[Zetack]

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I would like some suggestions from some of you here.

I'm about to order a set of chips for a tourney. The chip color/amounts are going to be:

green 25
black 100
purple 500
yellow/orange 1000

First, we have about 10 guys playing regularly, and I would like to do a T1500 or T2000 tourney that lasts about 3-4 hours using these colors. I would like the blinds not to be too crazy.

I'm thinking 20 minute rounds of:

25-50
50-100
75-150

100-200
200-300
300-400

400-500
500-1000
700-1400

1000-2000
1500-3000
2000-4000
2500-5000

etc.

I would like to keep it at a 500 chip set...

Ok, here are the questions:

How many of each chip should I order?
Should I even bother with the 1000 chip, go to a 5000, or scrap it and get more of the lower chips?

Any suggestions on chip amounts or better blind structure?
Keep in mind i don't want 1 or 5 chips, as that's for the cash games on the side.

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Your structure is brutal, and I personally wouldn't find it very much fun.

Assuming 2000 in starting chips after 40 minutes if your stack is still around the starting size you are down to 13 BB's and after an hour you're down to 10 BB's. Basically you have 20 minutes of blinds you can play with, and after that you're in, "you have to win the next hand you play or be crippled or out" territory.

--Zetack