Let me preface with I have exactly 0 experience with poker tournaments. I've been searching to find info about 2k tourneys and it seems to be spread in other threads but nothing consolidated (or maybe I just didn't find it), so let me pose the question for my situation. I have had trouble getting enough people to hold a semi regular cash game, even at micro stakes, but there have been enough people that are interested in playing tournament format for me to host a semi regular tournament game (maybe make it like a league thing). I've also been asked to bring my "fancy chips" to another game I've been invited to, also playing tournament format. In the interest of being a good host and avoiding as many bumps as possible, I've come to you fine people for advice.
I have 2 sets that I believe should work depending on the number of people.
Set 1 (Isle hotstamps)
T5 x 120
T25 x 120
T100 x 140
T500 x 20
Set 2 (CDI) - I have $1 and $.50 but they won't be used for this
$5 x 400
$25 x 200
$100 x 200
$500 x 120
$1000 x 40
It seems that starting stacks of 2000 as 10/10/7/2 is the recommended breakdown. It looks like I can accommodate 10 players with set 1, however that doesn't leave any T500 for color up, and rebuy/add-ons are out. Do I just rely on the extra T100 for color ups? Will the T25 even be colored up with 10 players? 20 players? How many players will set 2 accommodate assuming 1 rebuy/add-on per player?
What is a typical tournament length for a single or two tables? What are the downsides to shorter schedules? From what I've gathered the blind schedule depends on lot on how long you want the tournament to go. If you were designing your ideal blind structure using one of my sets, how would it look? Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to help me out!
I have 2 sets that I believe should work depending on the number of people.
Set 1 (Isle hotstamps)
T5 x 120
T25 x 120
T100 x 140
T500 x 20
Set 2 (CDI) - I have $1 and $.50 but they won't be used for this
$5 x 400
$25 x 200
$100 x 200
$500 x 120
$1000 x 40
It seems that starting stacks of 2000 as 10/10/7/2 is the recommended breakdown. It looks like I can accommodate 10 players with set 1, however that doesn't leave any T500 for color up, and rebuy/add-ons are out. Do I just rely on the extra T100 for color ups? Will the T25 even be colored up with 10 players? 20 players? How many players will set 2 accommodate assuming 1 rebuy/add-on per player?
What is a typical tournament length for a single or two tables? What are the downsides to shorter schedules? From what I've gathered the blind schedule depends on lot on how long you want the tournament to go. If you were designing your ideal blind structure using one of my sets, how would it look? Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to help me out!