Tourney Clever idea? Short Handed Tourney Using Cash Chips (1 Viewer)

[doublebooyah85]

I don’t like using my cash chips for tourneys. The idea of a T5 tourney seems meh and also I don’t have enough $1ks, $5ks and such to make it “fun”.

Even the simple $ tilts me for tourney chips lol

However I do have lots of cash chips and racks of $100s and such. So my game can stretch big for cash standards…

Tonight we r doing a tournament but it could end up being a bit short handed. 6-8 players.

Came up with this idea…

Early nickname “Becoming a Pro”

The premise is you start w $5k in chips “your bankroll”

Levels start at $1-$2 NL
Then $2-$5 NL
$10-$20 LIMIT
Then $5-$10 NL
$5-$5-$10 PLO
Then $5-$10-$25 NL
Then $25-$25 PLO
Then $50-$100 NL
Then $100-$200 NL
Then $100-$200-$500 Round by Round

Winner take all

Blinds go up as you continue to go up “in stakes”

Rather than a perfect blind structure I picked the common stakes of cash games…

 

[doublebooyah85]

Game type should change as well. Sprinkle in some PLO.

 

[doublebooyah85]

If you get knocked out, you can do one rebuy, a.k.a. running the trucks for Knish. Need to figure out what I can do that’s unique. Maybe rebuy is only $4k?

 

[demonnic]

I like the sound of this and can't wait to hear how it goes

 

[doublebooyah85]

Think I’m gonna add a level of blackjack too lol what poker pro doesn’t try a few hands of blackjack

 

[raynmanas]

sounds fun, but needs a "must bet entire bankroll on red or black" roulette round somewhere around the halfway mark.

 

[doublebooyah85]

sounds fun, but needs a "must bet entire bankroll on red or black" roulette round somewhere around the halfway mark.

Right? What poker pro hasn’t gone bust on some tables games looool

 

[demonnic]

the smart ones? heh

 

[doublebooyah85]

 

[doublebooyah85]

 

[doublebooyah85]

Blackjack was a hit. Once we got ITM you had to play a full level (25 min) of blackjack. Min bet was the BB.

 

[chippitydoodah]

Think I’m gonna add a level of blackjack too lol what poker pro doesn’t try a few hands

Maybe toss in a 1 time all in roulette wheel spin. At any time during the tournament a player can bet their entire stack (not some of it) on any roulette table option.

 

[doublebooyah85]

Excel doesn't copy and past well. Edited and reposted below.

 

[doublebooyah85]

It's 2001 and your entire bankroll took a hit thanks to the dot.com bubble. eToy.com and Books-A-Million.com were no-brainers (so you thought) but the straw that broke the camel's back was your Enron investment.

Rent is due, and you are going to have to skip town. Thankfully you can always get a few nights at the Dunes thanks to your host.

You arrive in Vegas with a $5K bankroll. Start at the low stakes and work your way up. But be careful! Avoid common bankroll mismanagement and the high end escorts!

BUY IN: $5K. It's everything you got. Don't forget to tip your host $120 for the room.
REBUY: Go Broke? Caddy for a few weeks and earn yourself another $5K bankroll. Tip out the caddy pro, $120.

Stakes	Game	Length	End of Level Bomb Pot Bonus
$5-$5	NL Holdem	25 min	$50 Wheel Spin
$5-$10	NL Holdem	25 min	$50 Wheel Spin
$5-$10-$25	NL Lazy Pineapple	25 min	Dbl Board $50 Bomb Pot
$25-$25	PLO	25 min	$100 Wheel Spin
$50-$100	NL Holdem	25 min	Dbl Board $100 Bomb Pot
$100-$200	NL Holdem	25 min	$100 Wheel Spin
$100-$200	NL Lazy Pineapple	25 min	Dbl Board $200 Bomb Pot
$100-$200-$500	PLO	20 min	Dbl Board $500 Bomb Pot
$500-$1000	NL Holdem	20 min	$500 Wheel Spin
$500-$1000	NL Lazy Pineapple	20 min	Dbl Board $500 Bomb Pot

BLACKJACK: Head over to Blackjack once it's down to 4 players for 25 min. Current Small Blind is Min Bet. 4th place $50 3rd place $100 2nd place 30% Prize Pool 1st place 70% Prize Pool

I mistakenly thought the Dunes was still around in 2001, hence the storyline picking up then.

 

[doublebooyah85]

Maybe toss in a 1 time all in roulette wheel spin. At any time during the tournament a player can bet their entire stack (not some of it) on any roulette table option.

We did wheel spins as bomb pots for Holdem hands lol. I have a wheel as well. It's not roulette but close enough lol.

 

[chippitydoodah]

It's 2001 and your entire bankroll took a hit thanks to the dot.com bubble. eToy.com and Books-A-Million.com were no-brainers (so you thought) but the straw that broke the camel's back was your Enron investment.

Rent is due, and you are going to have to skip town. Thankfully you can always get a few nights at the Dunes thanks to your host.

You arrive in Vegas with a $5K bankroll. Start at the low stakes and work your way up. But be careful! Avoid common bankroll mismanagement and the high end escorts!

BUY IN: $5K. It's everything you got. Don't forget to tip your host $120 for the room.
REBUY: Go Broke? Caddy for a few weeks and earn yourself another $5K bankroll. Tip out the caddy pro, $120.

And if you fail the Hard Candy Mafia will be waiting for ya

 

[allforcharity]

Don't do this, just buy my tourney sets instead. Lots of T5k where that comes from. You know you want to....

 

[HughDrackman]

This seems like a fun twist on tournaments. Glad everyone had a good time!

 

[allforcharity]

I have a wheel as well. It's not roulette but close enough lol.

Amateur. I think @T_Chan still has a Huxley wheel for sale. You wanna you wanna you wanna you wanna....