This is a tournament teaser that may turn into a tournament tip. So here is the teaser Format minum bet 10 Maximum Bet 300 Betting increments of 5 dollars example 15 or 25, 35 No surrender and blackjack pays 3 to 2 Here is the question Is it possible to win your round by $ 3 dollars ? Joep2
Insurance for less With bet of $10 or more losing the Insurance bet for $3 (if acceptable) will make that difference.
Insurance Insurance bets are also in 5 dollar increments only. Sorry that is not the correct solution . Joep2
Since Joe didn't mention it, I'll add that there are no $2.50 chips on the table, nor are there 50c pieces.
More questions Joe/Ken, there are no $2.50 chips on the table as part of the solution, or there are no $2.50 or .50 chips to be paid with at all on the table? If there are no chips to be paid with at all... my answer is Player A has $45 bets all-in and wins for $90 Player B is all-in with $35 bet and gets blackjack and is paid $87 instead of $87.50 Player A wins by $3
Blackjack Payout I have played some places where a $15 blackjack would pay $23 instead of $22.50 when no 50 cent or $2.50 pieces were available. What would a $15 BJ pay in this tourney? Dan
Rounded Up A 15 Blackjack would pay 23 dollars in this tournament .So Mr .Dan Mayo you were right on target with your question. Ms. Gfan rounder down instead of up but was close indeed to the solution to this teaser. So the teaser that was to turn into a tip is When playing at a tournament that rounds up on blackjacks payouts instead of down, its always to your advantage to bet the extra 5 dollars on you bet. I won my first round at the Imperial Place on Saturday by 3 dollars I was told that someone in the 2nd round won their table by 1 dollar I didn't see that but as you can see there is a small advantage to betting the extra 5 . Hope you enjoyed this brain teaser/tournament tip . p.s. I didn't mention the lack of 2.50 chips or 50 cent pieces as that was the main part of the puzzle Joep2
