Blackjack Insider Newsletter, Nov. 2004, #58

Ken Smith hosts the popular website www.BlackjackInfo.com and the new site for tournament players www.BlackjackTournaments.com. Ken has written tournament articles for Blackjack Confidential magazine. You can subscribe to his free email newsletter for blackjack players at http://www.blackjackinfo.com.

Here’s a short list of upcoming major blackjack tournaments, from Dec 1st, 2004 to Jan 31st, 2005.

December 3-5, 2004: Las Vegas, NV Imperial Palace

Jack Frost Blackjack Tournament

$325 Entry fee, $47500 prize pool with $20K to first

Phone: 800-634-6441 x2

December 4-5, 2004: St Ignace, MI Kewadin Casino

$35,000 Blackjack Tournament

$250 entry ($150 without room), $100 re-entry.

$35,000 prize pool with $15,000 guaranteed first place.

Phone: 800-539-2346

December 13-15, 2004: Las Vegas, NV Stardust

Stardust Invitational Holiday BJ Tournament

$375 Entry fee, $100K prize pool with $50K first place.

Unlike previous events, this will not be a live money buy-in event.

Phone: 888-271-1777

(If you have trouble entering this invitational, see the posts on the message board at

BlackjackTournaments.com for help.)

December 16-17,2004: Las Vegas, NV New Frontier

Entry Fee $300, Multiple rebuys based on availability at $150.

Live money buy-in each round $300.

Prize structure, based on 180 entries and 120 rebuys:

1^st=$30,000 / 2^nd = $16,000 / 3^rd = $10,000 / 4^th = $6000 / 5^th = $3000 / 6^th = $1500

Semifinalists receive $200 each.

This tournament is five rounds, with 2 players advancing from every table.

Phone: 1-800-634-6966.

December 16-18, 2004: Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Hilton

"Million Dollar III Blackjack Tournament" Monthly Qualifier

Entry fee of $1000 includes three room nights.

$57500 in prizes with $20K for first.

16 players qualify for a seat in the $1 Million finals in 2005.

Phone: 800-457-3307

January 20-22, 2005: Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Hilton

"Million Dollar III Blackjack Tournament" Monthly Qualifier

Entry fee of $1000 includes three room nights.

$57500 in prizes with $20K for first.

16 players qualify for a seat in the $1 Million finals in 2005.

Phone: 800-457-3307

January 25, 2005: Niagara Falls, Ontario Casino Niagara

Qualifying event for "$250,000 Masters of Blackjack Tournament Series"

Entry is $125 CDN / $95 US.

Prizes in CDN$: 1st $10,000 / 2nd $3,000 / 3rd $1,500 / 4th $1,000
5th $750 / 6th $500 / 7th $250
Also the top three advance to the Finals in March 2005.
Finals in March 2005 have a $100K CDN first place prize.

Phone: 888-756-8258