Elimination Blackjack Rules

Elimination Blackjack Rules

* One Elimination Blackjack tournament round is comprised of thirty (30) hands. * In preliminary tournament rounds, each player starts with $25,000 in chips, which is also the maximum bet. The minimum bet is $500. At the final table, each player starts with $100,000 in chips, which is also the maximum bet. The minimum bet for the final table is $1,000. * Action starts on the button and rotates clockwise every hand. * Each player has 25 seconds to make a decision. The timer will start to count down when only ten seconds remain. On Elimination Hands, players have 45 seconds to make a decision. * Hands 8, 16, and 25 are Elimination Hands, at the end of which the player with the least amount of chips is eliminated. * Each player has one secret bet that he can use at any time during the round. * Whoever has the most chips at the end of hand 30 wins. * The house must hit on soft 17 and anything below, and must stay on hard 17 and anything above. * A player may split pairs up to three times (except when splitting aces). * A shoe of six decks is used. * A player may surrender his hand and recover one half of his original bet once the first two cards have been dealt. * A player may buy insurance if the up card for the house is an ace. * Doubling down after splitting is allowed, except when splitting aces. * A max of seven players is allowed per table.
 
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