[bloggerbane1]

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First, the time to play has nothing to do with the starting stacks, as far as what chip values to use.

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Time of play has everything to do with how deep your stack is. On average, players in a NLHE tourney are going to have to play longer when blinds are increasing every 30 minutes vs. every 15 minutes, assuming that the starting chip amounts is the same. Of course, every once and a while, you'll have a wild game that'll be over in three hands. See before we were starting with $25 in chips and increasing blinds every thirty minutes.

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Structure
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25 and 50 cents
50 cents and $1
$1 and $2
$2 and $4
$3 and $6
$4 and $8
$5 and $10
$6 and $12

We still have the same structure, but now its every 15 minutes instead. Your right, you DO ALWAYS have to get lucky to win any tournament. All I'm saying is that NOW I have to get even luckier than before.