[tonypap]

So, hosting a tourney next weekend and I need some assistance. There's gonna be 10 players, $100 buy-in with re-buys. I'm assuming the re-buy period should end after the 3rd or 4th round. I'd like the entire thing to last about 4-5 hours. What's the best way to structure this? Blinds? Starting stacks? Would also like to color up at some point.

Any advice? All comments are greatly appreciated!!!!!

Here's a breakdown of the chips i'll be using:

T25 X 180
T100 X 180
T500 X 100
T1000 X 140
T5000 X 20
(I also have 100 NCVs if needed)

[ontheuptick]

What if you just sold that set of Grand Casino's that you'll be using to me instead of using them?

Then you won't have to worry about hosting and figuring out a tourney structure.

Originally Posted by tonypap

So, hosting a tourney next weekend and I need some assistance. There's gonna be 10 players, $100 buy-in with re-buys. I'm assuming the re-buy period should end after the 3rd or 4th round. I'd like the entire thing to last about 4-5 hours. What's the best way to structure this? Blinds? Starting stacks? Would also like to color up at some point.

Any advice? All comments are greatly appreciated!!!!!

Here's a breakdown of the chips i'll be using:

T25 X 180
T100 X 180
T500 X 100
T1000 X 140
T5000 X 20
(I also have 100 NCVs if needed)

[tonypap]

Originally Posted by ontheuptick

What if you just sold that set of Grand Casino's that you'll be using to me instead of using them?

Then you won't have to worry about hosting and figuring out a tourney structure.

What a great idea!!! Do you want the 200 T5s I have also??!?!?!?!?!?!?


LOLOL!!!!!! Funny...Drew!!!!! VERY funny!!!!

[BigKyle]

Here is a rebuystructure I like:

12xT25
7xT100
4xT500

23 chips worth T3000

Use the extras to color up and for rebuys. The 1k chips alone should support all the rebuys.

Blinds
20-minute levels, rebuys til the start of round 4
25-50
50-100
100-200
150-300
200-400
300-600
400-800
600-1200
800-1600
1000-2000
1500-3000
2000-4000
3000-6000

I do not see it going past this level. You may even want to 5000 stacks. Good luck.

[Button Potato]

I use a similar structure to BigKyle's except my starting stacks are

8 - T25
8 - T100
8 - T500
5 - T1000

I rarely host a "re-buy" tournament but when I do, I only allow re-buys during the first hour (3 rounds).

[jdunford]

Originally Posted by tonypap

So, hosting a tourney next weekend and I need some assistance. There's gonna be 10 players, $100 buy-in with re-buys. I'm assuming the re-buy period should end after the 3rd or 4th round. I'd like the entire thing to last about 4-5 hours. What's the best way to structure this? Blinds? Starting stacks? Would also like to color up at some point.

Any advice? All comments are greatly appreciated!!!!!

Here's a breakdown of the chips i'll be using:

T25 X 180
T100 X 180
T500 X 100
T1000 X 140
T5000 X 20
(I also have 100 NCVs if needed)

If you want to put a few more chips on the table (than what has been suggested above), I'd go with a T10,000:

16 x T25
16 x T100
6 x T500
5 x T1000

Colour-up the T25 directly to T500 for the most part (i.e. get players to sell their T25s to the big stack, who sells them to the bank in stacks of 20); T100s up to T1000s; etc.

Of if you want it to be simpler for colouring up, then:

12 x T25
12 x T100
7 x T500
5 x T1000

The structure I use for T10,000s can be found here (1st page):
http://individual.utoronto.ca/jdunfo...rai_Palace.pdf
If you prefer, you can go with 30 minute levels where the blinds double each time (just remove every other line of my blinds structure, for the most part). As it is, it rarely lasts much more than 4 hours with my group.

Rebuys can be counted out in advance - 10 x T1000 is fine (get them to buy change off the big stack); 2 x T5000 if it's really hairy and you start to get low on T1000s).

[tonypap]

What do you guys think of this:

T10,000 STARTING STACKS
15 X T100
9 X T500
4 X T1000

20 minute levels
re-buys: first 3 levels

BLINDS:
100-200
200-400
300-600
400-800
500-1000
700-1400
800-1600
1000-2000
1500-3000
2000-4000
3000-6000
4000-8000
5000-10000
6000-12000
8000-16000
10000-20000

[miandsh2000]

only issue i see is where the BB goes from 1000 to 1400 then to 1600. its a jump of 400 then round after that is only a jump of 200.

pretty close to one i use:

T10000

20 min levels

100/100

100/200

200/400

300/600

BREAK

400/800

600/1200

800/1600

BREAK

1000/2000

1500/3000

2000/4000

3000/6000

4000/8000

6000/12000

starting stacks:
10xT100
10xT500
4xT1000

[TheSnake]

That´s what my PokerGenie is showing with your breakdown:
T10000, 16x $25, 11x $100, 7x $500, 5x $1000, 20 min., 10 people (~ 3,5h w.o. re-buys)

[Couga]

WHO CARES!?!

Lets get to the important stuff.... Which chips are you using?

- Couga