Patience Factor 0.00 to 1.49 1.50 to 2.99 3.00 to 3.49 4.50 to 5.99 6.00 to 7.49 7.50 to 9.99 10.

00 to 12.49 12.50 +

Skill Level Live Skill Level Online 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 5 6 6

Math Boy's Patience Factor Calculator for No Limit Hold'em Tournaments

Starting Bankroll: Rebuy Tournament? (Y/N) Online Tournament? (Y/N) Time to play for World's Most Patient Player is 1,04 hours. Patience Factor is 3,03. Skill Level is 1. Small Blind Big Blind $25 $50 $50 $100 $100 $200 $100 $200 $150 $300 $200 $400 $300 $600 $400 $800 Ante $0 $0 $0 $25 $25 $50 $75 $100 $1,500 N Y

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Minutes in Bankroll After Minutes Spent Level Level is Complete In Level 15 $1,406 15.00 15 $1,219 15.00 15 $844 15.00 15 $156 15.00 15 -$719 2.68 20 -$2,552 0.00 20 -$5,302 0.00 20 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 -$8,969 0.00 Blind-off time in minutes: 62.68

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Enter the Playing Bankroll. For non-rebuy tournaments, this is the total number of chips you start with. For single rebuy tournaments, this the total number of starting chips, plus the chips obtained with your one rebuy. For multiple rebuy tournaments, this is the total number of starting chips, plus the chips obtained with one rebuy, unless multiple rebuys are allowed while you still have your starting chips. If an add-on is allowed for all players, then add the add-on chips also to the starting chips and rebuy chips to calculate your playing bankroll. 2. Enter "Y" or "N" to answer the questions on whether this is a rebuy tournament and/or an online tournament. 3. Enter the blind structure. For blind levels with no ante, enter "0" or leave ante space blank. You must enter the number of minutes in the blind level for each level separately. 4. As you fill in the structure, you will note the patience factor changing as each level of data is completed. You may stop entering data when the "Minutes Spent in Level" column entry starts to read 0.00. At this point, the Patience factor will also stop rising, and voil, you have the Patience Factor! [See The Poker Tournament Formula by Arnold Snyder for a complete discussion of patience factors and skill levels, as well as information online at www.pokertournamentformula.com.]