Blinds

 

Blind Schedules
Tournament structures are very important in a quality event. The structure needs to be balanced and aggresive enough to force play and conclude in a reasonable amount of time, but relaxed enough to not become an "all in fest". Many local poker rooms' tournaments turn into all-in fest after only an hour as blinds double each round and the starting stack compared to the initial blind level is low to begin with. At MDPS, we try to allow players to actually play their hands rather than be forced to go all in at the first sign of a playable hand.
Freezeout Events Rebuy Events Deep Stack Events Mixed Game Events
Round-Mins Sm Blind Big Blind BB Ante Round-Mins Sm Blind Big Blind BB Ante Round-Mins Sm Blind Big Blind BB Ante Round-Mins Sm Blind Big Blind BB Ante Game
1-30 25 50 50 1-30 25 50 50 1-45 25 50 50 1-30 25 50 50 PLHE
2-30 50 100 100 2-30 50 100 100 2-45 50 100 100 2-30 50 100 100 PLO
3-30 75 150 150 3-30 100 200 200 10 Min Break 3-30 75 150 150 PLHE
10 Min Break, Remove T$25 10 Min Break, End Rebuys, Rem T$25 3-45 75 150 150 10 Min Break, Remove T$25
4-30 100 200 200 4-30 200 400 400 4-45 100 200 200 4-30 100 200 200 PLO
5-30 200 400 400 5-30 300 600 600 10 Min Brk, End Re-Entries, Rem T$25 5-30 200 400 400 PLHE
6-30 300 600 600 6-30 500 1,000 1,000 5-30 200 400 400 6-30 300 600 600 PLO
10 Min Break 10 Min Break, Remove T$100 6-30 300 600 600 10 Min Break
7-30 400 800 800 7-30 1,000 2,000 2,000 7-30 400 800 800 7-30 400 800 800 PLHE
8-30 600 1,200 1,200 8-30 1,500 3,000 3,000 10 Min Break 8-30 600 1,200 1,200 PLO
9-30 800 1,600 1,600 9-30 2,000 4,000 4,000 8-30 600 1,200 1,200 9-30 800 1,600 1,600 PLHE
10 Min Break, Remove T$100, T$500 10 Min Break, Remove T$500 9-30 800 1,600 1,600 10 Min Break, Remove T$100, T$500
10-30 1,000 2,000 2,000 10-30 3,000 6,000 6,000 10-30 1,200 2,400 2,400 10-30 1,000 2,000 2,000 PLO
11-30 2,000 4,000 4,000 11-30 5,000 10,000 10,000 10 Min Break, Remove T$100, T$500 11-30 2,000 4,000 4,000 PLHE
12-30 3,000 6,000 6,000 12-30 7,000 15,000 15,000 11-30 2,000 4,000 4,000 12-30 3,000 6,000 6,000 PLO
10 Min Break 10 Min Break 12-30 3,000 6,000 6,000 10 Min Break
13-30 5,000 10,000 10,000 13-30 10,000 20,000 20,000 13-30 5,000 10,000 10,000 13-30 5,000 10,000 10,000 PLHE
14-30 7,000 15,000 15,000 14-30 15,000 30,000 30,000 10 Min Break 14-30 7,000 15,000 15,000 PLO
15-30 10,000 20,000 20,000 14-30 7,000 15,000 15,000 15-30 10,000 20,000 20,000 PLHE
15-30 10,000 20,000 20,000
16-30 15,000 30,000 30,000