Blind structure by finish time
When cards go in the air and when you want to be done; a Turbo, Standard or Deep structure that gets there.
Your night
StandardSuggested
12 levels of 20 minutes before 11:30 PM. By then every chip on the table is about 30 big blinds.
| Starts | Level | Blinds | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 PM | 1 | 25 / 50 | |
| 7:50 PM | 2 | 50 / 100 | |
| 8:10 PM | 3 | 75 / 150 | |
| 8:30 PM | 4 | 100 / 200 | |
| 8:50 PM | 5 | 150 / 300 | |
| 9:10 PM | 6 | 200 / 400 | |
| 9:30 PM | Break, 10 min | ||
| 9:40 PM | 7 | 300 / 600 | 600 |
| 10:00 PM | 8 | 400 / 800 | 800 |
| 10:20 PM | 9 | 500 / 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10:40 PM | 10 | 700 / 1,400 | 1,400 |
| 11:00 PM | 11 | 1,000 / 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 11:20 PM | 12 | 1,500 / 3,000 | 3,000 |
The ante is a big-blind ante: the big blind posts one ante for the table. Suggested means the slowest structure where the table is down to about 40 big blinds by your finish time, a rule of thumb for when a game is down to its last two players.
Questions
- How long should blind levels be at a home game?
- Twenty minutes is standard. Twelve suits a quick game; thirty suits a long, deep night.
- Which structure should I pick?
- The tool suggests the slowest of Turbo, Standard and Deep that brings the table down to about 40 big blinds in play by your finish time, a rule of thumb for when a game is down to its last two players.
- What is a big-blind ante?
- From a set level on, the big blind posts one ante for the whole table. It speeds the game up without everyone posting.
- When do we color up?
- At a break, once the smallest chip is no longer needed for any blind or ante that's left. Swap those chips for larger ones, rounding in each player's favor.
- Can the game finish exactly on time?
- Not exactly: cards decide when the last hand is. A structure that has the table short on big blinds by your finish time makes a late night unlikely.