Live MTT; Would Like Feedback on Blind / Ante Schedule

[chet]

I will be playing in a live 90-person $1500 buyin tourney in early March. I just got the blind and ante schedule, and wanted to get some feedback.

We're going to start with T10,000, and there will be T900,000 outstanding.

My only thought is that I'd prefer to see 30 minute rounds. The organizer says that there will be 9-10 hours of play--realistic?

Round Ante Blinds Rd. Length

1 ----- $25-$50 20 minutes

2 ----- $50-$100 20 minutes

3 ----- $75-$150 20 minutes

4 ----- $100-$200 20 minutes

5 ----- $150-$300 20 minutes

6 ----- $200-$400 20 minutes

BREAK 15 MINUTES

7 $25 $300-$600 20 minutes

8 $25 $400-$800 20 minutes

9 $50 $500-$1,000 20 minutes

10 $50 $600-$1,200 20 minutes

11 $75 $800-$1,600 20 minutes

12 $75 $1,000-$2,000 20 minutes

BREAK RACE $25s 15 MINUTES

13 $100 $1,200-$2,400 20 minutes

14 $100 $1,500-$3,000 20 minutes

15 $200 $1,800-$3,600 20 minutes

16 $200 $2,000-$4,000 20 minutes

17 $300 $2,500-$5,000 20 minutes

18 $400 $3,000-$6,000 20 minutes

BREAK RACE $100s 15 MINUTES

19 $500 $3,500-$7,000 20 minutes

20 $500 $4,000-$8,000 20 minutes

21 $500 $4,500-$9,000 20 minutes

22 $1,000 $5,000-$10,000 20 minutes

23 $1,000 $6,000-$12,000 20 minutes

24 $2,000 $8,000-$16,000 20 minutes

25 $2,000 $10,000-$20,000 20 minutes

26 $3,000 $15,000-$30,000 20 minutes

27 $4,000 $20,000-$40,000 20 minutes

28 $5,000 $25,000-$50,000 20 minutes

29 $5,000 $35,000-$70,000 20 minutes

30 $10,000 $50,000-$100,000 20 minutes

[Sam T.]

As a good player you'd naturally want a longer time at each level, but multiply those ten minutes across 30 levels, and you've just added five hours to a one-day tournament.

That's a whole lotta poker.

[Elaboration]

Hi Chet,

Looks like a good structure to me. I would be surprised to see it not last 8-10 hours. I read on a home game website that length of the tourney will be roughly equivalent to the time it takes the BB to equal the starting chips. Just a rule of thumb I suppose, but this one looks pretty good to me.

Good luck,
E