[UsIreland]

What the first poster suggested is a tournament usually referred to as a "double chance" (all though his description is a quad chance if that exists). Double chance tourney's are very popular in Europe. Basically they are a freezeout where players receive half their stack at the start and may take the remaining half at any stage up to the first break (not during an active hand). Its a good game to play either take it all early and have a double stack to most players or have the safety net just in case you get a bad beat. I usually start with half and take my second stack when I need it. Worked out well the last day when after 3 hands a player who covered me raised in early position, I re-popped with AA in late position, he shoved and showed Kings and proceeded to catch the king on the flop. If it was a regular freezeout I was gone cursing my bad luck but with the double chance I was back in and ended up taking 4th place.

To me breaking the stack down into 4chunks is too many, two is plenty and still leaves enough room for play.

Regards
Ian