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[wyatt880]

I'm involved in a 10 person, 24 session tournament, starting with t1500 chips, with the following blind structure (20 minute levels):

15/30
25/50
50/100
75/150 - 25 ante
100/200 - 25 ante
150/300 - 25 ante
200/400 - 50 ante
250/500 - 50 ante
300/600 - 50 ante
400/800 - 75 ante
500/1000 - 75 ante
750/1500 - 75 ante
1000/2000 - 100 ante
1200/2400 - 100 ante
1500/3000 - 100 ante

POINT DISTRIBUTION
First 100
Second 90
Third 85
Fourth 80
Fifth 75
Sixth 70
Seventh 65
Eighth 60
Ninth 55
Tenth 50

It's the same 10 people every session, if you are absent you are blinded out (unless you can find a sub). The sessions are generally over before the 1000/2000 level.

Collect $20/game per person, and distribution per game is $40 for 1st, $25 for 2nd, and $10 for 3rd. End of the year payout for point position is: $1,750 for 1st, $750 for 2nd, and $500 for 3rd.

My questions are - how does this set up look? What would you change if it were your tournament?

What would be a general strategy for playing in this tournament? Sit back and try to get the best position you can with minimum risk, or try to win each session? Sorry if this type of question has been asked before, but I couldn't find anything on stategy.

Thanks a lot for your responses,
wyatt880