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[QUOTE="aliengenius, post: 703007, member: 11924"]
Using [URL="http://www.pokertournamentformula.com/"]Arnold Snyder[/URL]'s criteria I plugged different site's structures into the calculator there.

Higher numbers indicate a better structure, and theoretically a more "skill" based tournament (see Snyder's site for more detailed explanation):
[B]
[U]Multi-Table Tournaments:

[/U][/B][U]Stars[/U] (private/cc events): 
(1500 chips, 15 min levels)
Patience Factor is 6.60.             
Skill Level is 3.             
                
[U] Stars[/U] (regular):
(1500 chips, 15 min levels)
Patience Factor is 7.42.             
Skill Level is 3.

[URL="http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/tourStructMultiHold.php"]Full Tilt:[/URL] 
(1500 chips, 10 min levels)                                 
Patience Factor is 7.54.             
Skill Level is 4.             
               
[URL="http://ultimatebet.com/poker-tournaments/structures"]UB:[/URL]
(under $100, 1500 chips, 12 min levels)                                 
Patience Factor is 9.84.             
Skill Level is 4.         
               
[URL="http://www.bodoglife.com/poker/tournaments/tournament-structures.html"]Bodog:[/URL]
(under $100, 1500 chips, 12 min levels)
Patience Factor is 9.84.             
Skill Level is 4.

[U][B]SNGs:[/B][/U]

[URL="http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/tourStructSnGHold.php"]FullTilt:[/URL] 
(1500 chips, 6 min levels)                                 
Patience Factor is 4.30.             
Skill Level is 1.             
               
[U] Poker Stars[/U]:
(1500 chips, 10 min levels)                                 
Patience Factor is 4.34.             
 Skill Level is 1.             
               
[U] UB:[/U]
(1500 chips, 10 min levels)                                 
Patience Factor is 4.94.             
Skill Level is 2.

[U][B]DeepStack Events:[/B][/U]

[U]Stars [URL="http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/tournaments/schedule/deep-stack/"]Deepstack[/URL] events[/U]:
(5000 chips, 30 min levels)                                 
Patience Factor is 39.68.             
Skill Level is 6.             
               [U]
FullTilt Double Stack 90 player SNG[/U] (follows multi table tourney structure, but with more starting chips and a limited number of participants). Note that this is NOT the turbo-deepstack-knockout monstrosity of a chimera tournament that FT has concocted. 
(3000 chips, 10 min levels)                                 
Patience Factor is 10.99.             
Skill Level is 5.

Compare to some live tournaments:

[URL="http://www.theborgata.com/Main.cfm?Category_1=3000&Category_2=3500&Category_3=3510&SchedulePageID=8D759A27-C83C-5BF1-70D1516C888750B7"] Borgata tournament last Sept[/URL] ($500 +$60):
(5000 chips, 60 min levels)
Patience Factor is 25.34.             
Skill Level is 6.

[URL="http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/structsheet_3482.asp?tourneyID=3482&groupid=309"] World Series Main Event:[/URL]
(20,000 chips, 120 min levels)                                 
Patience Factor is 89.01.             
Skill Level is 6.
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