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Originally Posted by pghdonkey
They call it a "Deep Stack Grinder", I wouldn't call it that. You start out with 12k chips including the 2k for the $10 dealer add on. But I think the use of the word grinder is an over statement. The blinds are only 20 minutes and you start at 50/100 instead of 25/50. The 6th level is 100 antes and 600/1200 and that's before the first break. I'd like to see another 5-10 minutes per level, or add 150/300, 300/600 and 500/1000 levels. But as it is, it's just a normal daily tourney.
Thank you so much, finally someone who agrees with me that even their "deep stack" tournaments move way to quickly. Levels are short, and blinds jump quickly including skipping from 400/800 with 100 ante to 600/1200 with 150 ante. Thats going from 2200 every time around the table to 3300 in one level, in the second hour!!! You are only starting with 12000 even with the add on, thats 25% of your stack to get around the table one time, WITHOUT EVEN PLAYING A HAND, in the second hour. GM you can say what you want, is $250 enough to expect some play for my money??? Unless you can double up in the first hour, which is hard because most people can at least hold it together that long and play tight, you will be short stacked before you really get a feel for your opponents. At that point post flop play is meaningless, you better be ready to push if you call with anything and you are not in the blinds.