Tony Dorsett All Star Celebrity Blackjack Tournament - The Meadows Race & Casino

Welcome Reception: 11am - 1pm

Qualifying Round:
- 3 sessions (12pm, 1:15pm, 2:30pm) x 8 tables x 6 players =
144 Players (includes 24 Celebrities, 1 per table)
- 1 player from each table + 12 wildcards advance.

Semi-Final Round:
- 3:45pm
- 6 tables x 6 players = 36 players
- 1 player from each table advances

Final Table:
- 5pm
- 6 players

For all rounds:
$2,000 bank roll, $25 min, $2,000 max, 20 hands

Blackjack Rules of play (based on the Mel Blount tournament
of April 9, 2011):

6 decks (1 cut off), s17, late surrender, split twice for a
total of 3 hands except split Aces (1 card each), double on
any 2 cards, double after split (except Aces), double for
less, black jack pays 3/2, no double on black jack

Comps:
$100 in free slot play
Free buffet at welcome reception
They comped my room at the Mel Blount tourney, April 9, 2011
even though I had never been to this casino before.

Full tournament is 120 paid entries + 24 celebrities who do
not contribute to the prize pool. Actual prize pool for a
full tournament is 36,000, however $5,000 from the prize
pool plus an additional $10,000 added by the casino will be
donated to the McGuire Memorial in the winner's name. All
celebrity winnings will also be donated.

Prizes are based on a full tournament with $36,000 in paid
entries. If the tournament is not full, the percentages paid
are:

1st: 55.56%
2nd: 13.89%
3rd:  6.94%
4tf:  4.17%
5th:  2.78%
6th:  2.78%