Even though it may not be run perfectly...alright far from perfectly,
it was still fun! plus with $10,000 prize pool and less than 100
people playing it was still a positive play if you had to pay $100,
even with zero skill factor ie. even if it were a lottery. But skill
does play a roll, skill is much more on the betting side than on the
playing side, but luck is a Big factor. I made it to the third round,
unfortunately the fourth was the money round. A key factor to my
winning the second round was a hand I lost, so did everyone else, I
had min bet the chip leaders were max'd out...lucky for me!
I say reconsider, have some fun!
I'm astonished to hear you guys even considering blackjack
tournaments. Given the nature of blackjack how could you possibly
devise a tournament that rewards skill while being equitable to all
players? In Bridge there are events where all participants play the
same hands, but this doesn't seem to be the format of blackjack
events. I used to be a serious blackjack player but gave it up years
ago. Casinos have gone to great extremes to make blackjack a poor
gambling proposition and it no longer enjoys the top spot as best
casino offering (positive vp and Pai Gow are clearly better,
Baccarat
and Craps may be marginally better). Even if your entry is free it
still costs you money to commute and isn't your time worth
something?
Speaking of tournaments I strongly advise against the NL HoldEm
events
held at Trumps on Wednesdays. These events have a format strictly
for
the benefit of the organizers. Players don't get enough chips,
rounds
are too short, and blinds are ratcheted up too steeply. The event
always degenerates into an all-in lottery. I reached the final 2
tables on 2 occasions and noticed that even the chip leaders were
vulnerable to the blinds. That simply shouldn't happen. If you're
interested in tournaments that give players a chance to play real
poker look for events that feature Tex's TEARS format
(http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/texstears/index.htm).
Although I've railed against Internet poker recently I've tried a
new
site with which I've been favorably impressed so far: PokerStars. It
could simply be a case of having to weed through the bad sites
before
you find a good one. I haven't played long enough to form a sound
opinion, but all aspects of PokerStars have left me quite impressed.
In particular they've taken significant steps to safeguard fairness
and integrity via hardware based RNG and excellent software design.
Their support is superb in responsiveness and technical knowledge.
Their players seem of higher caliber in both playing and people
skills. So far so good, stay tuned.
--- In vpFREE_Chicago@yahoogroups.com, "Howard Stern"
<howard.w.stern@e...> wrote:
> No, I will not be there tomorrow.
>
>
> From: jaydavidson118
> To: vpFREE_Chicago@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: 9/17/2004 10:27:39 PM
> Subject: [vpFREE_Chicago] Re: Majestic blackjack tournament
>
>
> so, I take that is a no?
>
> --- In vpFREE_Chicago@yahoogroups.com, "Howard Stern"
> <howard.w.stern@e...> wrote:
> > I played in the last one (on a comp) and it was ran awfully!
They
> stopped drawing for position (against their rules) which with the
> rules they have it is critical for the last hand of any round and
I
> had the worst of it in the first round and the rebuy round. The
> dealer did not know that insurance was not supposed to be
offered. In
> the first round, I was in position 4 at a 4 handed table (three
> advanced). Betting first on hand 20 is the worst! In the first 17
> hands I was dealt 13 stiffs, 3 pat hands and 1 count of 8 which
> became a stiff on the first draw. I won all ins on hands 18, 19
and
> 20 and on hand 20 one of the other players made a bad bet. If she
had
> lost and I won I would have advanced. She stood on a stiff
against
> dealer's 3. I had 20. If dealer had made 17, 18 or 19 I would
have
> advanced by $50. Dealer broke. During the rebuy round one of the
pit
> people commented on the girl to the left of me making a good
> tournament play by standing on hard eight with a minimum bet out.
> Unfortunately for me, I was out of position on hand 20. She made
the
> wrong bet behind me letting me tie for third (three of five moved
> on). No redraw for position in the five hand playoff and she made
20
> or 21 on three of the four hands we played. She won three and I
won
> none and was forced all in on hand four so I was tapped out. She
> eventually made the final table.
> >
> >
> > From: jaydavidson118
> > To: vpFREE_Chicago@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: 9/17/2004 1:02:12 AM
> > Subject: [vpFREE_Chicago] Majestic blackjack tournament
> >
> >
> > Is anyone else playing in this Sat's blackjack tournament?
> >
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I suspect most of us do it because it is fun.