Blackjack21.com event coming up

Good enough for me!!

Getting the debit card out as we speak. I was waiting for one of the big guns to take the plunge and who bigger (in the Blackjack rather than literal sense of course)?

Cheers

Reachy

 

Thursday Tournament Start Time

I couldn't find a starting time for the "$1000 free tournament" on Thursday so I called the 1-800 number to get the facts. They said the start time and other information is posted on the blackjack21.com website though I couldn't find it. I was told on the phone the start time would be 6 pm pacific time and registration would start at 5 pm pacific time.

 

Wow

Amazing I just noticed a blackjack21.com advertisement on a blackjacktournaments.com page! No wonder they got the thumbs up!

LOL

Barney

 

What's that in GMT?

Pacific time is 8 hours behind GMT isn't it? Going to be a late night for me assuming I can get my money in to their cashier. Need to set up Neteller as it won't accept my credit card unless I get a Secure Code which I can't seem to get. Could be because my card is registered in the UK.

Cheers

Reachy

 

Question for Kenneth

Just so I understand... You are recommending a site that removes 10 % from their regular tournament prize pool over Global-Player that does not (3-5 every day, Wednesdays and other days)? In your opinion, players will be able to overcome the 10 % negative vig over the long haul? :joker: :joker: :joker:

 

blackjack21.com

They do have a comp system that helps offset the house take. For example, off free games I have earned 330 VP points which has earned me the chance to play 11 free games wit prizes starting at 100$ for a table of 8, 200$ for two tables of 16 and so on. So, without even spending a dime there yet I have earned credit. But, I do believe it would be far better for the players to drop the take to 5%. It should still offer them a good cash flow to boot. That is if they can still offer a comp VP point system at 5%!

And Ken Smith, in no way was I insinuating you are shilling for blackjack21.com or anything like that. I am all for you getting advertisers and furthering your web site business. Also, I am excited to have a chance to compete against you there and at Global.

Im out of here to play some minis in Laughlin. Good luck to y'all in the blackjack21.com tournament.

Barney

 

Can't play blackjack21.com tourney

Can't get my money in!!! Opened a Neteller account - won't accept Mastercard! Tried to pay with credit card, need SecureID can't set it up (is it a US thing?). To late for bank transfer! You all had a close shave!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Cheers

Reachy

 

BJ21 and Global

Logged into both, registered, etc. and made deposits. Neither seems to work. BJ21 keeps saying "lost connection with server" when I try to find a game to play. Global games never seem to go--at least not the SNG's. I sign for one, wait, wait, wait-----

 

blackjack 21.com.

I too am having trouble getting past the opening screen at the site,but that's my problem.

The 10 per cent, to me isn't or shouldn't be an issue. All the poker sites take that. If the prize pool, because of entrants is large enough. it's no worse than some land sites hidden costs.

 

Server Connections at Blackjack21.com

I have AOL dailup and have no problem with server connections with Blackjack21.com. My sister has AOL dialup and is having the same problem you are with "lost connection" messages. Have you tried calling their 1-800 number for techinical help. My sister is going to call and see if they can help. If I find something out I'll post it.

As far as Global is concerned it is very slow in the evenings right now with summer here. I'm always able to get a game during the $5 happy hour that runs daily from 12pm- 2pm pacific time. No vig either during happy hour which is great. I fully understand some people work for a living and can't join in for happy hour's.

 

After the fact.

Since the freeroll tourny is over, how did it go. Thoughts?? Worth while??

 

My two penneth worth!

Hi

I thought the blackjack21.com freeroll went very well last night (this morning if you are UK based!). Unfortunately I busted out in round one ( Was BR1 until Hand 12 with min bets but when I tried to make a bit of a gap with a ½ max bet dealer had a BJ. I won back the bet next hand but a DD on a 12 to catch up on hand 14 saw me draw, yes you’ve guessed it, a 10! Curtains!) but I still really enjoyed it. Well done Blackjack21.com!!!!

I have a few suggestions that may improve the game and I wondered what you thought?

• I thought there could have been more information about the tourney in advance. We didn’t know what time of day it was going to be until a few days before, nor did we know the structure, payouts, number of hands, etc. (Also can you put the time in GMT just to make it easier for me to figure out?)
• Registration to the event should have been allowed well in advance, days or even weeks, rather than just an hour. I just managed to get some money into my account at the last minute and played the requisite 6 games but wasn’t sure if I had qualified. If I hadn’t qualified I wouldn’t have known until registration opened and then it would probably been too late.
• A rebuy would have been nice. Makes sense and more money for blackjack21.com (OK it was a freeroll but in the future)
• The time of the tourney. This depends on where you live of course but I can’t see myself playing many MTTs at blackjack21.com if they are always on at 6pm PDT. I can manage Global’s Wednesday and Sunday tourneys no problem but staying up till 2am… just lucky my wife was away for the night!!! As they get more and more players they may be able to offer MTT at different times?

Suggestions for improving play

• Advanced betting is great but it would be nice to be able to cancel it if you change your mind as you can on most poker sites. Same is true if you use the Max bet or Last bet buttons. Once you click you can’t go back.
• More information about how things stand with Insurance bets. When insurance is offered I’m never really sure whose turn it is or what stage we are at unless it’s my turn or the dealer flips a natural. They should have their usual turn indicator (pulsating blue circle) to indicate whose turn it is and show a countdown like they do when it’s your go.
• DD and Insurance for Less. It is only possible if your remaining BR after your bet is less than your initial bet. It should be offered as an option on every hand like at Global.
• Clearer information on remaining BR and DD/Insurance bets after a DD or insurance bet has been made. When a DD bet is made it is not clearly reflected in the betting and BR information by your seat. If you bet 200 and DD your bet figure remains at 200 but your BR decreases by 200. No indication of whether a DD has been carried out. Could lead to confusion.

Nice but not essential

• One of the great things about Global is the universal chat room that anybody can enter; it really makes for a friendly atmosphere and enjoyable experience. We humans are sociable beings; we like to be with others. At blackjack21.com you can only chat with players at the same table.
• What about information on who is online as well as the information about who is waiting at a particular table. You could also have an “invite” button where you can invite different people to play at your table.
• A ranking system as outlined on previous posts. Actually I suppose the VP points already do that but it would be nice to see what everybody else is doing laid out in a league table format. You could also detail win % etc so that people can figure out how they compare to each other.
• Avatars. Definitely not required but would be fun!

OK that’s enough for now. What do you think? Definitely not a criticism of blackjack21.com because I think they are doing good things. Long may it continue!

Cheers

A very tired Reachy

 

Wow what a list - I hope the good people at BJ21 are reading

Reachy I agree with you on 95% of the things except the times. As someone here on the East Coast it is difficult for me to play at Global's time due to work schedules. It seems like Global likes to and will cater to a "global" community while BJ21 seems more focused on the "US market"

I especially agree with you on the double down and insurance issues. It makes it really hard to calculate totals.

Overall I was really happy with the touni last night. I hope they offer a weekly variety like Global.

In fact I can see BJ21 doing weekly events where the winners qualify for the monthly UBT spot tournament.

It's just good to have alternatives and IMHO BJ21 is a good choice.

 

I was surfing over at BJ21 and found in the personal section that it has a list of all the games I've played and a breakdown hand by hand.

What I find especially helpful in this feature is that it allowed me to go back and understand bets better. I think its a great feature.

Only problem is it incorrectly posted the payout on the one hand. The totals were right but the computer number posted was incorrect.

They also don't have a feature to contact the BJ21 people. Strange - I would have thought they would want feedback. Unless I missed it.

 

Last Night's Tourney

I know I've been critical of Blackjack21.com in some of my previous posts but I thought last night's tournament went really well. It was fun though the outcome didn't come out the way that I wanted. The top three places paid and I came in fourth. I guess I was the first loser. LOL

Again, nicely done blackjack21.com