Midwest Reginal Blackjack Championship - Finale - Horseshoe Southern Indiana

Most seats will probably be filled by players that won 
satellites during the previous 3 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 
finals. If an advance seat can be purchased with a credit 
card, the charge will go through immediately and lost if 
you do not play.

Table elimination - 2 advance per table

Literature says "five rounds of play beginning at noon".

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

10/19/08 update:
Tournament started late and was well disorganized as
usual.

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. However, to their credit, the 
full prize pool was paid even with the poor attendance. 

2 to 4 wild cards were drawn for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 
rounds. No wild card for the final table.

Prize money may vary depending on number of players.
10/18/08 update:
The full prize money was paid even with less than 100 
players although they had room for 280.