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SUMMARY:Golden Nugget Las Vegas $100k Blackjack Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Schedule dates only – No details\n\n\n\n\nBJTUSA is focused primarily on supporting Open Blackjack Tournaments\, its participating player membership and casino properties in the central part of the US from the Gulf Coast and further north to the Canadian border.  But since several of our subscribers play the Golden Nugget Las Vegas tournament and at the request of some this listing is offered as a convenience to them.  We hope to keep dates for this particular event as current as possible but rules\, etc. are not being published.
URL:https://bjtusa.com/event/golden-nugget-las-vegas-100k-blackjack-tournament-10/
LOCATION:Golden Nugget Casino Las Vegas\, 129 E Fremont St\, Las Vegas\, NV\, NV 89101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Paragon Casino $25\,000 Cash Showdown Blackjack Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Back in Time \nCash Blackjack Tournament\nKick off your 2025 with a winning hand! 🎉\nLet’s start the new Tournament year off right with this January 4th Paragon $25\,000 Cash Blackjack Tournament. Thank you Paragon!\nSpecial Hotel Rates For This Tournament:\nReservation number: 800-642-7777\nWhen calling refer to Blackjack Tournament code PCG03GR\nSpecial rates: $109 to $149\, plus taxes and fees.\nReservation Notes\n1. Assumed to be valid for Friday\, Saturday and Sunday (January 3\, 4 & 5)\, nights – Verify when making reservation.\n2. This much anticipated return of a Paragon Blackjack Tournament event will be well attended. It’s probably advisable to make your reservation right away. We have no idea how large the block of rooms is and there have many requests for information on this room rate code.\n3. Ask if you have comp rates available before using the code to reserve your room. You could have a better rate based on your play.\nFriday night\, Jan. 3rd registration: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Club MeZazz in the casino. Appetizers\, water & soft drinks will be furnished. (The bar is not far away 😊).\nMany of the confirmed attendees haven’t seen each other since the Paragon Events in 2023. This will be a good time for a “Mini Meet & Greet” reunion gathering. Should be fun!”\nSome Clarification Notes:\nHappy New Year and may luck be in your favor!\nRULES\n\nEligibility:\n\nAny Club Paragon guest that buys-in for $100.00 or has earned a free entry.\n\n\nPrizes:\n\n1st Place – 47%\n2nd Place – 18%\n3rd Place – 9%\n4th Place – 8%\n5th Place – 7%\n6th Place – 6%\n7th Place – 5%\n\n\nQualifications:\n\nMust be a member of Paragon Casino Player’s Club\nPay $100 on Friday January 3\,2024 from 5pm to 8pm or $150 Saturday January 4\,2025 by 2:45 PM or\, earn a free entry by having logged a minimum of 50 hours of Blackjack play from October 1\,2024 thru December 31\,2024.\n\n\nTournament Rules:\n\nPlayers will pay entry fee and re-buy fees at the cashier’s cage.\nPlayers will bring the yellow ticket from the cashier to the tournament area.\nRegistration will be Friday 3\, 2025 from 5PM to 8PM and Saturday 4\, 2025 (tournament area will open at 8AM)\nAll Paragon blackjack rules apply to blackjack tournament play with the following exception:\n\nBlackjack pays 2 to 1\nAces can be split 3 times to make 4 hands\n\n\nShould the player not advance in a previous preliminary round they have the option to re-buy. There are two ways to re-buy back into the tournament\nPay $100\nEarn up to three re-buys by having logged hours of Blackjack play\n\n75 hours = one re-buy\n100 hours = two re-buys\n125 hours = three re-buys\n\n\nThere will be unlimited re-buys\, until 2:45 PM\, as available thru the preliminary rounds or when there are not at least 3 players for a round of play\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne Wild Card entry slip will be deposited into the Wild Card Entry drum for initial buy-in and an additional Wild Card Entry slip will be deposited for each re-buy.  Wild Cards drawn from the drum and either claimed or not claimed will be re-deposited into the drum.\nAll participants must arrive at the tournament area at least 10 minutes before the beginning of each round.  All participants must check-in at their assigned table and seat.  Late (after round has begun play)\, participants will be penalized $100 in non-value tournament chips for every hand missed.   After the completion of the third (3rd) hand\, if the absent player has not been seated they shall be disqualified for that round.\nEach participant will receive $2\,500 in non-value tournament chips in every specific round.\nFor an extra $10 dealer appreciation buy-in\, the participant can receive an additional $500 in non-value tournament chips.\n\n\n\n\nNon-value tournament chips are not to be taken from the table.\n\n\n\n\nAll rounds will consist of:\n20 hands of blackjack\n Minimum bet of $25 and a maximum bet of $500.\n\nExcept for the Final round will be a maximum bet of $1\,000\n\n\nAll bets will be in $25 increments.\nThe dealer and/or tournament staff will make a countdown at the end of 15 hands and again at the end of 19 hands.\n\n\n\n\nThe tournament will be dealt from a six-deck shoe.\nOnly one cut card will be used. The dealer deals to the bottom of the deck\, if cards run out during a hand\, the dealer shuffles all cards in the discard rack and continues with the hand.\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must play every hand.\nIf a participant is unable to bet the minimum $25 bet\, then that participant will be disqualified.\nIn the event of a tie\, each participant involved will receive $500 in chips and there will be a five-hand playoff.  This will continue until a winner is determined.\nThe dealer button will determine where the deal begins.  This will be determined by dealing a card to each seat from left to right on a designated tournament table.   The seat number with the highest card will receive the dealer button.  If the same value cards are dealt\, first out of the shoe is highest.\nAll bets will be made left to right from the dealer button.  Participants are not allowed to change or alter any bet after it is placed in the betting area\, this includes when participants bet out of order.\nPlayers must be ready to bet when it is their turn.  There will be no more than thirty (30) seconds to place a bet and act on a hand.\nOnce a bet has been made\, it cannot be changed.\n\nNo string betting is permitted.  Bets must be slid into the circle\, highest denomination chip on the bottom to the lowest denomination chip on top.  If a player string bets\, the first chip to hit the felt inside the betting circle will be the player’s bet.\n\n\nBlackjack pays 2 to 1.\n\nIf the dealer also has a blackjack the players bet is a push.\nIf the dealer has an Ace up there is no insurance offered.\n\n\nPlayers may split same -value cards\, including Aces\, up to four hands.\nDouble downs on splits are allowed except on split Aces which will get only one card each.\nSurrender\, insurance and even money are not offered for tournament play.\nOnly one wagering position per player.\nEnglish is the official language of this tournament.  Players may speak only English during play.  No spectator may speak in a language other than English.\nTournament chips must remain in front of the participants\, separated by denomination and in the view of all other participants at that table.\nTournament players are not permitted to use any aids such as calculators\, writing on paper\, or writing on back of a hand\, etc.\nIn the event of a misdeal\, all hands will be declared dead.  The dealer will shuffle all cards and deal a new hand without moving the dealer button.\nConversing with spectators may be a cause for disqualification.  Spectators who interfere with the game or aid the players may be asked to leave the tournament area.\nParagon Casino Resort reserves the right to accept or deny any entry into the tournament.\nIf a participant should leave the table in the middle of a round\, they will be disqualified.\nParagon Casino Resort may limit the number of entries into the tournament.\nTournament times are approximate.  Paragon Casino Resort reserves the right to change tournament times.\nParagon Casino Resort may disqualify any person for any prize based on fraud\, dishonesty\, violation of promotional rules or other misconduct whether or not related to the tournament.\nParagon Casino Resort may cancel\, modify\, relocate or reschedule the tournament(s) for any reason with prior approval by and/or notification to the appropriate gaming regulators.\nBy participating in the tournament entrants agree to the rules brought forth by Paragon Casino Resort\nValue chips will not be used for tournament play.\nAll decisions regarding the interpretation of rules\, eligibility\, etc. for the tournament lies solely with the management of Paragon Casino Resort.  Management decisions are final.\nAll winnings will be rounded off and paid in chips after the final round.\nThis tournament is subject to change or modification at any time and the interpretation of the rules\, eligibility\, and prize distribution is at the sole discretion of Paragon Casino Resort.\nParagon Casino Resort Management will resolve any dispute or situation not covered by the official rules.\nParagon Casino Resort reserves the right to cancel\, change or modify the tournament at any time\, for any reason\, subject to all applicable regulatory approval\, provided that such modification shall not\, as of the date of such modifications\, materially alter or change any participant’s prize already awarded.\nIf the tournament should be cancelled for any reason\, all entry fees will be returned to the registrant.\nAll rounds are depending on player participation.\nWild Card drawing will be used as needed to even out tables.\nMaximum seven tables and up to seven players per table.\n\nPlayer and seat placement can be changed by the tournament director to balance the tables.\n\n\nAll rounds will consist of 20 hands\, except for the Wild Card round which will consist of 15 hands. The dealer and/or tournament staff will make a countdown on the Wild Card round at the end of 14 hands.\n\n\n\n\nRound Progression\n\nPreliminary Rounds\n\nUp to nine 45-minute rounds on up to 7 tables per round depending upon participation.\nThe top 2 chip leaders from each table advance to the next round.\n\n\nQuarter-Final Round (as required)\n\nTotal number of Wild Cards (If any) – players – tables – players to advance to Semi-Finals per table\, will be determined based on total qualifiers from Preliminary rounds.\n\n\nSemi-Final Round\n\nOne 45-minute round\nOne round with five tables and from five to seven players (depending on participation)\nThe top chip leader from each table advances to the final round.\nFinal table seats one thru five\n\n\nFinal Table Wild Card Round\n\nThe Wild Card Round will consist of one table with up to seven players from a wild card draw to play a 15-hand\, 45-minute round.\nWild Card winners will have one minute to present themselves and claim their seat. If not present\, when time expires another Wild Card will be drawn.\nTwo players with the top chip count from wild card table will advance to the final table\nFinal table seats six and seven\n\n\nFinal Table\n\nOne 45-minute round.\nAll seven seats will get paid.\n\n\n\n\nTournament Times\n\nFriday:\n\nEarly Registration: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\n\nSaturday:\n\nLate Registration- Tournament area opens at 8:00 AM\nBuy-ins and re-buys available for preliminary round play at any time until 2:45 PM as long as there are at least 3 players for a round of play. Once participation drops below the 3-player limit\, buy-ins and re-buys will not re-start\n\n\nActual round times may vary according to participation.\n\nPreliminary Round\n\nRound 1 – 9:00 AM\nRound 2 – 9:45 AM\nRound 3 – 10:30 AM\nRound 4 – 11:15 AM\nRound 5 (if required) 12:00 PM\nRound 6 (if required) 12:45 PM\nRound 7 (if required) 1:30 PM\nRound 8 (if required) 2:15 PM\nRound 9 (if required) 3:00 PM\n\n\nQuarter-Final Round\n\nRound 1 – 4:00 PM\nRound 2 – 4:45 PM\n\n\nSemi-Final Round – 5:30 PM\nWild Card Drawing and Round – 6:15 PM\nFinal Table – 7:00 PM\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://bjtusa.com/event/paragon-casino-25000-showdown-blackjack-tournament/
LOCATION:Paragon Casino Resort\, 711 Paragon Pl\, Marksville\, LA\, 71351\,\, United States
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