Poker Tournament Blinds Schedules

Live Poker Tournament Blinds Schedules

Akwesanse Mohawk Casino (WPT)
Foxwoods NEPC 2005
Foxwoods NEPC 2004 Single Table Satellite
Foxwoods March 2006 Schedules
Foxwoods Tuesday No-limit
Horseshoe Tunica
Orleans Hotel & Casino (click on a day)

Online Poker Tournament Blinds Schedules

Remember that these are online games so if you adapt these blinds schedules for a live tournament, make sure to double or triple the length of the blinds (at least!).

Full Tilt (Sit & Go) (Multi-table) (Heads-up)
Party Poker (Sit & Go) (Multi-table)
Poker Pages Cardroom

Blinds Schedules Submitted by HPT Readers

H.O.R.S.E. Tournament Structure in a zipped MS Word format by Rick Smith

Here are several blinds schedules. Use 20, 30, 45 or 60 minute levels, depending on how long you want your tourney to last. Your tourney will probably end a level or two before the big blind equals the buyin chip amount.

HomePokerTourney Sample Blinds Schedules
Buyin Chips	100	300	500	2,000	10,000
Chip Values	1, 5, 25	1, 5, 25	5, 25, 100	25, 100, 500	100, 500, 1000
Starting Chips	25 (1) 10 (5) 1 (25)	20 (1) 16 (5) 8 (25)	20 (5) 12 (25) 1 (100)	20 (25) 10 (100) 1 (500)	20 (100) 10 (500) 3 (1000)
Level 1	1-1	1-2	5-10	25-50	100-200
Level 2	1-2	2-4	10-20	50-100	200-400
Level 3	2-3	3-6	15-30	75-150	300-600
Level 4	3-5	5-10	20-40	100-200	400-800
Level 5	5-10	10-20	25-50	150-300	500-1000
Level 6	10-15	15-30	50-100	200-400	700-1400
Level 7	15-25	25-50	75-150	300-600	800-1600
Level 8	25-50	50-100	100-200	500-1000	1000-2000
Level 9	50-75	75-150	125-250	600-1200	1500-3000
Level 10	50-100	100-200	150-300	800-1600	2000-4000
Level 11	75-150	150-300	175-350	1000-2000	3000-6000
Level 12	100-200	200-400	200-400	1250-2500	4000-8000
Level 13			250-500	1500-3000	5000-10000
Level 14			300-600		6000-12000
Level 15			400-800		8000-16000

PokerStars Sit & Go
Level	Blind	Ante
1	10-20
2	15-30
3	25-50
4	50-100
5	75-150
6	100-200
7	100-200	25
8	200-400	25
9	300-600	50
10	400-800	50
11	600-1200	75
12	1000-2000	100
13	1500-3000	150
14	2000-4000	200
15	3000-6000	300
16	4000-8000	400
17	6000-12000	600
18	10000-20000	1000
19	15000-30000	1500
20	20000-40000	2000
1500 chip buyin No rebuys/add-ons Payout One-table: 50/30/20% Two-table: 40/30/20/10%

Limit Schedule

Start with 2500 chips.
One rebuy and one add-on by end of round 2.

5	Red	=	T50
10	Green	=	T250
7	Black	=	T700
3	Purple	=	T1500

Hour 1 [15 minute levels]
1. blinds 5/10 limit 10/20
2. blinds 10/15 limit 15/30
3. blinds 10/20 limit 20/40
4. blinds 15/25 limit 25/50

Hour 2 [20 minute levels]
5. blinds 20/40 limit 40/80
6. blinds 25/50 limit 50/100
7. blinds 25/75 limit 75/150

Hour 3 [30 minute levels]
8. blinds 50/100 limit 100/200
9. blinds 75/150 limit 150/300

Hour 4 [30 minute levels]
10. blinds 100/200 limit 200/400
11. blinds 150/300 limit 300/600

Hour 5
12. blinds 200/400 limit 400/800

Thereafter ...
Increase by 50/100 and 100/200 every 30 minutes.

Multiple Rebuy Tourney

This format features a low buyin with multiple rebuys and a hefty add-on. The result should be a wild game with lots of risk-taking. This schedule uses timed blinds for the first three rounds and then the blinds increase each time a player is eliminated.

BUYIN: $10 buys 1000 chips

REBUYS: $10
Player must have less than 500 in chips to rebuy.
Rebuys will be progressive for the first three rounds.
No rebuys after round 3.
Round 1: $10 for 1000 chips
Round 2: $10 for 1250 chips
Round 3: $10 for 1500 chips

ADD-ON: $10 for 1500 chips
At conclusion of round 3 only.
All players may add-on for 1500 chips.
Regardless of player chip stack size.

BLIND STRUCTURE (30 MINUTE ROUNDS)

Round 1: 25- 25
Round 2: 25-50
Round 3: 50-100
Break 15 Minutes (Color Up, Rebuys and Add-On's)

After Round 3, the blinds will change as players are eliminated.

9 Players: 100/200
8 Players: 200/400
7 Players: 300/600
6 Players: 400/800
5 Players: 500/1000
4 Players: 600/1200
3:Players: 700/1400
2 Players: 800/1600

Once the players are heads up, the blinds increase 100/200 every 30 minutes.