Day 1 Blind Structure

Goliath 2025 Tournament Schedule

Starting Stack: 25,000 chips • Buy-in: £160+£40 • Target: Survive 11 levels for Day 2

LevelSmall BlindBig BlindBB AnteLengthStack (BBs)Target Stack
110010010040 Mins250 BBs30,000+ (300 BBs)
210020020040 Mins250 BBs35,000+ (350 BBs)
310030030040 Mins125 BBs35,000+ (175 BBs)
Break---20 Mins--
420030030060 Mins83 BBs40,000+ (133 BBs)
520040040060 Mins62 BBs50,000+ (125 BBs)
Break---20 Mins--
620050050060 Mins50 BBs55,000+ (110 BBs)
730060060060 Mins41 BBs60,000+ (100 BBs)
Dinner Break---60 Mins--
840080080060 Mins51 BBs60,000+ (81 BBs)
95001000100060 Mins25 BBs60,000+ (60 BBs)
Break---20 Mins--
106001200120060 Mins20 BBs60,000+ (50 BBs)
118001600160060 Mins15 BBs50,000+ (50 BBs)
End of Day------

Early Levels (1-4)

Ultra deep play possible with 250-83 BBs

  • Target: 30,000-40,000 chips
  • Maximum speculation time
  • 2 hours to build comfortably

Mid Levels (5-8)

Transition zone with 62-31 BBs

  • Target: 50,000-65,000 chips
  • Long Dinner Break after Level 7
  • Move from speculative to value
  • Aim for 60+ BBs at break
  • Longer levels now, more hands for cheaper

Late Levels (9-11)

Day 2 qualification zone with 25-12 BBs

  • Target: 40,000-60,000 chips
  • Push/fold territory
  • Any Day 2 stack is success
  • Survival over accumulation

Structure Insights

Deep Stack Paradise

Starting at 250 BBs allows maximum creativity and speculation in early levels

BB Ante Impact

Extra dead money from the jump - fight for every pot

Natural Progression

Structure perfectly suits patient, calculated players

Day 2 Target

Any surviving stack can be rebuilt tomorrow - focus on survival