The Golden Acorn, in Campo, CA (off I-8, about an hours drive east of San Diego) is running its Blackjack Tournament again - after skipping July - it is Saturday, 19 August - registration from 1:30 to 3:00, play starts at 3:00 - prize pool still at $10,000 - buy-ins are $10, Rebuys are $25 - info in event calendar is correct - if you earn enough 'points' through play (buy-ins and advances and final table finishes) - you will get invited to a freeroll in December - where first prize is a Ford F150 pickup - second is $3,000 - need to be in top 84 point totals for year for invite - this is cheap entry for a $10,000 tournament - in June they had 55 players - and wildcarded 4 into the finals - casino put about $7,500 of their own money into the prize pool -
Golden Acorn I finally spoke with the correct person in marketing, and posted the format for the tournament in the Event Calendar.. https://www.blackjacktournaments.com/oldtourn/viewtourn.php?infoID=805&msg=Updated The most interesting thing about this event is the EV. With one hundred players, all would have to re-buy 3 times,(the limit), to get close to the prize pool. 100*$10 entry = $1,000...100*3(rebuys)*$25 = $7,500......$8,500 total with 100 players Also, you can re-buy back into the semi-final. Go win some easy money. Thanks to Barney Stone and Jackaroo for finding my error..
GA Tourney SWOG - thanks for correcting and completing the prize pay outs - and the format info - The $10 entry was supposed to be a special promotion for June only - I am surprized they are keeping it that low - but happy - The one time I played there (June) - I was not told that you could rebuy in the semi-finals - was told only in qualifying rounds - they limited qualifying rounds to three - as they ran out of players rebuying - then ran off three full tables for semis - then wild carded four people into finals - they may be changing formats some - when I called to talk about the July tournament being canceled - I was told they would be changing format and/or prize pool - then they came out with what appears to be a duplicate of what they had been doing - 1st is $5,000 - as posted - $10,000 isn't the biggest tournament - but $10,000 for $10 - or even $25 on the rebuy - is a pretty good bargain - particularly with being short on players - worth a couple hours drive I think - I will definitely be there in August -
Ga SWOG got it right - if I remember right - only played once - with low bankroll and no max - expect some of the players to plunge all-in or big bets in the early hands - they will usually keep plunging until they lose out - fortunately - if there are going to be several players there - anyone interested in getting together for lunch and conversation before the tourney?
Allright, I'll push the old BMW through the desert Last minute decision...I'm on my way there now. See you all there.
Here I go Im off to Golden Acorn. Hope to meet up with Ace and Kuczek today. If anyone wants to pick me out of a crowed Im 6-2 with short but full dirty blond/red hair and smile 99% of the time. B
Share time Golden Acorn Had a great time at the Golden Acorn. No final table but did make semi. Its a hard game because one advance from table of 7. I really liked the 200 chip base. I am very happy with my play and glad I made the 3+ hour drive. Had a three hour Pow Wow with Ace Donovan and and R Kuczek. A lot of laughs after the tournament and Reachy was a top subject LOL. Without a doubt hope to meet up with them again (Reachy too). Sorry I didnt hook up with napodot. Barney
Golden Acorn Barney was fun meeting you and Ace - even if I sucked gas at all my rebuy tables - always another tournament - you guys remember we have a $10,000 in Yuma Aug 31 - starts at 6:00 - same basic format as Golden Acorn - except they don't rotate the button - so if you draw the lucky card - you can claim betting position on every hand - I promise at least one drunk all-in guy at every table - RKuczek
Sober all-in guy It was a good time for sure. Made the semis again and was at the same table with Barney. Had a decent lead on the second to last hand and it looked like it was going to shape up to be a fun final hand until the, this time sober, all-in guy hit a 2 to 1 blackjack with all his chips in. That ended it for all of us since nobody could catch him after that payout. Those all-in blackjacks at the end of the game are following me wherever I go. :joker: It was a fun time though and good meeting Barney and RKuczek (thanks again for dinner). At least Barney and I did a quick hit and run on a shoe game to pay for the trip right before we left.
Golden Acorn I made the drive to Golden Acorn at 12 noon. I did not expect the horrible traffic to San Diego on the 5 Freeway. The average speed was 25 MPH !!! The last 58 miles (San Diego to Ocampo) was done in a-traffic-ticket-deserving speed .... Arrived at Golden Acorn at 4:35 PM (4 and a half hours !!). I thought I was NOT going to be allowed to play because the tournament started at 3:00 PM - BUT WAS STILL PERMITTED. Lost the round on the last hand. Re-entered. I was on the last squad prior to the FINALS. Table 4. Seat 7. On the 15th hand, I bet $305. Was dealt a pair of 2's. The dealer was showing a 6. I split. On the first 2, was dealt a 9. I doubled for less ($125) because that's all the money I had left. Was dealt a 3. SICKENING ....... On the other 2, was dealt another 9!! With NO MONEY LEFT TO DOUBLE THE HAND WITH - I hit. Was dealt a 2 !!!! DOUBLE SICKENING .....:cry: My only hope was for the dealer to BUST with her 6. Needless to say, she managed to accumolate a "17" total hand - hitting twice.:gun: I was the first one eliminated from the table. Oh well ...... I was the Asian guy wearing a red-blue striped Izod shirt and graying hair... I tried to read the name tags of the people in the casino area - even though I really had no inkling what names I was looking for. I even tried looking for a 6'2'' person with dirty blond hair ... all I saw was a person on the final table with a clean-groomed blond hair. It would have been nice to met you (Barney Stone), Ace Donovan and R Ruczek. If you don't already know: here are 2 tournaments you might look into. 1). Casino Pauma BJ Tourney. Entry: $100.00. First Place: $10,000.00. August 26, 2006. at 12 noon. Casino Pauma is close to Pechanga Casino. 2). Wild Horse Pass Casino. Entry: $100.00. First Place is a guaranteed $7,500.00. The Casino is close to Tempe, Arizona. August 29th at 1800. It's in my schedule to be at the 2 tournaments because I'm still trying to get my FUNDS for the ARUBA tournament. :laugh: If you, Ace Donovan and R Ruczek could be/will be there, I'll be wearing a khaki Kentucky Deby baseball hat...
sorry we missed Napodot- sorry we missed you at Golden Acorn - you should have looked for the small group sitting around telling each other how great we played - but 'we didn't get the cards' on 'the critical hands' and then 'the drunk all in guy got his 2-1 BJ' and the dealer 'drew the 5 to her 14 stiff to beat my soft 18 double down' - and generally dissing the sad/bad play of all the players who beat us - it was great fun - the Pauma tournament interests me - as I work full time - I look for tournaments I can play on weekends - and this looks like a reachable one - but didn't find the casino on the casino list - can you provide some details? maybe put up a listing for other interested players - I may be able to make it this Saturday - RKuczek
Casino Pauma $10,000.00 BJ Tournament RKuczek - At the HOME PAGE of Blackjacktournaments.com 1. Page down to the CASINO LISTINGS. 2. Upon opening the page, OPEN the CALIFORNIA (51) Casino list. 3. Then, GO TO - Casino Pauma web. You will see the $10,000.00 Blackjack Tournament for August 26, 2006 at noon in there web site. They only need 54 people to guarantee!!! Hope this helps..... and see you there !!!!
Pauma I found the listing - Do you know when registration starts? are they limiting entries? what the format is? are rebuys available and for how much? sounds very interesting to me RKuczek
Positive Equity Reason to like this tournament - they filled up 77 players with buy-ins (11 tables of 7 each) - then all other tables were rebuy tables - except for a few late buy-ins like Napodot - they produced 5 finalists from these buy-ins and rebuys - plus two wild cards - buy-ins $10 and rebuys $25 - so - 77 players at $10, 168 rebuys at $25 - total entries collected $4,970 at most - total prize pool $10,000 - very positive equity -
