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Originally Posted by gamble
We are pretty deep (20k) so if I double the stack it would take too long and the bar would likely want to kick us out at some point. Right now it takes 5 hours to finish which is pretty deep for 30-36 players playing a $100 tourney, right?
"deep" and "long" are not the same thing. You could drop some blind levels or shorten the rounds to end at the same time.
You know the 1/20 rule? Tournaments generally end when the big blind is 1/20 the total chips in play. Since you've been running this for a while, you probably know what the final blind level usually is. If you double the starting stack, you'll get to blinds twice as high, but that's usually only 2 or 3 more rounds. Simply shave a few minutes off of round lengths to compensate.
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oh, just reread your original post and see that you're already starting 400bb deep! 800bb would just be crazy, so I wouldn't do that.
how about a rebuy? start with 8k chips, with a 1-time 8k reload, and a 10k addon, all for $50 each? Essentially everyone will do the addon, and figure 1/4 to 1/3 will rebuy. This will be more work for the host, naturally, so I might consider sitting the game out, at least the first time you try it. It's not as bad as it sounds, though, since only the first hour is different.
Last edited by gedanken; 10-14-2012 at 04:12 PM.