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Event: Midwest Regional BJ Championship - Finals

Casino: Horseshoe Southern Indiana

Posted by: toolman1 toolman1

Posted: 2007-09-19 17:58:31

Added details (Call VIP services at 1-877-367-3767.

Most seats are probably filled by players that won 
satellites during the previous 4 months. 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.

Details on how players are eliminated are not known - 
table elimination is the most probable. Wild cards are a 
definite possibility if history is any guide. They say 
they can accomodate 315 players. So that works out to 15 
tables with 7 players per table in each of the 3 sessions 
of round 1.

There will be 5 rounds of play:
Round 1: 3 sessions starting at 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00
Round 2: 3:00
Round 3: 4:00
Round 4: 6:00
Round 5: 7:00 (final table) 

Their normal tournament rules:
Their normal 8 deck shoe rules apply with exceptions.
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
Surrender: Late surrender allowed).
Changed All Prizes to guaranteed.
Changed 1st Prize to guaranteed.
Added prize details (Prize money appears to be guaranteed. Their literature 
soliciting the final event says nothing about prize money 
being dependent on number of players.).