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General Info
The 2007 CC>CC Blackjack Tournament will be held during the club's annual convention in Las Vegas. This is the 5th annual Blackjack Tournament the club has sponsored. Pre-registration for the Blackjack tournament is encouraged -- see club magazine or website for details. Walk-up entries and re-entries will be accepted at the Palms on the day of the tournament as well, based on space available.
The 5-piece set of 2007 tournament chips will be available for sale at the club table beginning on Friday, August 10, for $15 per set. Also available by mail -- see club magazine for order information.
Time & Place
Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2007 – 12:00noon to prox. 5:00pm at Palms Casino Resort -- pit #3. See specific schedule below.
Entry info
Entry fee: $80 per player. Open to current CC>CC members and associate members ONLY. (Age 21+ of course.) Maximum 108 players, as explained below. Each player receives 600 in NCV tournament chips each round.
Prize pool
$45* per player goes to prize pool; $20 to Palms for hosting the tournament and $10 for cost of one set of 5-piece CC>CC 2006 special tournament chips awarded to each player. * 3% of prize pool held for tournament staff. (Note: Since the tournament chips will be used for BOTH the BJ and poker tournaments, players won't get their chip sets until Thursday night after the poker tournament, or pick them up Friday at the club table on the convention floor.)
Prizes
First place winner receives custom-framed plaque with tournament chips. Final round players win the following portion of the net prize pool: 1st place - 40%, 2nd- 25%, 3rd - 15%, 4th - 10%, 5th - 7%, 6th - 3%. Each player receives a set of tournament chips; re-entry receives additional set of chips.
BJ Tournament Format
Three (3) initial rounds, followed by 1 semi-final round, followed by 1 final round. Players will be scheduled to play in one of the initial rounds (12:00 noon, 1:00pm or 2:00pm) with player start times assigned as received. (If you do not advance to the semi-final round on your first try, re-entries into the 1:00pm or 2:00pm initial rounds will be accepted if space available, at $80 per re-entry.) Semi-final round begins immediately after the last preliminary round finishes and Final round begins immediately after the Semi-final round finishes… so if you advance to the next round, remain available for the next round!! Each round starts promptly. Late players will be disqualified. No refunds for no-shows.
Initial rounds: 6 tables with 6 players each table. Maximum 36 players start at 12:00pm; 36 additional players start at 1:00pm and 36 additional players start at 2:00pm. The FIRST and SECOND place players with the most chips from EACH table advance to the semi-final round.
Semi-final round: 6 tables with 6 players each (assuming sell-out in initial rounds). The FIRST place player from each semi-final table advances to the final round.
Final round: 1 table with 6 players. Final position based on order of busting-out. For players with chips remaining at end of final round, the final order of finish will be determined by chip count.
Tournament play
Each round begins with each player receiving 600 in NCV chips. Betting limits: 10-500 anytime. Players make betting decisions in turn for each hand, with "chung" marker at first-base player for first hand. Chung moves clockwise each hand, so new player acts first each time. Open play for the first twenty (20) minutes, then five more additional hands will be played at each table before play ends. Maximum of 1 minute per player to make betting decision.
Blackjack Tournament will use 6-deck shoe, with cards dealt face up. Dealer must hit soft 17. Blackjack pays 2-to-1. Double down on any two initial cards. Split any pair, resplit to total of 4 hands. Resplit aces to total of 4 hands if additional ace(s) dealt immediately. Double down after split permitted. Surrender permitted.
Additional tournament rules
One player per hand -- No coaching from other players or spectators. Must leave table when no chips remain. All standard Palms Blackjack rules apply. If there is a tie between two contestants who may advance to the next round, one (1) card will be dealt in normal order to each contestant. High card dealt will determine who will advance to the next round. (Ace high, deuce low.) All disputes resolved by the Palms tournament representative whose decision is final. All decisions will be based on normal house rules. Any extenuating circumstance will be based on the fairness for all participants. And finally, absolutely NO harvesting tournament chips!
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