Running a home blackjack tournament

skitzo444 · #1 11-23-2007, 07:02 PM

I know there are many, many sites about how to set up a poker tournament at home.

I was thinking of possibly introducing a blackjack tournament into the mix. Anyone do this or have suggestions for starting stacks and the rules, I think there are 21 hands dealt?

thanks,

TomTom · #2 11-24-2007, 11:58 AM

We just did a drunken donkament BJ tourney for my friends BD party.

6 players, starting stacks $1000, min bet $25, 25 hands, rotating button, winner takes all.

We were playing just for fun, $5 buy-in.

(yeah, I pwned it, I was the only one with any money management skilz who realized 2nd place paid the same as last)

Doc T River · #3 11-25-2007, 06:23 PM

There can be as many hands dealt as you want, you can start with as many chips as you want, etc.

Armadillo King · #4 11-25-2007, 10:37 PM

Having played many blackjack tourneys, I would say that doing what TomTom suggests is the simplest way to go about it.

However, to have any semblance to strategy, you have to, at the least, have a maximum bet. I would recommend $500 with a $1,000 stack, but you might be able to get away with $1,000 max bet if people get upset with not being able to ALLLL-INNNN on the first hand.