Summary
Structure
| Lvl | Time | Small | Big | Ante | Stack in BB |
Info |
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Recommended chips
| Value | Starting stack | Add-on | Needed |
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Quantities needed: estimate based on the rebuys and add-on set in the advanced settings.
| Lvl | Time | Small | Big | Ante | Stack in BB |
Info |
|---|
| Value | Starting stack | Add-on | Needed |
|---|
Quantities needed: estimate based on the rebuys and add-on set in the advanced settings.
Poker Colibri works out the blind structure of a Texas hold'em tournament from your constraints: number of players, wanted end time, level length, starting stack and smallest chip. The generator spreads the levels over the available time, places the breaks and raises the blinds so that the game ends on schedule.
Turn on unlimited rebuys for as long as you like: each rebuy gives back the starting stack and the period ends at the end of the current level. The add-on, with its own number of chips, takes place at the time you set and can come with a break. The chip bonus favours some players, for example the first to arrive, on top of the starting stack. All these chips are taken into account to size the blinds at the end of the game.
Set the break length, a regular break every N levels or only at the add-on, and add an ante if needed (percentage of the big blind, fixed amount or big blind ante). The "Recommended chips" table shows how many chips of each value to prepare. The structure can be shared by link, exported as CSV or printed.
Once the structure is set, the Payouts page works out the prize distribution from the prize pool, the number of paid places and the rounding you want.
A stack of 50 to 100 big blinds makes for a pleasant game. For a 3 to 4 hour tournament, 100 BB at the start is a good setting: the "Starting stack in BB" option in the advanced settings lets you adjust it.
Allow 15 to 20 minutes for a night with friends, 20 to 30 minutes for a longer tournament and 10 to 12 minutes for a fast format. The longer the levels, the fewer there are and the slower the blinds go up.
An add-on is a one-time purchase of extra chips, offered to all players at a set point in the tournament, usually at the end of the rebuy period and often during a break. In Poker Colibri it cannot be placed before the end of the unlimited rebuys.
The "Recommended chips" table estimates the quantities to prepare for each value from the starting stack, the add-on and the average number of rebuys per player, which you can set in the advanced settings.
Enter the prize pool, the number of paid places and the rounding on the Payouts page. First place absorbs the rounding difference so that the total payout equals the prize pool.
Yes, Poker Colibri is free, needs no sign-up and works on both computers and smartphones. Your settings are remembered in your browser and the site can be added to your home screen.