MPT Tournament Structure

Since 2007, each Mattress Poker Tour event has been played using this structure. Please note the Todd Shrader Memorial Level 5.

All tournaments, unless otherwise noted, will be No Limit Texas Holdem. Each player will start the tournament with $2,500 in chips.

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante	Start Time
Round 1	10m	$5	$10	$0	0:00
Round 2	10m	$10	$20	$0	0:10
Round 3	10m	$15	$30	$0	0:20
Round 4	10m	$25	$50	$0	0:30
Round 5	10m	$35	$70	$0	0:40
Round 6	10m	$50	$100	$0	0:50
Break 1	5m				1:00
Round 7	10m	$75	$150	$0	1:05
Round 8	10m	$100	$200	$0	1:15
Round 9	10m	$100	$200	$25	1:25
Round 10	10m	$150	$300	$25	1:35
Round 11	10m	$200	$400	$25	1:45
Round 12	10m	$300	$600	$50	1:55
Round 13	10m	$400	$800	$50	2:05
Round 14	10m	$600	$1,200	$75	2:15
Break 2	5m				2:25
Round 15	10m	$1,000	$2,000	$100	2:30
Round 16	10m	$2,000	$4,000	$100	2:40
Round 17	10m	$4,000	$8,000	$200	2:50
Round 18	10m	$8,000	$16,000	$200	3:00