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In terms of the low denomination of chips, I'm not sure how much different your style is than ours, you start higher blinds, but you also start with more chips.

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My 25 blind is 1/60 of starting stack, your 5 blind is 1/200 of your starting stack. That is a bigger difference than you think.
I was at a 120 person tournament a few weeks ago. We started with 68 in chips 8@1 8@5 2@10. Blinds started at 1/2 and doubled every 30 mins. I didn't think I'd like that setup, but it went smoothly and it was over in about 5 1/2 hrs.
I only mention this to show you that the assigned value of chips isn't whats important, it's the size of the blinds relative to the starting stacks that make the difference.

If you are having any smaller 8-10 person games before the tournament, try some of the whats been posted here and see how you like them. You could even do freebie games just to see.

peace.
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I think the comparison of big blinds is better 1:60 vs 1:100 so the diff isn't as extreme though significant.

Unloaded,
Your schedule seems to push action a little quick as with your structure (which seems like a popular one e.g. like Foxwoods) in 30 min you're down to 30 BB's and in under an hour your at 15 BB's. Seems like you'd loose alot of folks early as they'd be more short stacked & forced to play... great if you double up early but sux if you don't?? I like the idea of a more relax start up to give everyone more playing time i.e. makes their buy-in entertainment value a little better (That's my positive EV [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]).

What's your experience been as far as players dropping out... e.g. how many players usually at the 1st color up & the 2nd? Any comments on time/blind pressure with your structure?

Thanks,
Fins