Has anyone on here had success in organzing and holding a blackjack tournament of their own? I am thinking of starting a tournament but I have no idea how they work. I am interested in the following questions:
How do players advance in the tournament?
How are players eliminated?
And, anything else relevant to this topic...thanks
David Smith
Do you intend to make money at this venture off of entry fees? Most tournaments pay out as much or more than they collect. They are sponsored by casinos for the benifit of getting players to their live games.
In the most common type of tournaments you have about 6 players to a table. About 30 rounds are dealt with first base rotating using a moving button (like the dealer in poker). At the conclusion of the 30 rounds (or whatever) the top bankroll or bankrolls advance to the next round. Usually a couple of places at the semi-final or finals table are left open and are filled via a drawing. This keeps the eliminated players hanging around the casino, hopefuly gambling, for the entire duration of the tournament.
now I understand how the tournaments work. Pretty clever on the part of the casino management to have players filled in by draws.
Well, I wasn't looking to make any cash from entry fees, just holding a tournament where the winner takes 100% of the entry fees...it will just be a tournament between me and some friends (I will play as well). Thanks for the help...
David Smith
