Harrah's Blackjack Tournament Rules
Posted By admin On 05/04/22
Different rules apply in different tournaments. However, most tournaments are based on a similar structure. Read on to learn about the way that blackjack tournaments work and about common blackjack tournament rules. For starters, we'll discuss the basics. In order to participate in a blackjack tournament, players must pay an entry fee, or buy-in. As for Live Blackjack tournaments, they provide you with a chance to win bigger prizes than ones you can win in classic Blackjack games. Another great thing about joining a Live Blackjack tournament is that it can be a perfect way to practice for a real tournament held by a land-based casino.
I guess the big 3 I'm looking for are:
Double on anything or only 10 and 11?
Double after split allowed?
Does dealer hit soft 17?
I only use Basic Strategy, but want to brush up on the correct one to use.
Also, I know the BJ is different in that the 'cards' are displayed on a screen. Can you see all the other players cards? How 'bout the cards of the person sitting next to you? My wife likes to play too, but asks for help with BS. This could be tough if I can't see her cards.
Thanks for any answers you may have.
TOURNAMENT/ELIMINATION BLACKJACK
Invented by Russ Hamilton, Elimination Blackjack is Blackjack formatted for a tournament. This is also the form of Blackjack played on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour. The rules in Tournament Blackjack are slightly different than those of regular Casino BlackJack and are discussed in greater detail below.
Harrah's Blackjack Tournament Rules Dice Game
RULES
Buy-Ins
Tournament Blackjack always has a buy-in, either as an entry fee that goes to the house when they have established prizes OR as money that is put into the prize pool directly. Paying the entry fee gives a player a certain number of chips to bet with throughout the tournament. If a player runs out of chips in the first round they are not permitted to buy back in.
Players typically start with an equal number of chips at the beginning of each round. However, some casinos mandate your chips move with you from round to round, this is called the keep bankroll rule. The player with the most chips at the end of the 30 hands is the winner.
Fairness
Adjustments are made to traditional Blackjack rules in order to make tournament play more fair.
- Rotate Deal – The dealer starts the deal with a new/different player each hand.
- Rotate First Bet – The first bet placed in a hand is a different player each time.
- Secret Bet – A less common rule, some casinos allow a single bet each round may be made which other players do not know its value.
Miscellaneous Rules
- House is required to hit on a soft 17 and stay on a hard 17 (and above).
- Pairs may be split up to four times, except aces.
- Six decks are used
- Bets must remain between the minimum and maximum bets.
- Players can buy insurance if the House has an ace up-card.
- Player’s hands can be surrendered for half their initial bet.
- 7 players maximum at the table.
- Players are given 45 seconds to make a decision
Eliminations
- Losing all your chips
- Not having chips equal to the minimum bet
- Having the least amount of chips after a certain number of hands have been played
REFERENCES:
http://www.bjtournaments.com/rules/
Harrah's Blackjack Tournament Rules Against
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elimination_Blackjack