Tourney Anyone have advice for playing T1 base tournaments? (2 Viewers)

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

I currently have this T5 base tournament set. Mixed casino, single table, RHC with all chips having V, W or both spot patterns.

I recently saw this chip in another thread.

Now I want to add it to the set, but I've never played a T1 base tournament. Good idea? Bad idea? Why or why not?

I'm pretty sure I will need some more T5. Probably 3 more barrels. (FYI, I have 2 more barrels of T100 not shown in the pic) I'm thinking of this as the starting stacks:

T1 x 20 = 20
T5 x 16 = 80
T25 x 12 = 300
T100 x 6 = 600

T1000 starting stacks, or could add 1 or 2 T500s to make it T1500 or T2000.

Thoughts?

 

[bergs]

Run.

Away.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Run.

Away.

But... Those chips!

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

So I haven't even given a thought to the levels. Even T1000 is probably too many starting chips, unless I want a 6-8 hour tournament. Maybe back off to T500?

 

[grantc54]

I like T1 and T5 tournaments for pre-main game turbo satellites. For the main game not so much.

 

[mipevi]

Whatever T-base works fine as long as you know how to build the starting stacks and blind levels. For a T500 starting stack I’d go with

15x 1
17x 5
8x 25
2x 100

 

[BamaT8ter]

Find a T100 structure you like. Remove two zeros. Done.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

I like T1 and T5 tournaments for pre-main game turbo satellites. For the main game not so much.

Not 100% sure what that is. I'm just doing home games, and I don't even play tournaments very often. I am playing around with some levels now, and starting with T1 is definitely going to require the levels to climb pretty fast. I think that's what turbo is, correct? I just want an excuse to buy those pretty chippies!

I have a spreadsheet that I use to play with tourny levels. I came up with this that should result in a tournament lasting about 3 hours, or a bit more. That's about as long as I can handle tournament play... Hurry up and bust out so we can play cash!!!

 

[WedgeRock]

I've never played a T1 base tournament. Good idea? Bad idea? Why or why not?

@Sprouty

 

[Darson]

You should ditch the 25s from your set and replace them with these new ones (relabeled)

 

[BamaT8ter]

5000 starting stacks for T1 is enormous.

 

[WedgeRock]

What are you asking here? Did you not read the chipper primer.

Step 1: Acquire cool chips
Step 2: Figure out how to use them.

 

[buzzmonkey]

I play in one every other week. 300 stack. 1/2 starting. We use 1/5/25/50/100 chips. Plays well with a fairly slow structure that ends in 5-6 hours.

 

[Sprouty]

 

[Servo]

This post (and the thread it’s within) might be helpful: https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...nament-set-stacks-t1-base.44089/#post-1134244

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

5000 starting stacks for T1 is enormous.

Starting stacks are 500, not 5000.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

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Thank you. This is pretty close to what I came up with. Glad to see that it works for you.

 

[WedgeRock]

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Nice wifi and password.

 

[moose]

Simple answer: those aren't T1s make them T1000

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Simple answer: those aren't T1s make them T1000

Reasonable idea, but I want my set to be all actual casino chips. No relabeled chips. And I am on the watch for an appropriate T1000 that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

 

[Jawnie]

2/4, 3/6, 4/8... then start playin a standard T5

 

[BGinGA]

I ran low-cost T1-base tournaments for a local bar/restaurant many years ago. We used 2/4 opening blinds with T500 stacks (125bb) and allowed unlimited rebuys for the first hour. Play was very slow, and not just because it was mostly casual players.

I don't particularly like T1-base events, mostly because they quickly run into the same bet size unfamiliarity issues faced by T5-base tournaments. If they are the only option (due to chip set constraints) they can work (however suboptimally), but I don't recommend either.

Find a T100 structure you like. Remove two zeros. Done.

It's not that simple, because a T1 set does not (or shouldn't) contain T1 T5 T10 T50 chips as does a corresponding T100 set (T100 T500 T1000 T5000). The blind structures for each are totally different because of the differing chip denominations in play.

 

[Bacon Dad]

I play in one every other week. 300 stack. 1/2 starting. We use 1/5/25/50/100 chips. Plays well with a fairly slow structure that ends in 5-6 hours.

If you can, could you give more info on that tournament setup? Starting stack, blind structure, time per level, etc...
Thanks!

 

[ovo]

pic from chip guide, thanks

Sorry, T.50 is where it's at, get with the program

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

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Sorry, T.50 is where it's at, get with the program

But it doesn't have any spots...

 

[BGinGA]

But it doesn't have any spots...

Colored Sharpies.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

I ran low-cost T1-base tournaments for a local bar/restaurant many years ago. We used 2/4 opening blinds with T500 stacks (125bb) and allowed unlimited rebuys for the first hour. Play was very slow, and not just because it was mostly casual players.

I don't particularly like T1-base events, mostly because they quickly run into the same bet size unfamiliarity issues faced by T5-base tournaments. If they are the only option (due to chip set constraints) they can work (however suboptimally), but I don't recommend either.

Thanks Dave. Always appreciate your insight. Honestly, this set is more about the chips than optimum playability. Sounds like I'm already on about the same track as your recommendations, so I will probably move forward on this.

 

[buzzmonkey]

If you can, could you give more info on that tournament setup? Starting stack, blind structure, time per level, etc...
Thanks!

Going from memory and there are some things I would personally adjust, but:
300 stacks, 20 min levels

1 / 2
2 / 4
3 / 6
4 / 8
5 / 10
6 / 12
8 / 16 [I'd like a 10 / 15 here to color the 1s up earlier. They stay on the table too long]
10 / 20
12 / 24 [same as above. 10 / 25 would be better]
15 / 30
20 / 40
25 / 50
30 / 60
40 / 80
50 / 100

 

[Sprouty]

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Sorry, T.50 is where it's at, get with the program

Psh....

 

[JustinInMN]

I'm pretty sure I will need some more T5. Probably 3 more barrels. (FYI, I have 2 more barrels of T100 not shown in the pic) I'm thinking of this as the starting stacks:

T1 x 20 = 20
T5 x 16 = 80
T25 x 12 = 300
T100 x 6 = 600

T1000 starting stacks, or could add 1 or 2 T500s to make it T1500 or T2000.

Thoughts?

Not sure what the quantities in your full set would be, but if you can do 20/16/12 you can probably also do 15/17/8/1 or 10/12/9/1 if T500 is your number without adding T5 chips. Personally I think you could probably start as low as T400 with blinds starting at 1-2 and still have plenty of play. I do think other base units are better of course, but this is certainly playable for the sake of the set if that's the mission of course .