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How often do the blind-levels increase in a standard no-limit hold’em poker tournament?

stebbinite asked:


I want to enter a live tournament for the first time after playing a few months online. I called the nearest poker room and learned the blinds increase every 20 minutes in their daily shootout tournaments. This seems extremely fast for a live game — how often do blinds usually increase in live poker tournaments?

I also appreciate any insight you can provide into how many orbits one can expect to see with standard level increases, versus the orbits per 20-minute increase. Thanks so much for your assistance.

Dennis

Tags: Insight, Level Increases, Poker Tournament

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One Response to “How often do the blind-levels increase in a standard no-limit hold’em poker tournament?”

1. LegFuJohnson says:

   October 13, 2008 at 11:27 am

   That is standard. Casinos make more on the cash games than poker tournaments, don’t usually want the tourneys going longer than needed.

   The amount of orbits can vary, some casinos use the automatic shuffler, which increases the amount of hands quite a bit. Some don’t.