Blinds
Starting Chip Value = $1,000
| Blind Period | Blinds | Time |
| 1 | 10/20 | 8:30pm |
| 2 | 20/40 | 8:50pm |
| 3 | 30/60 | 9:10pm |
| 4 | 50/100 | 9:25pm |
| 5 | 75/150 | 9:40pm |
| 6 | 100/200 | 9:55pm |
| 7 | 150/300 | 10:10pm |
| 8 | 200/400 | 10:25pm |
| 9 | 300/600 | 10:40pm |
| 10 | 400/800 | 10:55pm |
| 11 | 500/1000 | 11:10pm |
| 12 | 1000/2000 | 11:25pm |
How our blind schedule was calculated:
Calculate Blind Structure
- Decide your starting chip amount.
- Divide it by 50. This should be your first big blind.
- Make your final big blind (when the tournament should finish) equal to your starting chip amount.
- Arrange the middle level blinds so that they gradually increase from your first big blind to the last one. It is best to keep the first couple blind periods low.
- Add the period (times) together. If it seems too long takes couple levels off the chart, and if it seems short add couple level to the chart.
Two main factors determine blind structure of the game:
- Starting chip amount
- How long you want the tournament to last.
Poker Blind Structure Tips
The first big blind should be 1/50 of the starting chip amount. (or the starting chip amount should be 50 times the starting big blind).
Blind period is the time each blind lasts:
- Typical tournament blind periods are 10, 15, 20, 30, or 60 minutes.
- Blinds period should be the same for every blind.
- Blinds typically double after each round. If the first big blind is 10/20, the next one should be 20/40.
No One Escapes the Big Blind
When playing a home poker tournament there is often confusion as how you handle the situation when a player on a blind is eliminated. Here is the proper method of handling this situation. If the eliminated player is on the small blind the blinds are posted as usual with the dealer remaining the same. Players may deal two or three times in a row, it's an acceptable practice, but it's not acceptable for a player to escape the big blind. If the eliminated player is on the big bind the big blind moves one position forward as does the dealer button and the small blind is not posted (the small blind player has just been eliminated). On the next hand the big blind moves along to the next player, the small blind posts, and the dealer deals twice in a row.
Should both the big blind and the small bind players be eliminated, the big blind moves on to the next player, the small bind is not posted (that player has been eliminated), and the dealer deals twice in a row. On the next hand the big blind forward one position, the small blind gets posted, and the dealer deals for a third time.
The most important thing to remember is that the big blind never skips anyone, and the other players use the big blind position as a reference point. The small blind is posted if a player is at the position, but if that player has been eliminated the small blind is not posted. The player dealing continues the deal until such time as the big blind moves forward and then things return to normal and both blinds are posted.
