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Hi PCF - I've loved playing poker for years but I'm new to the forum and new to the chip hobby. I'm starting to host tournaments more regularly which was probably the catalyst for me starting down this rabbit hole and I'm having a whole lot of fun learning from all of you.
I've done some digging around the forum and have found lots of great threads around different tournament structures, starting stacks and chip sets. Most of what I've read has been related to tournaments with 1 or 2 tables - what changes would you make for a tournament with 3 tables? what if it grew to 4 tables?
I'm a fan of:
Thanks in advance for sharing!
Brandon
I've done some digging around the forum and have found lots of great threads around different tournament structures, starting stacks and chip sets. Most of what I've read has been related to tournaments with 1 or 2 tables - what changes would you make for a tournament with 3 tables? what if it grew to 4 tables?
I'm a fan of:
- t100 structure - it seems most casinos have moved their daily tournaments to this format so I don't mind using home games to practice in a familiar structure
- medium size starting stacks - in my opinion, 10k-15k starting stack promotes a little extra splashy or reckless play. I personally love deepstacks but most players don't want to commit an entire Saturday to playing, so we usually play for 4-5 hours in the evenings. 20k-25k seems to be a nice compromise
- rebuy option until "2nd break" - we've done unlimited rebuys and having a limit of 2-4. both work for me
- decent number of chips in starting stacks - just because it's fun. I understand this = more $ for me in building out the chip set but it's fun to have some chips on the table. to keep things simple for rebuys, we typically just give 1-3 larger denomination chips and let others from the table make change for them
- 20 minute levels seem to work well. this seems to keep levels moving but also allows some buffer since we self shuffling/dealing. some players take more time than others and if people are drinking or extra conversational then the 15 minute levels seem to blow by too fast
Thanks in advance for sharing!
Brandon