Poker Tourney - Hold Em?

Question

I'm holding a poker tourney this weekend and need a little help. I've got some confusion on this from other players in the past. Let's say I start the blinds at 25 and 50. A player wants to raise. Doesn't the raise have to be at least 100? Or does it only have to be more than 50? Also, if a player raises to let's say 200, can a player after him raise to 300 or does it have to be double? I have always played that the raises have to be at least double whatever the previous bet was. One more question, when playing with time limits on the blinds, let's say they are 20 mins. When the timer goes off, do you start the clock right away or wait for the current hand to finish? What if you there are multiple tables? I have always played that you start the clock right away.

Answer 1

Your raise has to be at least the amount of the last bet/raise made, which in the case of blinds is taken to be the amount of the big blind.  So if the big blind is 50, the raise has to be at least 50 more, or 100 total.  

Your other scenario depends on what the bet was before the 200... if it was the 100 we played above, then yes, minimum to raise is the amount of the raise (100 more), so at least 300 total.  If it was raised to 200 from the big blind, minimum raise is the amount of that raise (150 more), so at least 350 total.  If the 200 was the first bet in the round, a raise must be at least that much (200 more), so at least 400 total.

For the blind clock, if there are multiple tables, start the clock right away, and everyone starts the new blind at the next hand (unless there is a break, at which point the clock stops, and the break starts when all tables finish their hands).  If there's only one table left, it's up to you... We normally don't start the clock until the next hand if there's one table left, so we get the full time at that level.

Answer 2

Its your tournament so you can do what ever you want, just make sure you are clear at the begging.

The way I have played is to at least raise or be the blind. so 50. You dont have to double. As for the timmer I would suggust rasing the bets on the next hand and then reset the time when you feel like it, its not an exact science.

Answer 3

you can raise the blind only double but any raise after the blind you can raise it to whatever amount you want it does not have to be double and yea wen the timer goes off you start the clock right away

Answer 4

You don't have to double the blinds each time. And you have to wait for the current hand to finish in limits. You can't just stop them there!