Tourney T500 base Turbo (3 Viewers)

[GamingWithChips]

Hi everyone,

My main tournament set is going to be a base T500 and I’m likely going with the BGinA breakdown of 100 chips of each denom (400 total) to allow flexible starting stacks from 100K-200K (10/10/7/2 up to 10/10/7/6). But I’m also going to buy a few more T1K and T5K’s to allow a 6/12/12/x breakdown that I really want to try with my core group.

Our normal tournament is 4-5 hours but I also want to create a structure for a turbo. I’m thinking it should be 2-3 hours max? But I’m also wondering a few things:

1) Should starting stacks be deeper in a turbo? Should I really only use 200K starting stacks because blinds will jump so quickly? Or is that just the whole point of a turbo so it doesn’t really matter?
2) Because it’s a turbo and the T500 will leave the table so quickly, should I switch to a 6/12/12/x breakdown just to make my life easier? (Also just keeps more chips on the table which most love)
3) Any general thoughts on Turbo’s or recommendations?

Thanks!

 

[TheRealStephen12]

6/12/12/x works better in theory (I have not run it, but it is how I will base my set when I get one). 2-3 hours is a hyper-turbo, and you probably want to start with 100K just to get it done in time.

12 minute levels
500/500
500/1000
500/1500
1000/2000
1500/3000
Color Up 500s
2K/4K
3K/6K
5K/10K
8K/16K
12K/24K
Color Up 1Ks
20K/40K
30K/60K (Estimated EOT with 9-12 buy-ins)
50K/100K
80K/160K
120K/240K

 

[GamingWithChips]

2-3 hours is a hyper-turbo, and you probably want to start with 100K just to get done in time.

Ya that kind of makes sense as I see people talk about their 6-8 hour tournaments. Ours are definitely on the shorter end, but we also typically only have 4-7 people. It would make a difference if we had 8+ people, then playing for longer would make more sense.

And thanks for the other pieces of info! It’s where I’ll start and then adjust as needed.

 

[guyfleegman]

6-12-12 is the sweet spot from my perspective.
Works for t500 and .50/1.00 cash sets alike.