Some rule sets also allow splitting different cards valued at 10, such as a queen and a jack. A player may split pairs up to four times with the exception of aces.The house must hit on soft 17 and anything below, and must stay on hard 17 and anything above.While certain organizations have their own house rules, elimination blackjack usually follows the following rules: Depending upon the organization hosting the event, a player will start with between $10,000 and $100,000 in chips. UltimateBet, a sponsor of the Ultimate Blackjack Tour, offered online elimination blackjack tournaments prior to bankruptcy.Ī round of elimination blackjack in most cases is thirty hands in length. Unlike Texas Hold'Em tournaments, players are still competing against the same dealer that is why the results of most players at the table are likely to be the same. It combines the game of blackjack with elements of No Limit Texas Hold'Em. Elimination Blackjack is a tournament format of blackjack invented by Russ Hamilton, that was played on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour and in various casinos.
