Blackjack Tournament (1 Viewer)

[jkoclanis67]

My son is having his high school graduation party this weekend and he wants to play some Blackjack with the friends and family that will be here celebrating. I figured I would set up a free Blackjack Tournament (me being the dealer) and give out a small prize (gift cards?) to the overall winner (or maybe the top 3). I was hoping to see if anyone here has done a Blackjack Tournament, and how they ran it.

Here's the setup I have come up with:

• Seven players per round, with 6 or 7 rounds in total.
• Each round consists of 12 hands (I'm estimating it will take about 20-30 minutes to complete a round)
• Each player will receive $500 in chips.
• The minimum bet is $5.
• The maximum bet is $50, for the first 10 hands.
• For the last 2 hands, you can bet up to $100 (or maybe $200. I'm still thinking on this one).
• The player with the most chips from each round* plays in a final round to determine the overall winner (and 2nd and 3rd place, if we decide to give prizes that deep).

*If a chip leader from a round has left the party before the final round I will go to the person who finished second in that round, then third, and so on.

Let me know your thoughts and if there in anything I've missed or can improve on.

 

[BEANO52]

Generally, BJ tournaments will also have a moving per hand "button" initiating the betting.
In other words round 1, seat 1 makes their bet followed by seat 2, 3 etc.
Next round seat 2 bets first followed by seat 3, 4 etc.
Next round seat 3 bets first etc. etc.

GL, these can be a lot of fun!

 

[puglia82]

These old videos shows World Series of Blackjack, they are pretty interesting if you want to see how a blackjack tournament works

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[allforcharity]

I've done blackjack tournaments for my own charity fundraising efforts.

6 or 7 players per round is fine.

Use a 6-deck shoe. I have found that it lasts around 20-30min rather than count hands.

For $500, I would make minimum bet $20. No max. If a player wants to blow it all right away, let them.

Use a dealer button to rotate who starts with first card.

Top chip stack per round goes to the final table. It's better to run 2 tables if you have at least 30 players to go through.

 

[dkersey]

Rules upfront about what combos can be double-downed or not. Number of times pairs can be split.

 

[harrysallout]

These old videos shows World Series of Blackjack, they are pretty interesting if you want to see how a blackjack tournament works

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That was so painful to watch. I can’t imagine having to sit through that when you’re use to the regular tempo of blackjack.

 

[iLogik]

how many people can a 2 deck shoe support?

 

[T_Chan]

An alternative to a tournament would be to give out raffle tickets based on chips. If players get $5k in play money, then each player gets a raffle ticket per $1000 chips they have at the end of the night. You can still put a time limit on each player or do "rounds" so that everyone gets a turn. Top players have a higher chance of winning a prize, but everyone has some chance to win something.

We do this pretty often at staff parties for blackjack, roulette and poker.

 

[allforcharity]

how many people can a 2 deck shoe support?

Not a lot. If 6 players, you'd be lucky to get 6-7 minutes.

 

[iLogik]

About 4-5 players lol
How do yall shuffle 3+ decks?
My little hands hurt after a bit w/ 2

 

[allforcharity]

About 4-5 players lol
How do yall shuffle 3+ decks?
My little hands hurt after a bit w/ 2

I don't when I don't have to. I usually have 6 shoes, each with 6 decks, ready to go. I should probably increase to 8.

 

[iLogik]

I don't when I don't have to. I usually have 6 shoes, each with 6 decks, ready to go. I should probably increase to 8.

So what ur saying is they are pre shuffled and I need to buy more cards… welp if I have to I’ll make that sacrifice

 

[allforcharity]

So what ur saying is they are pre shuffled and I need to buy more cards… welp if I have to I’ll make that sacrifice

Yes. But you don't have to buy expensive plastic cards.

 

[T_Chan]

About 4-5 players lol
How do yall shuffle 3+ decks?
My little hands hurt after a bit w/ 2

Small chunks at a time. Split the big deck into two halves, and shuffle small pieces of it at a time. Then build it up to one big stack again and repeat.

 

[iLogik]

Small chunks at a time. Split the big deck into two halves, and shuffle small pieces of it at a time. Then build it up to one big stack again and repeat.

Thanks, I thought that would be odd but I guess it’s the only ways without a 3k shuffler lol

 

[SetToBean]

About 4-5 players lol
How do yall shuffle 3+ decks?
My little hands hurt after a bit w/ 2

Vegas Aces’ YouTube training video on blackjack dealing shows the standard full way to shuffle 6 or 8 decks, and it’s a case of it just being the way it is to get sufficient randomisation from hand shuffling.

ShuffleTech makes a 6 deck shuffler for like AU$450 specifically for blackjack/baccarat but it is not even on the same planet as a casino-grade ASM and I’ve seen criticism around for poor build quality.