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 Setting up a Tournament, brandon mcwhorter, 3. Dec 2003 10:22 | ||
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| I will be playing in a local get togeather tournament and have been asked to help with the blind structure. So I figured this would be the best place for input. Here are the tournament specs: no limit holdem 20 players. 5 tables of 4 with a final table of the 5 single table winners. each player starts with $65 in chips, first place pays out 900, two other places pay out. noon till midnight was the proposed time frame. any suggestions of what blinds to start and how often to increase them? | ||
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| Re: Setting up a Tournament, NewSchool, 3. Dec 2003 10:27 | ||
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| First off I dont think 5 tables with 4 people on each is a good idea. I would honestly do 2 tables of 10, or 4 tables of 5 people each. 12 hours will be plenty of time, way more than enough. | ||
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| Re: Setting up a Tournament, brandon, 3. Dec 2003 10:33 | ||
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| like i said, its not my tournament, im just an invite. thats why i figure the blind structure is critically important | ||
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| Re: Setting up a Tournament, NewSchool, 3. Dec 2003 11:31 | ||
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| start at $0.5/$1 and double that every 20 minutes to $1/$2, then 2/4, etc. 20 minutes is a good amount of time considering they expect the tournament to last about 12 hours, and your only playing with $65 to start. But there should definitely be a jump once it gets down to the last 5 people. | ||
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| Re: Setting up a Tournament, SASO, 3. Dec 2003 22:21 | ||
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| Hey Brandon- sounds like fun. I know that you are invited to this tournament and you have no say so except for the blind structure, but the guy throwing it dosent know what he's doing. Anyway-- I've been there before and theres nothing you can do. Soooo- assuming that you are not working with full dollars since the buy-in is only $65, you should begin with 0.50/1.00 blinds for the first 45 minutes. Trust me- with only 20 or 30 players this is fine- guys will be making bold moves early and players will be out asap. Then double the blinds after the 45 minute timer goes off- blinds then should be 1/2 dollars. This time, only set your timer for 30 minutes. After that session times out- double the blind to 2/4 and set a timer for another 30 minutes. Keep doubling the blinds every 30 minutes until theres a final table. Then the fun begins! Assuming it will be a final table of 4 or 5 guys- set the timer for 15 minutes doubling the blinds every time. In home and friendly tournaments its more about having fun and extending play time for everyone- you don't want the to tourney over in 2 hours! Blinds are a necessity at a final table and it adds to the excitement when they go up more frequently near the end. Plus, that way you don't have guys going heads up for 2 hours. Have Fun -- PS, it sounds like you can make a couple bucks at this tourney considering that the person holding it doesnt know what to do (but he probably thinks hes an ace). Take advantage of it and play real, real slow. Take mediocre pots and be happy- don't go for the throat on every strong hand-- people will chase and catch. With this type of a tournament, there will likly be one player at the final table with an enourmous chip stack and everyone else will be playing for second best. Take advantage of that! The chip leader will not play as many hands and others will play a lot of hands. This is a great opp to play some under cards with 3 or 4 people capping preflop! 6,7 suited, small pocket pairs, etc. Anyway, have fun and let the message board know if you win! -SASO | ||
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| Re: Setting up a Tournament, brandon, 5. Dec 2003 08:57 | ||
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| SASO- thanks for the input and more importantly, the strategy for this home tourney. im in a college town so its no suprise that the guys im playing with arent exactly pros. they want to hire coctail waitresses instead of dealers! anyways, ive been playing some sit n go's on UB to prepare for the tourney, as i also see it as one i can win if i play well. playing slow is a must, as i see it to, but its gonna be hard when satellite tables start out with only 4 people. seems like its gonna be heads up almost every flop for hours on end. taking down medium sized pots and not pushing in everytime ive got the best of it sounds like the best way to do well. anyone else want to share their two cents?? thanks again saso b | ||
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| Re: Setting up a Tournament, SASO, 5. Dec 2003 13:41 | ||
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| College huh--- thats where i got started into the game. Still to this day one of the most frustrating opponents I've ever played was a friend of mine at school- he was naturally good at beting when supposed to and extreemly good at knowing when to buy pots. Theres nothing wrong with coctail waitress for dealer- hell one year in my fraternaty (brotherhood lock-in), we hired topless waitress's to fetch beer when we were playing our own tournament, amongst doing other things! I say roll with it and have fun! One more hint- this will work- Who ever begins to catch cards and drag in pots first will likely begin to play medium hands near the end of the game. He will attempt to recapture the notariaty and rush of winning and will begin to make mistakes. Take advantage of it! He will feel involnerable and begin to chase flush draws and openended straights- will be easier to catch on to what he's going for! Remember- your in college and this game will be more about gainning respect and bragging rights- the money will be secondary (but nobody will admitt that) -SASO | ||
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