Midwast Reginal Blackjack Championship - Finale - Horseshoe Southern Indiana

Most seats will probably be filled by players that won 
satellites during the previous 2 months or are comped in. 
Others can buy a seat for $500. Not sure if the $500 seat 
can be purchased in advance or just on the day of the 
finale. If an advance seat can be purchased with a credit 
card, the charge will go through immediately and lost if 
you do not play.

This is how the play was last year:
Table elimination - 2 advance per table
Literature said "five rounds of play beginning at noon".
2 to 4 wild cards were drawn for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 
rounds. No wild card for the final table.

Their normal tournament rules:
7 players to a table.
Their normal 8 deck shoe rules apply with exceptions.
Starting bankroll: 1,000
Minimum Bet: 25
Maximum Bet: no max - can go "all in" at any time
H17: Hit soft 17
Decks: 8 deck shoe
BJ: Pays 2:1
No Surrender

Last year attendance was poor. They had room for 280 
players but less than 100 participated with only a few 
paying the full $500 entry fee and even fewer doing a 
rebuy. Rebuys were poor because many thought the prize 
pool would be reduced due to the poor attendance, not 
realizing that the prize pool is guaranteed.

As a side note, their tournaments have a reputation of 
being poorly run. So don't expect any type of efficiency - 
it aint gona happen.