Tourney Need Structure Ideas! First Tournament 24 - 30 players (1 Viewer)

[BlackOakRGC]

We've finally been able to get solid group together and have an expected tournament seating of 24 - 26 players

I'd like to have a semi-deep stack structure and a total time of no more than 6.5 hours of play but need some advice when it comes to the starting stack, blind progression/time, antes & also payout structure.... so any and all advice is welcome!

This is basically where I'm starting from...
Starting Stack: 25,000
Blind Levels: 20 mins
Starting Blinds: 25/50

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[BlackOakRGC]

We've finally been able to get solid group together and have an expected tournament seating of 24 - 26 players

I'd like to have a semi-deep stack structure and a total time of no more than 6.5 hours of play but need some advice when it comes to the starting stack, blind progression/time, antes & also payout structure.... so any and all advice is welcome!

This is basically where I'm starting from...
Starting Stack: 25,000
Blind Levels: 20 mins
Starting Blinds: 25/50

Any help is greatly appreciated!

I should also make note that there will be 2 15 minute breaks and 1 10 minute break prior to the final table

 

[tabletalker7]

How long do you want this to last?

 

[BlackOakRGC]

How long do you want this to last?

No more than 6.5 hours including 3 15 minute breaks

 

[ngmcs8203]

Have you tried this? https://www.pokerchipforum.com/resources/poker-tournament-forge.103/

 

[tabletalker7]

Starting stacks at 50,000. One rebuy per player. Any player who hasn't used their rebuy by the end of round 8 can either rebuy and get the 50,000 then or forfeit their rebuy. This structure took 27 players 5 hours and 24 minutes to complete. You can try this

 

[BlackOakRGC]

Starting stacks at 50,000. One rebuy per player. Any player who hasn't used their rebuy by the end of round 8 can either rebuy and get the 50,000 then or forfeit their rebuy. This structure took 27 players 5 hours and 24 minutes to complete. You can try this
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Awesome! So no antes at all?

 

[tabletalker7]

Awesome! So no antes at all?

No need. Besides, all I ever found antes did in home games is slow down action as most people are not huge poker players and need reminders for blinds so adding antes to that makes this slow down to a crawl

 

[stuamurr]

27 Players, season final with 1,096,000 in play. My players are all well used to a per person ante and does not affect play much at all so I don't deviate from this as it gives the smoothest tournament progression available. Game finished after 6h12m including breaks.

 

[BlackOakRGC]

27 Players, season final with 1,096,000 in play. My players are all well used to a per person ante and does not affect play much at all so I don't deviate from this as it gives the smoothest tournament progression available. Game finished after 6h12m including breaks.

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Amazing! Appreciate that! Was there any re-buys / add ons? Also what was your starting stacks?

 

[stuamurr]

Amazing! Appreciate that! Was there any re-buys / add ons? Also what was your starting stacks?

Format was:
£20 buy-in 15,000
3,000 early bonus if registered before seating draw
£10 add-on 10,000
1,000 extra chips per game played during season

Average starting stack was 40,492

 

[CincinattiKiddo]

Starting stacks at 50,000. One rebuy per player. Any player who hasn't used their rebuy by the end of round 8 can either rebuy and get the 50,000 then or forfeit their rebuy. This structure took 27 players 5 hours and 24 minutes to complete. You can try this
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what is this program?

 

[tabletalker7]

what is this program?

Tournament Director

 

[Ben8257]

First level 25/50 and 25K starting stacks IS a deep stack tourney and typically ran as Feeeze out or No rebuys. Typically a rebuy tourney would be 10K starting stacks and first level 25/50 (200 Big blinds)

Deep stack tournies usually draw higher buy ins, at almost every meet up it is $100 for the tourney and $20 towards food and refreshments. Could also do $80 prize pool and $20 bounty.

With 26 players I would suggest paying 4 spots 40%/%30/%20/%10... $2600 in the pot. Winner gets $1,040, second $780, 3rd gets $520, 4th $260.

Chip breakdown and structure

Good Luck with the game!!

Fellow Chipper Ben