Online blackjack tournaments are offered at a variety of online casinos in a couple of different formats. The first and simplest format is one in which all participants are given a stack of chips. However, blackjack tournaments have become increasingly popular in recent years. This could be at least partly attributable to the growth in popularity of poker tournaments. Casino bosses have seen how many people they can attract, and offer blackjack tournaments hoping for the same effect.
Free Las Vegas Style Online Blackjack Tournaments
Blackjack freeroll tournaments are becoming more and more popular, both in an online casino setting and in land-based casinos like Las Vegas offers. We hope to explore what options are available for online blackjack players who are looking for free tourneys to play here.
Elimination Blackjack Tournament Freerolls
Ultimate Bet Blackjack Tourneys
'Elimination Blackjack' is the new tournament form of blackjack that's being played on the popular televised series The Ultimate Blackjack Tour. The game is a combination of blackjack with the additional element of competition between the players. (Normally blackjack is played strictly player vs. dealer, even when there are multiple players at a single table.) The most popular place to play Elimination Blackjack online is Ultimate Bet, which is most famous as an online poker room.
Ultimate Bet offer scheduled elimination blackjack tournaments on a daily basis at various times. They offer tournaments at all levels of buy-in, from freerolls to $215 buy-in tournaments. They also offer both single table and multitable tourney formats. The blackjack tournaments at Ultimate Bet are a lot of fun, there is plenty of action to be had, and the popularity of these events are growing rapidly.
Ultimate Bet does accept US-based players.
Get21 Blackjack Tournaments
(Please note that Get21 stopped offering online blackjack tournaments on July 15, 2007 - we've left the information online below for historical interest mostly.)
Get21.com is another online site offering blackjack tournament actions, but unlike Ultimate Bet, they do not accept US-based players. Their site is strictly focused on tournament blackjack. (i.e. You won't find any poker tables or games there.) They also offer a somewhat different version of blackjack than the Elimination Blackjack tournaments offered at Ultimate Bet.
The principles involved in the Get21.com Blackjack Tournament are the same as the principles in the Ultimate Bet blackjack events, but the nuances and rules differ slightly.
US Players and Credit Card Deposits Accepted!
Blackjack Tournaments, whether played online or at land-based casinos, offer one of the best values in the gambling world. Since tournament players are competing against each other instead of against the casino, a smart player can get a big edge by learning to play better than the average gambler.
Articles about Blackjack Tournament Play
| Blackjack Tournament Introductory Articles | |
|---|---|
| Introduction | A basic introduction to blackjack tournaments |
| Strategy Basics | Basic concepts of tournament strategy |
| Blackjack Tournament Strategies | |
| Position | Explains the importance of seat position in tournament strategy |
| Catch-Up Bets | How and when to make a 'Catch-Up' bet to take the chip lead |
| Free Hits | Getting something for nothing – 'Free Hits' in tournament blackjack |
| Doubling for Less | A powerful strategy to use in tournament play |
| The Rule of 2, 4, and 5 | A shortcut for finding an optimal bet in a hurry |
| Beyond Wong | Tournament Tips Uncle Stanford Never Told You, by Anthony Curtis |
| Tools for Strategy Decisions | |
| Dealer Outcome Charts | Table of exact dealer outcome probabilities |
| Double Down Probabilities | Table of exact probabilities for doubling down any 2-card hand |
More Tournament Tips from Ken Smith
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A second book is now available as well: How to Win Even More Blackjack Tournaments – Volume II, also at $14.95. Or, you can get a specially priced bundle of both E-books for $24.95.
Much More Available at BlackjackTournaments.com
Blackjack Tournament online, free
Our sister site BlackjackTournaments.com is the definitive spot for discussion of table game tournaments and tournament strategy. Many of the best players in the world participate on the active message board there. There is also a free listing of upcoming blackjack tournaments all around the country, with literally thousands of events listed. It is a goldmine of tournament information.
Play World Blackjack Tournament Free
About Ken Smith
Ken Smith has been competing in and writing about blackjack tournaments since 1994. Like many avid tournament players, he had a lot of early success, winning a considerable amount of money in events in his first year competing. Ken lives in South Mississippi near the Gulf Coast, where the casino industry was still brand-new in the mid-90's. At that time, the Mississippi casinos were competing for business and there were weekly blackjack tournaments literally every night of the week at the various casinos. In the weekly events, players could pay a $50 entry fee and compete for $10,000 in prize money. Larger events were held several times a year.
Since tournaments were new to the area, many of the players were unfamiliar with the appropriate strategies and were at a significant disadvantage to the sharper players. Week after week, the same names appeared at the final table, and Ken was among them. He played often, learned a lot, and made a nice supplemental income.
Blackjack Tournament online, free
Our sister site BlackjackTournaments.com is the definitive spot for discussion of table game tournaments and tournament strategy. Many of the best players in the world participate on the active message board there. There is also a free listing of upcoming blackjack tournaments all around the country, with literally thousands of events listed. It is a goldmine of tournament information.
Play World Blackjack Tournament Free
About Ken Smith
Ken Smith has been competing in and writing about blackjack tournaments since 1994. Like many avid tournament players, he had a lot of early success, winning a considerable amount of money in events in his first year competing. Ken lives in South Mississippi near the Gulf Coast, where the casino industry was still brand-new in the mid-90's. At that time, the Mississippi casinos were competing for business and there were weekly blackjack tournaments literally every night of the week at the various casinos. In the weekly events, players could pay a $50 entry fee and compete for $10,000 in prize money. Larger events were held several times a year.
Since tournaments were new to the area, many of the players were unfamiliar with the appropriate strategies and were at a significant disadvantage to the sharper players. Week after week, the same names appeared at the final table, and Ken was among them. He played often, learned a lot, and made a nice supplemental income.
Ken's appearances on televised blackjack tournaments include all four seasons of the World Series of Blackjack on GSN, the Ultimate Blackjack Tour on CBS, and the Las Vegas Hilton Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament on the Travel Channel.
More information about Ken is available here.
