Tourney Ante Up Tournament (1 Viewer)

[Pinball]

Hi Guys

I'm planning a NL Holdem Tournament with just Antes (no Blinds).

Does anyone has a good structure for a 4 hours Tournament with 6-7 Players?

What would be the best chip breakdown?

Thanks in advanced for your ideas and suggestions.


Pinball

 

[detroitdad]

I played in one of these about three years ago. I don't remember the structure (I have emailed the guy to see if he still has it). I liked it. It played bigger and faster than what most anticipated.

 

[BGinGA]

Below is the structure we've used since 2012.

NLHE Ante Tournament
20-minute ante rounds (L1-L3), 15-minutes thereafter
T10000 starting stacks (12xT25, 12xT100, 5xT500, 6xT1000)
35% average ante increase, estimated 4.0 hours play (12 players)

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rd ante bring-in
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R1 50 25
R2 75 25
R3 100 25
5 minute break
R4 125 50
R5 150 50
R6 200 50
R7 250 50
remove T25 chips
>end of optional re-buys<
R8 300 100
R9 400 100
R10 600 100
R11 800 100
remove T100 chips
R12 1000 500
R13 1500 500
R14 2000 500
R15 3000 500
>est. EOT (40 antes)<
remove T500 chips
R16 4000 1000
R17 6000 1000
R18 8000 1000
R19 12000 1000
remove T1000 chips
R20 15000 5000
R21 20000 5000
R22 30000 5000
R23 40000 5000
=================

All players post the ante prior to the hand, action starts to the left of the dealer with a minimum bring-in bet (UTG player must bring-in or fold, but can optionally bring in for a higher amount up to the size of their stack).

Rarely is the minimum bring-in the correct strategic bet size. At L1 with 8 players, there is already T400 in the pot from antes.... so betting just T25 is pretty small in relation to the pot size. Most opening bets are 1/3 to 3/4 pot size (T125 to T300 in the L1 example).

 

[LabMonkey]

Saving this ^ for future reference. Thanks for sharing BG!

 

[BGinGA]

It's a great format for weeding out the nits. Just fold whenever they raise, and they'll run out of chips by L8 with no re-buys available.

 

[GenghisKhan]

Reviving this one from the dead, lol.

This structure and game format sounds very intriguing. We've never played one of these.
Will try to plan a 10-player game this week, can't wait.

2 questions though:

- the minimum bet on each street is the bring in right?
Not that on the river with 3k in the pot anybody in my game would ask what's the minimum bet.........well not often anyway.

-last to say pre-flop if no raises = dealer?

 

[BGinGA]

- the minimum bet on each street is the bring in right?

Yes, but it makes more sense to me to use the ante amount as the minimum bet post-flop. Even pre-flop, for that matter....
Always fun to watch somebody bet 25 on the flop and take down an 800 pot.

-last to say pre-flop if no raises = dealer?

Correct - if no bring-in amount is wagered, dealer scoops the antes. I've seen lots of rookie mistakes made from the cut-off position.