HOW TO PLAY & CONTEST RULES

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1. MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO PLAY (ENTRY FEE IS ALWATS FREE)
2. PLAYERS START WITH $1100 IN CHIPS IN REGULAR ROUND SESSION PLAY (MINIMUM BET LIMITS ARE $25 UP TO $200 FOR EACH HAND, EXCEPT FOR THE FINAL HAND)
3. THE LAST BET WILL BE THE NEXT HAND DEALT AFTER THE CUT OFF CARD IS PULLED AND IS A $25 TO NO LIMIT BET HAND. (PLAYERS WILL SECRETLY WRITE DOWN THIER BET AS TO NOT LET OTHER PLAYERS KNOW WHAT THEY WILL BET FOR THE LAST HAND.
4. NUMBERS ARE DRAWN FOR THE SEVEN SPOTS AT THE TABLE, THEN THE DEAL MOVES ONE PLAYER LEFT TO RIGHT AFTER EACH HAND.  THE FIRST HAND IS ALWAYS THE FIRST SPOT.
5. PLAYERS PLACE BETS OUT IN ORDER OF THE START BUTTON. ONCE YOU PLACE YOUR BET YOU CAN’T CHANGE IT. IF YOU PLACE YOUR BET EARLY YOUR BET STAYS.
6. A MINIMUM OF 4 PLAYERS ARE NEEDED TO PLAY A ROUND.
7. BETS ARE THEN PLACED IN THE ORDER OF WHO IS DEALT THE FIRST HAND. ONCE YOU PLACE YOUR BET YOU CAN NOT CHANGE IT. IF YOU BET EARLY AND OUT OF TURN YOU CAN NOT CHANGE IT AND MUST LEAVE THE BET YOU PLACED.
8. ONE ROUND CONSISTS OF PLAYING ONE 6 DECK SHOE WITH A YELLOW CUT OFF CARD AT ABOUT 65 CARDS LEFT, ABOUT 12 TO 14 HANDS WITH MAX PLAYERS AND LASTS ABOUT 45 MINUTES
9. 3 ROUNDS PER SESSION (A PLAYER CAN PLAY IN THE 2ND OR 3RD ROUNDS IF NO NEW PLAYERS WILL BE PLAYING)
10. UP TO 7 PLAYERS CAN PLAY IN A ROUND, THERE ARE 3 ROUNDS IN A SESSION (BARS WILL HOST 1 OR MORE TABLES TO PLAY AT)
11. IF A PLAYER LEAVES THEIR SEAT AND NOT BACK BY THEIR TURN TO BET, THE MINIMUM BET WILL BE PLACED FOR THEM.
12. IF A PLAYER IS NOT BACK BEFORE IT IS THEIR TURN TO HIT OR STAND, THEY WILL STAND AUTOMATICALLY. (10 SECOND COUNT)
13. IF A PLAYER REACHES A COUNT OF 22 OR MORE THEY LOSE THEIR BET ON THAT HAND.
14. IF THE DEALER REACHES A COUNT OF 22 OR MORE, THE PLAYERS REMAINING WIN THEIR HAND.
15. ALTHOUGH PLAYERS ARE COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER, A PLAYER MUST BEAT THE DEALER’S TOTAL TO WIN OR TIE IT TO PUSH.
16. IF A PLAYER LOSES ALL THEIR CHIPS, THEY ARE OUT FOR THE ROUND.
17. ACES COUNT AS 1 OR 11 AND 10’S AND FACE CARDS COUNT AS 10. ALL OTHER CARDS SHOW THEIR VALUE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER MUST STAND ON A SOFT 17 WHICH IS ACE – SIX.
18. A PLAYER CAN SPLIT A PAIR, BUT ONLY ONCE (THEY CAN DOUBLE DOWN AFTERWARD ON THE FIRST TWO CARDS EXCEPT IF SPLITTING ACES.
19. A PLAYER CAN DOUBLE ON ANY FIRST TWO CARDS EXCEPT ACES.  
20. A PLAYER CAN MATCH THEIR BET OR PLACE LESS THEN THEIR BET (IF NOT BETTING THE MINIMUM) ON A DOUBLE DOWN BET.
21. A PLAYER MUST MATCH THEIR ORIGINAL BET EXACTLY AND HAVE A PAIR TO DO A SPLIT BET. (ALL FACE CARDS AND 10’S COUNT AS 10’S AND CAN BE SPLIT) 
22. A DEALER WILL HIT THEIR HAND UNTIL THEY REACH A HAND OF 17 OR GREATER OR UNTIL THEY BUST. DEALER STANDS ON ALL 17’S. 
23. THERE IS NO INSURANCE IF THE DEALER SHOWS AN ACE UP.
24. IF A PLAYER GETS BLACKJACK, IT PAYS EVEN MONEY AND IS PAID BEFORE ALL OTHER HANDS START, SHOULD THEY WIN. (IF DEALER SHOWS BLACKJACK TOO, IT’S A PUSH AND OTHER HANDS CONTINUE) NO INSURANCE BETS ARE OFFERED.
25. TOP THREE PLAYERS PLUS TIES WIN POINTS FOR THE ROUND TO THE NEAREST HALF POINT OR POINT.
26. IF NO PLAYERS HAVE CHIPS AT THE END OF THE ROUND, NO POINTS ARE AWARDED.
27. IF ONLY TWO PLAYERS ARE LEFT WITH CHIPS AT THE END OF THE ROUND, ONLY 1ST AND 2ND PLACE POINTS ARE AWARDED.
28. IF ONLY ONE PLAYER HAS CHIPS LEFT AT THE END OF THE ROUND, THEY ARE THE WINNER AND ONLY 1ST PLACE POINTS ARE AWARDED
29. THE PLAYER WITH THE MOST CHIPS AT THE END OF THE 3 ROUNDS WILL ALSO WIN A PRIZE FOR THE SESSION (CHIPS CAN'T BE COMBINED FROM 2 OR MORE ROUNDS)
30. PLAYERS MAY NOT TOUCH THE CARDS DEALT TO THEM AND ALL CHIPS MUST BE VISIBLE ON THE TABLE AT ALL TIMES. BETS MUST BE PLACED IN THE DESIGNATED BETTING AREA. 
31. TOP 21 PLAYER POINTS MAKE THE FINALS (TIES TO EARN FINAL SPOT - HIGHEST WEEK POINTS, THEN MOST WEEKS WITH POINTS, THEN MOST POINTS STARTING WITH WEEK 1 TIL WINNER) ANYONE WITH POINTS MAY SHOW UP TO THE FINALS FOR A CHANCE TO BE AN ALTERNATE IF ANY PLAYERS FROM THE TOP 21 ARE NO-SHOWS.
32. BAR TOP BLACKJACK MANAGERS WILL MAKE FINAL CALL ON ANY DISCREPANCIES. 

1. FINALS WILL CONSIST OF THREE 3 ROUNDS AND A FINAL TABLE WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE TOP 21 POINT LEADERS OF THE BAR TOP BLACKJACK SEASON (OR ALTERNATES).  THE FIRST 7 PLAYERS PLAY, THEN THE NEXT 7 PLAYERS WILL PLAY AND THE LAST 7 PLAYERS WILL PLAY.  (PLAYERS WILL DRAW NUMBERS FOR THIER ROUND AND SPOT AT THE TABLE) THE TOP TWO PLAYERS FROMEACH ROUND WILL PLAY AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE.
2. IF THERE IS A TIE FOR 2ND TO MOVE TO THE CHAMPIONS TABLE A CARD FOR THE TIED PLAYERS WILL BE DRAWN FROM THE SHOE.  HIGHEST CARD MOVES ON (2 BEING THE LOWEST AND ACE BEING THE HIGHEST) THE PLAYER WITH HIGHEST CARD MOVES ON UNTIL NO TIES LEFT.
3. IF ALL THE PLAYERS LOSE ALL THEIR CHIPS GOING ALL-IN AT A ROUND OF THE FINALS, CHIPS FROM LAST BET ARE COUNTED TO FIND THE TWO PLAYERS THAT MOVE ON.
4. THE CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE WILL CONSIST OF 6 PLAYERS. THE TABLE WILL PLAY TWO SHOES OF BLACKJACK. PLAYERS START WITH $2000 IN CHIPS IN REGULAR ROUND SESSION PLAY (MINIMUM BET LIMITS ARE $25 UP TO $250 FOR EACH HAND, EXCEPT FOR THE FINAL HAND) THE LAST BET WILL BE THE NEXT HAND DEALT AFTER THE CUT OFF CARD IS PULLED FROM THE 2ND SHOE AND WILL BE A $25 TO NO LIMIT BET HAND. (PLAYERS WILL SECRETLY WRITE DOWN THIER BET AS TO NOT LET OTHER PLAYERS KNOW WHAT THEY WILL BET FOR THE LAST HAND.

IF A TABLE HAS 7 PLAYERS POINTS ARE (24 PTS- 1ST) ( 12PTS - 2ND) (9PTS - 3RD)

IF A TABLE HAS 6 PLAYERS POINTS ARE (18 PTS- 1ST) ( 9PTS - 2ND) (6PTS - 3RD)

IF A TABLE HAS 5 PLAYERS POINTS ARE (12PTS- 1ST) ( 6PTS - 2ND) (3PTS - 3RD)

IF A TABLE HAS 4 PLAYERS POINTS ARE (6PTS- 1ST) ( 3PTS - 2ND) (1PT - 3RD)

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