[New] $250,000 Blackjack Tournament: Horseshoe Tunica (Robinsonville, MS)

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$250,000 Blackjack Tournament
Horseshoe Tunica - Robinsonville MS

12/10/2009 to 12/13/2009


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$250,000 Blackjack Tournament
Horseshoe Tunica - Robinsonville MS

12/10/2009 to 12/13/2009


Details:
Entry Fee: $1,000.00 USD
Bankroll: $5,000.00 each round. (Non-Negotiable chips)
Hybrid format.
Phone: 800-303-7463
Details:

If you have a host at this casino, that is the best way to 
handle your reservation. If not call 1-800-371-7568 to 
make your reservation. An uninformed clerk may say that 
only invitees are eligible but you should insist that 
a ?$1,000 public buy-in? is available. Plan on spending a 
half hour on the telephone.

For those paying the $1,000, be aware that their computer 
system my not allow you to make a comped hotel reservation 
since a reservation in the tournament constitutes 
an "offer" and "offers" cannot overlap. So even if your 
reservation "seems" to indicate you have a room, I suggest 
calling the hotel and talk to a real person to verify your 
room reservation. If you are comped into this event then 
this may not apply.

The following information is from their past events of 
this type. Some things may change but it should remain 
about the same.

Most entries into this tournament will be full or partial 
comped. About 50 entries are available for the ?$1,000 
public buy-in?. Tournament is limited to 250 players. 
Although they do not say the prize pool is guaranteed, in 
the past, even with a turnout as low as 170 players, the 
full $250,000 prize pool has always been paid out. I think 
they do that so as not to irritate the HIGH ROLLER comped 
entries.

Thursday, Dec. 10, 7pm-9pm ? Early Bird registration. A 
$100 ?live? chip is given to the first 30 to register.

Friday, Dec. 11, 7pm-9pm ? Normal registration

Saturday, Dec. 12, 9am ? Play begins with 2 rounds of 
accumulation. Your scores from these 2 rounds are added 
together and the top 45 (approximately) advance to the 
Semi-finals. The exact number advancing will be available 
in the rules you receive when you register.

Sunday, Dec. 13, 8:45am ? About 4 Wild card(s) are drawn 
for the Semi-Final table to bring the Semi-Final to 49 
players.

Sunday, Dec. 14, 9am ? Semi-Final round begins. 7 tables. 
1 advance per table. Countdown before last hand is dealt.

Sunday, June 14, about 10:00am ? Final round begins. 
Countdown before last hand is dealt. Last had is a secret 
ballot bet. The bet is revealed after all ballots are in 
and the amount on the ballot is replaced with tournament 
chips for all to see ? then the cards are dealt. 

Their normal Blackjack rules apply.

Minimum bet $100. Maximum bet $10,000.

Approximately 18 to 21 hands are dealt per round. This has 
varied.

Cards are dealt from an 8 deck shoe.

In the 2nd accumulation round, when only 3 hands remain, 
anyone can purchase an addition $2,500 of tournament chips 
for $500 real money. This applies even if you ?busted out? 
at any time earlier. Just stay in your seat until the 3rd 
from last hand.

Prizes:
Total Prize Pool: $250,000 (Guaranteed)
1st=$100,000 (Guaranteed) / 2nd=$50,000 / 3rd=$25,000 / 4th=$20,000 / 5th=$15,000 / 6th=$10,000 / 7th=$7,500
Details:

Semi-Finalists not advancing will receive $500. Wildcards 
are not eligible for that $500.

See the entire calendar entry for this event.

See all events at Horseshoe Tunica

Thank you toolman1 for contributing to the calendar!