[WVHillbilly]

Once a month we have a 20-25 player T-1000 tourney. We have always done rebuys for 2 hours (4 blind levels). Last month we also offered an add-on when the rebuy period ends (all but 1 player took it). All those extra fauxs on the table have, of course, extended the length of the game. We shoot to have the tourney end in @ 6 1/2 hours. So to get us back to that number I have decided to try to incorporated antes into the mix.

Do you think the following breakdown will accomplish that goal (under 7 hours):

10 - 20
15 - 30
25 - 50
50 - 100 ---- rebuys end after this level - add on offered
100 - 200
150 - 300
25/200/400
25/300/600
50/400/800
50/500/1000
100/600/1200
100/800/1600
200/1000/2000 ---- want it to end @ here
200/1500/3000
400/3000/6000


Last time we started with 18 players and ended up with 42,000 in chips on the table. I have 22 confirmed for tomorrow night so that number will likely be higher this month.

Do you think the above structure will accomplish my under 7 hour goal? Do you think the antes are too aggressive and will shorten the tourney too drastically? How much resistance do you think I am likely to meet by rolling this out tomorrow without advanced warning to the players?

Thanks.