimize charitable poker tournaments. Over the past year we have run around two dozen $20 dollar tournaments with a $5 charitable add-on. I have learned to really appreciate the T500 base tournament and this is the structure we generally use in our 2 table 12-20 person tournaments. We generally start with a 25K stack and 25K add-on to incentivize giving (everyone always takes the add-on). The blind levels are 15 minutes and it is very much a turbo. If we do not sell out I offer re-entry on a first come, first served basis until the 2000/4000 blind level or 12.5BB. Given the limits of my chip set we do 8/11/2 + 0/0/5 for the first 10 players and 6/7/3 + 0/0/5 for the next 10 players and it has been working well (T500/T1000/T5000).
We run this charitable poker club as a student organization at my university. We have been approached by a local bar and restaurant owner about expanding our charitable operation by hosting the game for free at their establishment on off peak nights. The owner has hosted similar fundraising events for other charitably minded organizations but just not poker and therefore will rely completely on our expertise for game operation. This is exactly the arrangement we have been looking for as it allows a degree of separation between the establishment and our organization so we can prioritize our charitable mission and ensure no one profits from the operation of the game. However, I may have bitten off more than I can chew. The owner wants to maximize the number of players ("close to 100") and is willing to offer us up to 10 tables in a private seating area for the event.
The short list for regular players is currently 30 and we will likely have around 50 players preregister by the time of the event not to mention walk-ins. I believe a good compromise would be to sell up to 100 x T50k (buy-in + add-on) entries so that if there truly are 100 players we can accommodate them but in reality we can offer most of the players who we know will attend a re-entry if they want. All dealers are volunteers who will play and deal. Myself and our treasurer will tournament direct and handle table consolidation/buy-ins/add-ons/re-entries.
How many chips will we require to support this tournament with a total bank of T5,000,000? What would be the most economical starting stack with this many players? Any other words of wisdom running a tournament with a field this large? Is our blind structure too aggressive and if so what would you recommend? Much thanks!
My initial thoughts:
Starting stack: 6/7/3 + 0/0/5
Total Chips: 625/725/825/100/25 (T500/T1000/T5000/T25000/T100000) 2,300 total chips with extras for lost or damaged chips.
Blind Structure:
I am a first time poster but have been using this forum for a while to design and optimize charitable poker tournaments. Over the past year we have run around two dozen $20 dollar tournaments with a $5 charitable add-on. I have learned to really appreciate the T500 base tournament and this is the structure we generally use in our 2 table 12-20 person tournaments. We generally start with a 25K stack and 25K add-on to incentivize giving (everyone always takes the add-on). The blind levels are 15 minutes and it is very much a turbo. If we do not sell out I offer re-entry on a first come, first served basis until the 2000/4000 blind level or 12.5BB. Given the limits of my chip set we do 8/11/2 + 0/0/5 for the first 10 players and 6/7/3 + 0/0/5 for the next 10 players and it has been working well (T500/T1000/T5000).
We run this charitable poker club as a student organization at my university. We have been approached by a local bar and restaurant owner about expanding our charitable operation by hosting the game for free at their establishment on off peak nights. The owner has hosted similar fundraising events for other charitably minded organizations but just not poker and therefore will rely completely on our expertise for game operation. This is exactly the arrangement we have been looking for as it allows a degree of separation between the establishment and our organization so we can prioritize our charitable mission and ensure no one profits from the operation of the game. However, I may have bitten off more than I can chew. The owner wants to maximize the number of players ("close to 100") and is willing to offer us up to 10 tables in a private seating area for the event.
The short list for regular players is currently 30 and we will likely have around 50 players preregister by the time of the event not to mention walk-ins. I believe a good compromise would be to sell up to 100 x T50k (buy-in + add-on) entries so that if there truly are 100 players we can accommodate them but in reality we can offer most of the players who we know will attend a re-entry if they want. All dealers are volunteers who will play and deal. Myself and our treasurer will tournament direct and handle table consolidation/buy-ins/add-ons/re-entries.
How many chips will we require to support this tournament with a total bank of T5,000,000? What would be the most economical starting stack with this many players? Any other words of wisdom running a tournament with a field this large? Is our blind structure too aggressive and if so what would you recommend? Much thanks!
My initial thoughts:
Starting stack: 6/7/3 + 0/0/5
Total Chips: 625/725/825/100/25 (T500/T1000/T5000/T25000/T100000) 2,300 total chips with extras for lost or damaged chips.
Blind Structure:
| Level | SB | BB | Time | |
1 | 500 | 500 | 15 | |
2 | 500 | 500 | 30 | |
3 | 500 | 1000 | 45 | |
4 | 500 | 1500 | 60 | |
5 | 1000 | 2000 | 75 | |
6 | 1500 | 3000 | 90 | |
| Break | 95 | Chip up 500, final re-entry | ||
7 | 2000 | 4000 | 110 | |
8 | 3000 | 6000 | 125 | |
9 | 4000 | 10000 | 140 | |
10 | 8000 | 16000 | 155 | |
| Break | 160 | Chip up 1000 | ||
11 | 10000 | 20000 | 175 | |
12 | 15000 | 30000 | 190 | |
13 | 20000 | 40000 | 205 | |
14 | 30000 | 60000 | 220 | |
| Break | 225 | Chip up 5000 | ||
15 | 50000 | 100000 | 240 | EOT 30 entry |
16 | 75000 | 150000 | 255 | EOT 50 entry |
17 | 100000 | 200000 | 270 | |
18 | 150000 | 300000 | 285 | EOT 100 entry |
19 | 250000 | 500000 | 300 | |
20 | 500000 | 1000000 | 315 |
