Our 1st "renting a hall" size tournament. Input greatly appreciated

[ky70]

Hello Ichabod,
In my experience, the game will come to an end when the big blind is apprx. 6% - 8% of total chips in play. Assuming 50 players and $20,450 in play (and also assuming you add those 2 levels to your blinds), your tourney would still be going on past level 16 (500/1000) which is 5 hours and 20 minutes. At level 16 (500/1000) the big blind will only be 4.89% of total chips in play (assuming 50 players) and it would appear to me that you may make it to level 17.

So if your target is apprx. 6 hours, your setup looks fine to me. Enjoy the game!!