[seymour]

That's pretty similiar to our T10,000 structure and we usually have 6-8 people. A tournament usually lasts around 2-2.5 hours, with 15 minutes for the first blind level, and 10 minutes after that. Our blind levels are somewhat different, but it's not often it really gets much past 700/1400 or 1000/2000. I don't see your structure lasting that long, maybe 3-4 hours, depends on the players though.

I'll agree that it might be better to have a couple of shorter 3-ish hour tournaments. Sitting out when you bust out early sucks, especially if you're waiting for more to bust out to get a side cash game going.

[BigKyle]

If you want to make it last a while, go with these 14 levels at 25 minutes apiece.

25-50
50-100
75-150
100-200
150-300
break and remove 25 chips
200-400
300-600
400-800
600-1,200
800-1,600
break and remove 100 chips
1,000-2,000
1,500-3,000
2,000-4,000
2,500-5,000

[CRD]

I finally decided for this setup:
T5000, 30 min. Levels
Chips per player:
12xT25
12XT100
7xT500

Level-Blinds-Ante
1-25-50-0
2-50-100-0
3-100-200-0
4-150-300-0
--------------Remove T25 Chips
5-200-400-0
6-300-600-0
7-400-800-100
8-600-1200-200
9-800-1600-200
10-1200-2400-300
11-1500-3000-400

I expect the tourney to finish around level 8. Then we take a break for pizza and start a new.