Tournament Duration Estimator
Planning a home Texas Hold’em tournament? Estimate when the final hand might be dealt.
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Your tournament estimate
Important: This is a planning estimate, not a prediction. Actual results depend on player decisions, eliminations, rebuys, antes, and dealing speed. The model assumes no rebuys, add-ons, or antes, and that the blind levels run for their full scheduled length.
Illustrative blind schedule
Blinds below are generated from your selected growth rate, not copied from your separate Blind Schedule Generator. They are rounded to practical whole-chip amounts. The highlighted row is the model's approximate finishing level.
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Level begins | Notes |
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How the estimate works
As blinds rise, the total chips in play represent fewer big blinds. When only a few dozen big blinds remain across the entire tournament, the final stages often approach. This calculator uses approximately 24 total big blinds as its central finishing marker and a wider range of 40 to 14 total big blinds for planning. These are rough assumptions, not universal poker rules.
For the best results, use the blind structure you actually plan to play. Faster blind increases and shorter levels generally shorten a tournament; more starting chips, longer levels, and breaks generally extend it.
More tools for your home game
See the Blind Schedule Generator to create a full structure, and visit the Poker Guides for more hosting help.