Detailed unique STT type Tournament structure...advice?

[Apathy]

The following is the structure for a tournament I am thinking of playing in, I am looking for suggestions as to optimum strategy for this type of tourney, most importantly adjustments that should be made based on the carryover of chips from the different STT levels

Thanks in advance.

Tournament Basic Details:

Buy-in: $100+15

# of players: 100

Payouts:
1st place = 28% of prize pool = $2800
2nd place = 17% of prize pool = $1700
3rd place = 12% of prize pool = $1200
4th place = 10% of prize pool = $1000
5th place = 8% of prize pool = $800
6th place = 7% of prize pool = $700
7th place = 6% of prize pool = $600
8th place = 5% of prize pool = $500
9th place = 4% of prize pool = $400
10th place = 3% of prize pool = $300

total =100% of prize pool = $10 000

Dates:
The week of January the 31st;
Monday(Jan 31st) - 10 players play down to final 2 players
Tuesday(Feb 1st) - 10 players play down to final 2 players
Wednesday(Feb 2nd) - 10 players play down to final 2 players
Thursday(Feb 3rd) - 10 players play down to final 2 players
Friday(Feb 4th) - 10 players play down to final 2 players
Saturday (Feb 5th) - The top 2 players from each day Monday through Friday face-0ff down to the top 5 players

The week of February the 7th;
Monday(Feb 7th) - 10 players play down to final 2 players
Tuesday(Feb 8th) - 10 players play down to final 2 players
Wednesday(Feb 9th) - 10 players play down to final 2 players
Thursday(Feb 10th) - 10 players play down to final 2 players
Friday(Feb 11th) - 10 players play down to final 2 players
Saturday(Feb 12th) - The top 2 players from each day Monday through Friday face-0ff down to the top 5 players
Sunday(Feb 13th) -The top 5 players from the first Saturday and the second Saturday all face-off at the table of the final 10 competitors, and will share in the 10k prize pool, with all top 10 places being paid out on a sliding scale.

Tournament Structure Details:

Starting amount of chips: T-1500 (fifteen hundred in chip value)

Blind Structure and Timing (Mon-Fri’s):

Chips in play at table = 15 000, average starting stack = 1500
Blind...Level...Blinds Duration...Total Time (hr/min)
1........10/20......15 minutes........0:15
2........15/30......15 minutes........0:30
3........20/40......15 minutes........0:45
4........30/60......15 minutes........1:00
Break................5 minutes..........1:05
5........40/80......15 minutes........1:20
6........50/100.....15 minutes........1:35
7........75/150.....15 minutes........1:50
8........100/200....15 minutes.......2:05
Break.................5 minutes.........2:10
9........150/300....15 minutes.......2:25
10.......200/400....15 minutes......2:40

Saturday and Sunday will have a similar structure, however it will be on 20 minute intervals instead of 15

Cross posted in MTT forum.

[david050173]

What is the carryover in chips rules? Do you keep the chips you had at the end of the STT or do you x amount for a given place?

The final round seems just like any other final table. How to play the other rounds is going to depend on what the difference is between surviving and winning those rounds.

[Apathy]

It is my understanding that the amount of chips you finish with in round 1 and 2 carry over to rounds 2 and 3 respectivly. So while you MUST finish in the top two in round 1 and the top 5 in round 2 to advance, It is clearly advantageous to do so with lots of chips to give yourself a shot in the next round.

My question is how important do you think it is to have lots of chips at the end of round 1?

CLearly having a big stack in round 2 would be a huge advantage as this round acts as a bubble period and a big stack could improve their chip lead easily giving a good shot at the big money at the final table.

Thoughts?

[lorinda]

At first glance it seems that you should play normally until 3 handed and then take excessive risks.

That is a first glance though.

Lori

[gazarsgo]

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Buy-in: $100+15

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As I don't play much live, my first question is, is 15% vig worth your time and how does it compare to the normal house rake for tourneys?