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

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 Habib Elkhansa, Rachel Genier, Allen Ginsberg, Otto Lombardo (Wild Card), Mike Souris, Calvin Scott, and Forrest Price.

We'll pick up the action on hand 24, just after the countdown.

Seat		Player	Bankroll	Bet	Cards	Value	Win/Loss
Hand 24
1	==>	Elkhansa	$1500	$500	9 8	17	$-500
2		Genier	$4700	$100	T 8	18	$-100
3		Ginsberg	$5200	$100	T 5 Surr	Surr	$-50
4		Lombardo	$5100	$800	T 3 2 3	18	$-800
5		Souris	$4800	$400	9 9	18	$-400
6		Scott	$2600	$1400	T 7	17	$-1400
7		Price	$6000	$100	9 4 T	Bust	$-100
		Dealer		Upcard 7	7 2 T	19
Hand 25
1		Elkhansa	$1000	$900	9 4 T	Bust	$-900
2	==>	Genier	$4600	$100	6 7 3 6	Bust	$-100
3		Ginsberg	$5150	$200	5 8 Surr	Surr	$-100
4		Lombardo	$4300	$2000	T T	20	$0
5		Souris	$4400	$300	T 7	17	$-300
6		Scott	$1200	$1200	3 3 T A	17	$-1200
7		Price	$5900	$100	8 6 4	18	$-100
		Dealer		Upcard T	T 3 7	20
Hand 26
1		Elkhansa	$100	$100	2 6	8	$-100
2		Genier	$4500	$100	6 9	15	$-100
3	==>	Ginsberg	$5050	$400	T 6	16	$-400
4		Lombardo	$4300	$600	T 5	15	$-600
5		Souris	$4100	$300	7 2	9	$-300
6		Scott	$0	$			$
7		Price	$5800	$100	7 5	12	$-100
		Dealer		Upcard A	A T	BJ
Hand 27
1		Elkhansa	$0	$			$
2		Genier	$4400	$100	T 2 T	Bust	$-100
3		Ginsberg	$4650	$200	T 5 Surr	Surr	$-100
4	==>	Lombardo	$3700	$700	2 2 5 A	20	$700
5		Souris	$3800	$600	T 6 T	Bust	$-600
6		Scott	$0	$			$
7		Price	$5700	$100	T 9	19	$0
		Dealer		Upcard A	A 3 5	19
Hand 28
1		Elkhansa	$0	$			$
2		Genier	$4300	$2100 + $2100	4 6 Dbl 4	14	$-4200
3		Ginsberg	$4550	$100	9 3 Surr	Surr	$-50
4		Lombardo	$4400	$1100	T 2 T	Bust	$-1100
5	==>	Souris	$3200	$2500 + $700	T 4 Dbl 7	21	$3200
6		Scott	$0	$			$
7		Price	$5700	$2500	8 4 T	Bust	$-2500
		Dealer		Upcard T	T T	20

Final Standings
Player	Final Bankroll	Place	Prize Money
Mike Souris	$6400	1st	$20,000
Allen Ginsberg	$4500	2nd	$10,000
Otto Lombardo	$3300	3rd	$6,000
Forrest Price	$3200	4th	$3,500
Rachel Genier	$100	5th	$2,500
Habib Elkhansa	$0	6th	$2,000
Calvin Scott	$0	7th	$1,500

Talk about a tough dealer for the last five hands! Only two winning hands after the countdown!