Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas NV:
Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament III Qualifier, December 2004

Reported by Joe Pane

The final table of the Las Vegas Hilton Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament III qualifiers has 28 hands, played with a bankroll of $5000 in non-negotiable chips. Betting limits are $100 to $2500 in increments of $100. Late surrender is allowed.

Finalists, starting in seat 1 were Nan Werley, Richard Rockwell, Michael Hartley, Frances Calhoun (Wild Card), John Zimmerman, Ken Smith, and Blair Rodman.

Ken Smith was first out, on hand 16. Blair Rodman followed on hand 20. We'll pick up the action on hand 24, just after the countdown.

There's a small error in the history of Frances Calhoun in seat 4. Somewhere between hand 25 and hand 27, a $100 discrepancy appears in the recorded results. To adjust for that, and mirror the reported results as closely as possible, I've changed her result on hand 27 to a push, despite the dealer's bust. The error doesn't have a material affect on the outcome. My best guess as to where the error occurred is on hand 26, where perhaps she doubled and busted, losing $200 instead of $100. However, instead of publishing that assumption, I've matched the reported results as closely as possible.

Seat		Player	Bankroll	Bet	Cards	Value	Win/Loss
Hand 24
1		Werley	$3850	$500	5 3 7 7	Bust	$-500
2		Rockwell	$3800	$600	4 3 T	17	$-600
3	==>	Hartley	$5900	$500	T 7	17	$-500
4		Calhoun	$5600	$600	T 2 3 5	20	$600
5		Zimmerman	$3600	$600	5 2 T	17	$-600
6		Smith	$0	$			$
7		Rodman	$0	$			$
		Dealer		Upcard 9	9 T	19
Hand 25
1		Werley	$3350	$1000	T 2	12	$-1000
2		Rockwell	$3200	$600	T 2	12	$-600
3		Hartley	$5400	$500	T 4	14	$-500
4	==>	Calhoun	$6200	$100	T 2	12	$-100
5		Zimmerman	$3000	$500	T 9	19	$-500
6		Smith	$0	$			$
7		Rodman	$0	$			$
		Dealer		Upcard 6	6 9 6	21
Hand 26
1		Werley	$2350	$1000 + $1000	T 3 Dbl 4	17	$-2000
2		Rockwell	$2600	$1300	A 9	20	$1300
3		Hartley	$4900	$400	8 5	Surr	$-200
4		Calhoun	$6100	$100	T 3	13	$-100
5	==>	Zimmerman	$2500	$2500	T 9	19	$2500
6		Smith	$0	$			$
7		Rodman	$0	$			$
		Dealer		Upcard T	T 8	18
Hand 27
1	==>	Werley	$350	$300	T T	20	$300
2		Rockwell	$3900	$1700	A J	BJ	$2550
3		Hartley	$4700	$2500	T 9	19	$2500
4		Calhoun	$6000	$100	T 9	19	$0
5		Zimmerman	$5000	$1500	A J	BJ	$2250
6		Smith	$0	$			$
7		Rodman	$0	$			$
		Dealer		Upcard 3	3 T 3 T	Bust
Hand 28
1		Werley	$650	$600	8 2 8	18	$600
2	==>	Rockwell	$6450	$2500	T T	20	$2500
3		Hartley	$7200	$2500 + $2500	6 5 Dbl 9	20	$5000
4		Calhoun	$6000	$2500 + $2500	A 4 Dbl 7	12	$5000
5		Zimmerman	$7250	$2500 + $2500	T 3 Dbl 2	15	$5000
6		Smith	$0	$			$
7		Rodman	$0	$			$
		Dealer		Upcard 2	2 T 4 7	Bust

Final Standings
Player	Final Bankroll	Place	Prize Money
John Zimmerman	$12,250	1st	$20,000
Michael Hartley	$12,200	2nd	$10,000
Frances Calhoun	$11,000	3rd	$6,000
Richard Rockwell	$8950	4th	$3,500
Nan Werley	$1250	5th	$2,500
Blair Rodman	$0	6th	$2,000
Ken Smith	$0	7th	$1,500