Lots of good stuff in there, it looks like you've put a lot of thought into this. I do have some comments and suggestions. I regularly run 3-table single-rebuy tourneys, and occasionally run unlimited rebuy plus addon tourneys.
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Is this a one-off, or will there be potential for future? I don't like the payouts. In my tourneys where I remove some of the buyin for another purpose, I pay out
more people. Even if people are just getting their money back, it helps them feel better about the experience. The top few can still be substantial, but here's my payout for the numbers you're expecting:
17-19 Players: 37 / 24 / 17 / 12 / 10
20-23 Players: 34 / 23 / 16 / 11 / 9 / 7
24-26 Players: 32 / 22 / 15 / 11 / 8 / 6.5 / 5.5
People have responded well to a lot going back, and it's been mentioned more than once as a factor in deciding to play. The more people who at least get a refund, the more who feel really good about contributing to the cause.
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I know there's a lot of love for blindvalet, but I maintain that WSOP standard (used by most casinos) is a very good way to go, if only because it makes it easier to compare to others using the same standard. You may have players who don't play anything else now, but who knows where they'll be three years down the line. If they've been practicing the industry standard structure the entire time, they'll be that much better equipped should they ever move up.
This is an adaptation of the WSOP schedule, removing antes and a few levels. With rebuys and addons, 7 hours isn't enough time to play too deepstacked. You want them to be short so they're forced to bust and rebuy. It's for a good cause, right? I'd keep the 2k rebuys, but bump the addon to 5k, make it really worthwhile for people.
25 / 50
50 / 100
75 / 150
100 / 200
150 / 300
200 / 400
End of Rebuys - Color Up
300 / 600
400 / 800
500 / 1000
600 / 1200
800 / 1600
1000 / 2000
1200 / 2400
1500 / 3000
Color Up
2k / 4k
3k / 6k
4k / 8k
5k / 10k
6k / 12k
8k / 16k
10k / 20k
That should
probably end in 7.5 hours, but if it's looking long you can always skip a level. I'd just round up for the color-ups, don't bother with a chip race.
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For chip breakdown, how about
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25 - blue
100 - white
500 - green
1000 - red
5000 - black
Starting stack:
8 x 25
8 x 100
2 x 500
If you don't have racks, I recommend trying to find some locally, they're $1/piece. If not, no worries, but I'd pre-set the stacks inside your suitcase.
Here's how I'd set it up:
30 starting stacks
8 stacks of 20 x 100
15 stacks of 4 x 500
That will use up 240 blues, all your whites, and 100 greens. Leave the excess at home, do anything else in 1k and 5k. Even if you use a different breakdown, I strongly encourage you to use blue and black at different times: they look far too similar. Blue also looks similar to white while stacked, but you don't have enough chips to eliminate the 5k.
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The above is by no means scripture, and tweaking is definitely possible, but I think it would work out fairly well. Have fun and good luck!