The ultimate format for a holdem tournament for experienced players

[Runner Runner]

I don't know if this is the case with anyone else, but in the home game I play in, the players have improved quite a bit from say 2 years ago. We used to play our tournaments no limit and have found that this format has turned it into too much of a 2 card game late in the tournament as the blinds increase. Even early in the tournament, there are not many flops seen because of the ability to make overbets preflop. No limit holdem is fine when you are playing online sng's or a cardroom game, but when you are playing a home game with your buddies, you should want an action game where you get to make a lot more decisions. We tried pot limit and it helped increase action a bit, but we found the following multiple betting limit format to work the best:

Preflop - Limit betting
Flop - Half pot limit
Turn - Pot limit
River - No limit

We found this format to work great in adding action to our tournaments and although you will see more suckouts, it definitely forces players to make more decisions after the flop and play an overall more skillful game. Try it out.