Question 1

Why does the generator ask which chips I have?

Accepted Answer

Because a structure is useless if it asks for a 150 chip when the smallest denomination in your box is 25. Every level here is rounded to a denomination that is actually on the table, and the rounding base climbs as the small chips get coloured up, so you never hit a level you cannot physically make change for. Type any set you like; the field takes anything.

Question 2

What does the depth column mean?

Accepted Answer

It is a starting stack expressed in big blinds at that level, before anyone busts. Green is above 40 big blinds, amber is 15 to 40, and red is under 15, roughly the point where a table stops playing poker and starts shoving. It is the fastest way to see where your night gets short, and it is deliberately conservative: as players bust the average stack grows, so real play stays deeper than the column suggests.

Question 3

How accurate is the target length?

Accepted Answer

The schedule is built to run at least as long as you asked, with about an hour of padding on the end so the tournament does not run out of levels while people are still playing. Real finish times move with re-entries, breaks and how fast your table plays, so treat the projected finish as the shape of the night rather than a promise.

Question 4

What does the blind speed do?

Accepted Answer

It shapes how fast the blinds climb. Lower flattens the curve and keeps play deeper for longer; higher accelerates the late game and shortens the tournament in practice. Around 1.4 is a good default for a home game. Turbo structures sit nearer 1.8.

Question 5

Can I change a level by hand?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Click any blind, ante or level length in the table and type over it. Edited values are marked and survive while you keep tuning; regenerating from a preset clears them. You can also add or remove levels at the end of the schedule.

Question 6

Should I use antes?

Accepted Answer

Antes speed up the late game by putting dead money in every pot, which is why most live tournaments add them once the field thins. For a casual home game they add collection work at the table for little gain, so this generator leaves them off by default. A big blind ante — one player posting for the table — is the least fiddly option if you want them.

Question 7

Is this really free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and there is no account, no email and no limit. The generator, the timer and the print sheet all run entirely in your browser. Poker Hawk is the tournament app it comes from. A free account lets you save your setup as a preset, run the clock on a TV, and put it on every player’s phone, but nothing on this page requires one.

Question 8

Can I use this structure in Poker Hawk?

Accepted Answer

Not directly: nothing moves a structure from this page into the app. Poker Hawk has a generator built into tournament setup, so a free account builds one for your night from the same kinds of settings and saves the whole setup as a preset for next time. To run this exact schedule, print this page or copy the text and type the levels in, in Poker Hawk or any clock you like.

Lvl	Blinds	Length
1	/200 BB
2	/100 BB
3	/50 BB
4	/25 BB
Break · colour up		10 min
5	/10 BB
6	/5 BB
7	/3 BB
8	/2 BB
Break · colour up		10 min
9	/1 BB
10	/1 BB
11	/1 BB

Lvl	Blinds	Depth	Length
1	/	200 BB
2	/	100 BB
3	/	50 BB
4	/	25 BB
Break · colour up			10 min
5	/	10 BB
6	/	5 BB
7	/	3 BB
8	/	2 BB
Break · colour up			10 min
9	/	1 BB
10	/	1 BB
11	/	1 BB

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