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TOURNAMENT BASICS:

COMPLICATIONS ENSUE

by Kenneth R Smith

 

Tournament expert Ken Smith has appeared on all four seasons of GSN's World Series of Blackjack, and had several appearances on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour on CBS. He is the author of the e-book. How to Win More Blackjack Tournaments: Tips, Tricks, and Strategies to Supercharge Your Game. Ken hosts the popular website www.BlackjackInfo.com as well as the online tournament community at www.BlackjackTournaments.com.  You can subscribe to his free email newsletter at http://www.blackjackinfo.com/news/. Ken also markets his new pocket blackjack strategy cards, which are available in our BJI store.

 

For this month's topic, I want to delve deep into some strategy analysis. To start, I will completely analyze a two-player scenario, and then I will show how the optimal strategies are affected by the presence of a third player threat. As the title suggests, we don't have to go far before serious complications ensue.

Allow me to set up the final hand situation in a one-advance round.

Player

Bankroll

Bet

Cards

Player A

$300

$100

(2,3)

Player B

$305

$100

(2,3)

Player C

$90

$90

(T,T)

Dealer Ten up.

Third-place Player C's round is over already, since a possible $180 bankroll is still guaranteed to keep him in third place. Player B's lead over Player A may be a small $5, but it makes him a big favorite here. With optimal play, he will advance 77.74% of the time. (All numbers are based on infinite-deck calculations.) Of course, optimal play is not at all obvious here. Let's see what's involved...

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