Millionaire Maker Blackjack Tournament (Qualifier) - Harrah's Reno

This is the unadvertised 3rd of 3 qualifiers that this 
property is holding.  The information posted herewith 
is from the 1st qualifier that I attended on 19 MAR and is 
presumed to be the same for the 2 subsequent ones.  Format 
is 4 preliminary (first) rounds, one semi-final round and 
one final round.  Wild card draws will add 10 players to 
the semi-finals from those who don't advance to it.  Chip 
leader (1) from each preliminary and semi-final round will 
advance.  A 10 deck shoe with 10 jokers is used - 25 hands 
per round with a countdown at 20 hands.  20 jokers are 
added for the final round.  Betting limits are 25-500 for 
first 20 hands and 25-1000 for last 5 hands.  Blackjacks 
pay 5 to 1 and a winning 5 (or more) card "charlie" pays 
10 to 1.  Joker may count as 1 to 11 and can be part of a 
if used with an ace or 10 in two cards qualifies as a 
blackjack.

1st and 2nd place also get a seat at the AUG finals and 
includes airfare.