Tourney Why do 20,000 over a 10,000 starting stack with a T25 tourney? (1 Viewer)

[justsomedude]

Comparing your home game to a 10 day tournament with the most unique structure in the world may not be something to aspire to.

Why not?

The purpose of all tournament structures is exactly the same: the goal is to advance blinds in such a manner that it puts pressure on players to force action that results in eliminations to determine a winner within a defined time period.

Whether that time period is 5 days or 5 hours doesn't really matter... it's simply a matter of math to create smooth level increases across the desired duration.

 

[BGinGA]

There's really no right or wrong when it comes to starting stacks or base chip selection... it's mainly about working out your structure to have smooth and relatively even & consistent level jumps.

Correct, there is much more room for error or inadequacies in blind structure design decisions -- although the starting stack size selected can sometimes actually drive those inferior choices.

For a good example, check out my post from this morning in the "T100-Base or T500-Base?" thread, which is also pertinent to T25-base and T5-base structures. Everything is not always equal as it initially seems, and relatively small details can occasionally make a significant difference.

 

[TheRealStephen12]

Stacks are plenty deep, no pressure just good solid poker. 7k is 140 bb deep give me a break. Too many chips is just as bad as not enough.

Didn’t mean for my comment to come across badly, though I see why you thought so. I just know a lot of people recommend 200BB stacks and yours was 140 chopped to 70 in one level, which is unusual by PCF standards.