limit tournaments

[Batman]

I played some limit holdem tournaments in Paradise Poker.
In the earlier rounds, there is alot of skill involved,
but when there is 3-5 people left, and you're past level VI, then it's mostly luck. Because the blinds and bet levels are huge. When the bets reach 1000/2000, then 2 or 3 bets will put both players all in.

[SirFoldsAlot]

I disagree completely - the early rounds are ABC poker and the real skill begins when there are five or less.

[Nottom]

Its not the short handed aspect that he is complaining about, its the fact that the blinds are so big in the late stages that its basically just a matter of having a decent starting hand and hoping it holds up. Basically you are just going "all-in" if you decide to play.

Same problem in NL tourneys though. Have you ever had 4 people left in a tourney when it reaches the highest blind level and the blinds are half your stack? Its just stupid.

[TJSWAN]

Curious how many players started at what chip count.
Sounds like they don't give enough chips for the blind structures.


Tim

[Nottom]

10 players, 1000 chips each.

I believe the limits start at 15/30 and basically double every 10 hands. By the time its down to the final 2 or 3 its usually at least 500/1000 with average stacks of 3-4k.