As tournament players, we constantly find ourselves in situations where we have to play short stack poker. For the purpose of this article, I will define a short stack as 25 big blinds or less. Georg, of course that depends on how tight or loose your average player is. But, I'd suggest as a rule of thumb, in no-limit blind games, once the average stack drops below 20X the BB there's quite alot of pressure for action. Once it hits 10X the big blind, the end is fairly near. This is a standard blind structure for a tournament consisting of 5-50 players. Each player should begin with $1000 in tournament chips (ex. $50 buy-in equals $1000 in tournament chips). If you would like the tournament to last longer, the starting number of chips can be increased to $1500. ‎A full featured, yet easy to use, poker tournament manager. Easy to use: Just enter the number of players and starting chips and it will create a high quality custom blinds schedule that is ready to use. Fully customizable blinds schedule: Add as many levels as you want. Edit the small blind. By open-raising a wider range of hands, you can steal dead money in the pot more frequently. This is, without question, the simplest way to mitigate losses from the small blind. Stealing at a high percentage exploits a widespread tendency among players to over-fold their big blind.

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So, what is an online poker timer, and how does it work?

A Poker Clock Timer keeps track of levels and blinds so that players will no longer be confused about the action and the stages of the tournament. It’s one of the easiest ways for you to stay on top of your poker home games.

You’ll be able to set the blind levels and the number of players in your game – in addition to setting up small and big blind amounts, as well as any antes. Whether you choose a standard, turbo or deepstack format with longer levels, the poker timer will make certain that everything goes according to plan.

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When to Use the Best Texas Hold’em Timer

Poker Tournament Raising Blinds Bracket

You can use the poker clock to set/track the time and blind levels in any poker game, including Texas Hold’em. Whether you’re planning a home game with friends or hosting a small event for a few of the neighbourhood locals, the 888poker clock is the perfect solution for making sure that everything runs smoothly.

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How to Use the 888poker Clock

If you choose the 888poker clock, you’ll find that it’s very straightforward to use, and it’s one of the most popular timers online.

It performs well and is compatible with PC, MAC and on your mobile device – Android, iPad and iPhone.

THE 888POKER TIMER CLOCK IS EASY AND SIMPLE TO USE:

Open clock timer and click on the settings button on the bottom right.
Set the number of players, blinds and any add-ons.
Choose from standard, turbo or deepstack formats. (You can also customise your own tournament type.)
Set times for blind levels, SB/BB/Antes as well as number of levels, as necessary.
Head back to the main page and click START.

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What are poker blinds ?

Based on the limit of the poker game the player to the left of the dealer’s button (small blind) and the player two to the left of the dealer (big blind) are required to place mandatory bets in the pot before cards are dealt (Small blind has to put half of the big blinds amount). These bets count toward the first round of betting. So if the pot is not raised pre-flop, small blind will only have to put half a bet to call and big blind has the option of raising or just checking.

In a poker tournament, blinds go up gradually. This is to ensure that the tournament finishes on a timely manner. (the higher the blinds get the more players tend to get eliminated).

Blinds usually go up after predetermined periods of time. (for example every 15 or 20 minutes).

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). So if everyone starts with 1000 in chips the first big blind should be 10/20.
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.

The faster the blind period is the faster the tournament ends and the more luck involves. So it’s a good idea to have slightly longer blind periods at your house game. 15 or 20 minute blind periods are good choices. Blinds in online websites tend to go up faster. This is because online poker action is much faster than live poker.
Blinds typically double after each round. If the first big blind is 10/20, the next one should be 20/40.

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Follow these simple steps to create blind structure that best fits your game:

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.

Sample Tournament Blind Structure Chart

Following is a chart of recommended blind structures based on different starting chip stacks :

Blind Period	Chip Stack
Blind Period	100	1000	2500	5000
1	1/2	10/20	25/50	50/100