The Monday Night Game

I play in a tournament every Monday night that has the following format:

The initial buy-in is ten, with a dollar toward a league jackpot which points leaders split (two to one in favor of first) at the end of the year. This initial buy-in gives every player $10 in tournament chips. Rebuys are only five, though this still gives a player $10 in chips. The rebuy period lasts for two hours and fifteen minutes, as the blinds go up every 45 mins. There are typically 6-12 players, so it's usually a one-table tournament. Assuming there are more than 6 people, we pay 3rd place ten bucks, and then 1st and 2nd split the rest 2:1.

I love the rebuy structure, because it encourages loose opponents to play very fast, especially in the third (0.20-.40) level of the blinds. However, the blind structure is a little uneven, sometimes doubling, sometimes increasing very litte, as displayed here:

Level 1 - 0.05/0.10
Level 2 - 0.10/0.20
Level 3 - 0.20/0.40
Level 4 - 0.25/0.50 *
Level 5 - 0.50/1.00
Level 6 - 0.75/1.50 *
Level 7 - 1.00/2.00 *
Level 8 - 1.50/3.00 *

..etc. We usually don't get past level 8, though it has gone up to 2/4 before once or twice.

We assign points to the top five finishers each week, first getting points equal to the number of players that night, and then one less for second, one less for third, on down. We've had five games this year and I've finished second, fifth, first, third, and second (two nights ago), which has put me into a 3pt. lead in overall points (25 total) against Chip (22 total. see previous blogs).
I'll be posting updates on how the tournament is going, esp. with regard to overall point standings, as the weeks continue.