Tournament blackjack goes back to the year 1979. It was then that the Fishman brothers created the concept and held the first tournament ever played. It was called the World Championship of Blackjack and was held at the Sahara Hotel. I played in that tournament (and lost). The entry fee was $250 and players played with their own money; the buy-in was $500. The rounds were two hours in length and the game was a single deck dealt face up with great rules. Blackjack will never be any better. As time went on the Fishmans went off in other business directions but their idea caught on big time. Today there are small blackjack tournaments somewhere in Las Vegas just about every day of the week. The format has changed drastically though. Now your buy-in gets you tournament chips, the game is usually a shoe game, and the number of hands per round is limited to around 30.

If you play Blackjack and have never played in a tournament, I tell you it can be a lot of fun! Most definitely a good thing do when you go on your Las Vegas Vacation.

An speaking of a Black jack have you ever seen Jack Johnson of the early 1900’s box? He was unbeatable! The documentary on him was a lot of fun to watch.
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