[snuix114]

You might as well do the WSOP blind schedule since that is what the winner will be playing in. This way they are a little used to the format.

You will need to change the blind lengths or the length of the tournament though. You will need at least 20 blind levels to get the tournament finished, and probably more like 24. So either plan on 2 - 18 hour days @ 1.5 hour blinds (not fun), or change the blind lengths to 30 or 45 minutes. 30 minutes will probably be best considering the time needed for breaks, color ups, and food.

If you have a dedicated dealer at each table and pass only the shuffle I've found this speeds the game up considerably. In fact our tournaments move faster than casino tournaments by far since we don't have to pause in between each hand to wash, shuffle, cut the deck.

Starting stacks for the WSOP are 8 x 25, 8 x 100, 4 x 500, 2 x 1000, 1 x 5000 but this is a litte restrictive because people always need to get change. If you have enough chips I suggest 12, 12, 7, 5. You will need to color up more chips, but it's worth it to make things easier at the table.

Hope this helps.