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Added details (A $10 match play coupon good at live "California" table games is given at registration. The match play coupon is not good at the poker tables. There are no slot machines at this casino. (There is one slot machine, but it is not plugged in. It is for display only.) Registration starts at 5 p.m., and the 1st round starts at 6. During the 1st 20 minutes you can buy an additional $1,000 in chips for $50. And,$55 re-buys are allowed for sessions 2, 3 and 4. No re-buys are allowed after session 4. During session 4 you can not buy an additional $1000 in chips. The difference between the $50 and the $55 re-buys is that with the $55 re-buy you sign up to play in the next round, not the current round that you started in. The $50 re-buy allows you to remain in your current round. Whenever possible all rules are the same as in live games of the "New" 21st Century Blackjack. Players bank this game with tournament chips. The cards for the player acting as the banker are dealt to the dealer. There are minimum bet and bank amounts which double at set intervals. All in bets are allowed. A casino dealer deals from an eight deck shoe and makes payments and collects winnings for the bank. The bank starts at seat one and rotates clockwise each hand. Seat one always receives the first card unless acting as the banker. You can not refuse when it is your turn to bank. Players with chip counts less than minimum bet and bank requirements must go all in. The amount banked limits the total amount that can be won or lost each hand. The dealer's hole card is used to determine where the Action starts. The starting position of the Action is the start of where winning bets are paid and losing bets are collected for the bank. The two top chip leaders advance directly to the final tables. Usually 18 or 20 players start the final round, but only 8 players finish in the money. This tournament is held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays. The casino has published a schedule through June 21, 2007.). Changed prize details (1st place receives 40% of the prize pool. The numbers of players has been growing. Additional 1st rounds are added if enough sign ups. The casino adds $5000 to the prize pool. First place now pays around $4300. Three percent of the prize pool is deducted for service charge. to 1st place receives 40% of the prize pool. The number of players has been growing. Additional 1st rounds are added if enough sign ups. The casino adds $5000 to the prize pool. First place ususall pays in the $4000 range. On May, 3, 2007 the pay outs were: 1st $4640 2nd $2320 3rd $1160 4th $925 5th $811 6th $695 7th $580 8th $465. Three percent of the prize pool is deducted for service charge.).