<Ol> <Li> Ensure that by the time the desired duration of the tournament is reached, it will be very hard for players with small stacks to stay in the game . This forces players with smaller stacks to play them aggressively, thus increasing their chip count or losing everything quickly . </Li> <Li> Ensure that players, in general, do not have a large stack relative to the blind level . </Li> </Ol> <Li> Ensure that by the time the desired duration of the tournament is reached, it will be very hard for players with small stacks to stay in the game . This forces players with smaller stacks to play them aggressively, thus increasing their chip count or losing everything quickly . </Li> <Li> Ensure that players, in general, do not have a large stack relative to the blind level . </Li> <P> If desired, antes can be added to further increase the pressure to win more chips . </P>

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