Tournament Structure vs Charity(luck)Poker Tournaments

[BMATSON1]

Poker really is a hard way to make an easy living!
(by Jokers Club of Columbus Grove, OH)
Know Your Charity Tournament Structure?
In a poker tournament, blinds go up gradually. Blinds usually go up after pre-determined periods of time. :example every 20 or 30 minutes. This is to ensure that the tournament finishes on a timely manner and we find a great player or a lucky one. The higher the blinds get the more dead money players tend to get eliminated.
Fact less than 25% of players will win over the course of their lifetime. Fact 85% of all players think they are a good one! Win streaks while definitely a reality only occur in a hind-sight they cannot be predicted and therefore cannot be used to your advantage. Many players think they can get in when they are hot and not play when they are not! Some think that is good money management; it isn't. Good money management means: finding the game with the highest win rate that you can afford to play & playing it!
In the end every player will win exactly what they deserve to regardless of their futile attempts to alter the fluctuations of the game. Why play in a tournament? Why play football? Do you think this team is luckier than that team? Or a better team? Same goes in poker. Why play if its just luck?
Calculate Blind Structure Tips
Two main factors determine Playable blind structure of the game:
1. Starting chip amount. (how many chips)
2. How long the tournament is or will last.

• Starting Chip Count The first big blind should be 1/50 of the starting chip amount. (or the starting chip amount should be 50 times the starting big blind). This will give all players equal starting ground. So if everyone starts with 1000 in chips the first big blind should be 10/20. Blinds typically double after each round. If the first big blind is 10/20, the next one should be 20/40.
• Blind period is the time each blind lasts long or short:
• Typical Live tournament blind periods are 20, 30, 60 or 120 minutes.
• Blinds period should be the same for every blind.
• The faster the blind period the faster the tournament ends and the more luck is involved. Depend on the rabbits foot if you like, but remember it did not work for the rabbit! So it's a good idea to have slightly longer blind periods at a tournament. This is to reflect the fact not all players are of the same level. 20 or 30 minute blind periods are good choices but you still don't want a final table in 4 hours. I find 6-8 hours to be great. Blinds online tend to go up faster. This is because online poker action is much faster than live poker.(4-6 hour tournament, more hands per hour)
Calculate Playable Tournament Structure vs Charity(luck)Poker Tournaments
1. Know your starting chip amount.
2. Divide it by 50. This should be your first big blind.
3. Know your final big blind (when the tournament should finish) should be equal to your starting chip amount.
4. The middle level blinds should gradually increase from your first big blind to the last one. It is best to know before a buy-in.
5. Add the period (times) together. If it seems too long this is great for a good gamble and would or should show a profit within 4 to 5 tournaments.

GOOD LUCK
And Keep the
Cards Going

[marrycena]

I think the article hits on some important topics about which levels of the tourney are most important given the structure. Because I always try to adjust my style of play to fit the structure, I am going to give some additional thought to the structure as to where the transition points are in the tourney and where the structure changes from more passive to more aggressive and vice versa.