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advice for home poker tourney!?
ok me again...lol
having a 10 seater home tourney each player allowed 1rebuy starting stack is gonna be $500.
i have a poker set of 500 chips
150x1$
150x5$
100x25$
50x50$
50x100$
Id like to start every one with a decent size chip stack so people dont feel like they are running low before the cards are even dealt, and id like it to last around 3-4 hour mark, ive looked online at loads of stuff but cant find any structures to suit me, im at a loss whether to use the 1$ chips or not but if i dont peoples stack seem to small.....help please any suggetions? what do you thank a decent starting stack should be around?
thanx
For 10 people with rebuys you should have a second set of chips.
But with just one set I would do this:
1) Forget the $1 chips, not worth it.
2) Give everyone 5@$50, 10@$25, 15@$5 for a starting stack of $575
3) Start with blinds of $5-$10, raise every 15-20 min
If somebody rebuys then they get only $500 in chips and you use your $100 chips. Let them make change with other players at the table after they rebuy.
Also, you should put a limit on the rebuy like only during the first hour or so.
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You'll dictate how long it last by how much you raise the blinds. In other words, most people double so you go from 5/10 to 10/20 to 20/40 to 40/80 to 80/160.....but that gets them a little too high too fast. Within 5 levels they are crazy high, and you'll be done in less than 2 hours, probably 90 minutes tops.
Another way is to go from 5/10 to 10/20 to 15/30 to 20/40 to 30/60 to 40/80 to 50/100, etc. You're still raising them but not doubling every time, lasts longer.
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