rafanoronha
commented
10 years ago hmmm... just remembered Table factory method already supports blind values as a parameter this issue might be reopened when we come to look for an automatic escalation "background job"
"The way holdem tournaments are structured, the blinds and/or antes go up after a set period of time, called the escalation. Each group of time where the blind/antes stay the same is called a level. Usually when players go up a level, the blinds double or less. If antes are introduced, they usually do not double every level.
Sometimes to start a tournament, the big and small blind are the same amount and at the next level the big doubles. For example, in a common structure used in the World Series of Poker, blinds escalated every two hours and looked like this...
1st Level No Ante Blinds $25/$25 2nd Level No Ante Blinds $25/$50 3rd Level No Ante Blinds $50/$100 4th Level No Ante Blinds $100/$200 5th Level $25 Ante Blinds $100/$200 6th Level $50 Ante Blinds $150/$300"
http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/blinds_antes