- Event:
- Millionaire Maker Finals Blackjack Tournament
- Game:
- Blackjack
- Prize Pool:
- $ 1,093,000.00
- 1st Place:
- $ 1,000,000.00
- Entry Fee:
- Free
Millionaire Maker Finals Blackjack Tournament - Caesars Palace
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General:
- Name:
- Millionaire Maker Finals Blackjack Tournament
- Game:
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Blackjack
Invitational Event Hybrid Format
- Event Phone:
- 800-634-6001
Details:
- Entry Fee:
- Free
All Harrah's properties are able to send a specific number of entrants to the Aug 13-16th tournament. Harrah's Reno, and Tahoe are having Invitation only tournaments to get their entries. Phoenix is taking some combination of weekly tournament winners based on thier web. Kansas is holding a open $100 tournament with 5 people winning seats and trips for 2 to the Caesars Tournament. Check your local property to determine how they will fill their quota if at all. 27 FEB 06 UPDATE; Property winners are provided with airfare and 3 nights at Caesars. Participants must register the night of 13 AUG. There will be approximately 300 participants. Tournament play will consist of 3 preliminary rounds (100 players per round, 1 semi-final round and the final round. All players will play in 1 preliminary round consisting of 18 hands. The top 30 players with the highest scores (10 from each round) will advance to the semi-final round. A wild card drawing will be executed for 6 additional players to the semi-final round. In the semi-final round, the top scorer from each table will advance to the final round. Semi final round will consist of 36 players at 6 tables. The final round will consist of 6 players. A winning blackjack pays 5 to 1, a winning 5 card hand pays 10 to 1 (!). Players can not take even money and must take insurance to protect their hands. The minimum bet is $100 and the maximum bet is $5,000. All rounds will consist of 18 hands from a 6 deck shoe, face up. Shoe rules apply - split any pair up to 4 times, players may double down on any two cards (before and after split), Aces may be split 4 times, players may only receive one hit card per ace. Each player will have 10 seconds to make their bet - otherwise the bet will be $100. At the end of 17 hands of completion, the dollar amount for each player will be tallied and announced afterwhich, the game will proceed with the 18th and final hand in the session. The 18th hand will be a secret bet, in writing, and may not exceed $5,000.
Prizes:
- Prize Pool:
- $ 1,093,000.00
- 1st Place:
- $ 1,000,000.00
- 2nd Place:
- $ 50,000.00
- 3rd Place:
- $ 25,000.00
- 4th Place:
- $ 10,000.00
- 5th Place:
- $ 5,000.00
- 6th Place:
- $ 2,500.00
- 7th Place:
- $ 500.00
8th through 36th place also receive $500 (semi-finalists) and 37th through 300th each receive $100. The top prize will be paid out at $50,000 per year for 20 years or lump sum option can be taken per Nevada Gaming Commission Regulation 5.115.
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