I wanted to keep small blinds for as long as I could so the first time players and the novices could get at least an hour of play with their starting chips. But then, I need to move the blinds up to compensate for the length of the tournament.
The starting chips are 1500 with a 500 add on at the door. I think all but 5 last year did the add on, so I just assume everyone is starting with 2000 chips. We are expecting around 80 players. I did 25 minute blinds last year, but wanted to stretch it to 30 minutes since 8 players per table will need 30 minutes to get around the table at least once. What do you think?
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While I like the longer blind levels, there are 2 spots that look a bit steeper then the rest. For me, these can make the jump a bit uneasy. Rounds 9,10 & 11 will end up being real gambling fests since they are significantly steeper then previous jumps. I like to transition from the early blinds by putting in at least one like 1500/3000 and 2500/5000 so that the jump just isn't quite as steep. To speed up the end of a tournamet without big jumps, I will shorten the blind levels a bit while making the values change slower.
My two cents.
your blog is very good......
I think Good Girl likes you. Why is the third break shorter than the first two? Just curious.
Captain,
I'm going to make some revisions and will post tonight. Although, I have never seen a tournament where the blind levels change time length. I didn't even consider that an option...
Waffles,
Are you sure you are not Gooooooo Girl??? The third break would probably not include a chip up. If it did, it would be quicker than the first two breaks since there are less people.
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