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 BETTING HAND WILL BE THE NEXT HAND DEALT AFTER THE YELLOW CUT OFF CARD IS PULLED AND IS A $25 TO NO LIMIT BET HAND. (PLAYERS WILL SECRETLY WRITE DOWN THEIR 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 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 2 PLAYERS ARE NEEDED TO PLAY A ROUND FOR POINTS.
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 35 TO 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, IN WHICH ONLY ONE CARD PER ACE IS DEALT.
19. A PLAYER CAN DOUBLE ON ANY FIRST TWO CARDS. 
20. A PLAYER CAN MATCH THEIR BET OR PLACE LESS THEN THEIR BET  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 LOSE THAT DON'T HAVE BLACKJACK) NO INSURANCE BETS ARE OFFERED.
25. THERE ARE 4 JOKERS IN THE SHOE. IF YOU GET A JOKER ANOTHER REGULAR CARD WILL STILL BE DEALT TO YOU AFTER LAST PLAYER GETS DEALT THEIR CARDS. THESE CAN BE USED TO SWITCH CARDS WITH THE DEALER AND OR OTHER PLAYERS.  YOU CAN ONLY SWITCH CARDS ON YOUR TURN AND PLAYERS THAT HAVE PLAYED THEIR HAND CAN NOT HAVE THEIR CARDS SWITCHED. 
26. TOP THREE PLAYERS WIN POINTS FOR THE ROUND( any ties get card drawn to break any ties, starting with the player closest the button. high card wins, 2 to ace high.
27. IF PLAYERS LOSE ALL CHIPS AT THE END OF THE ROUND AND NO PLAYER HAS CHIPS FOR 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD, CHIPS LOST ON LAST HAND ARE ADDED UP TO SEE WHO HAD THE MOST CHIPS TO PLACE IN THE ROUND.
28. 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)
29. 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. 
30. 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 OR WITHOUT POINTS MAY SHOW UP TO THE FINALS TO WATCH AND ALSO FOR A CHANCE TO BE AN ALTERNATE IF ANY PLAYERS FROM THE TOP 21 ARE NO-SHOWS.
31. BAR TOP BLACKJACK DEALERS OR MANAGERS WILL MAKE FINAL CALL ON ANY DISCREPANCIES. 
32. PLAYERS CAN GAIN POINTS BY PLAYING AT ANY BAR HOSTING BAR TOP BLACKJACK FOR THE 11 WEEK PERIOD SHOWN ON THE LEADERBOARD PAGE

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 HAND WILL BE DEALLT TO THE TIED PLAYERS AND PLAYED OUT AGAINST DEALER.  IF YOU BEAT DEALER YOU WIN, IF YOU BUST OR LOSE TO THE DEALER, YOU LOSE AND YOU'RE OUT. IF ALL PLAYERS LOSE THEY KEEP PLAYING ANOTHER HAND.  PLAYERS PLAY UNTIL NO TIES. (NO DOUBLE DOWNS OR SPLITS OR CHIPS USED)
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 $2200 IN CHIPS IN REGULAR ROUND SESSION PLAY (MINIMUM BET LIMITS ARE $25 UP TO $200 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.
5. $1,200 purse based on 100 players with points.  MINIMUM ADDED $400 FOR FINALS

TABLE OF 7 PLAYERS

1ST (100pts) 2ND (75pts) 3RD (50pts)

TABLE OF 6 PLAYERS

1ST (80pts) 2ND (60pts) 3RD (40pts)

TABLE OF 5 PLAYERS

1ST (60pts) 2ND (45pts) 3RD (30pts)

TABLE OF 4 PLAYERS

1ST (40pts) 2ND (30pts) 3RD (20pts)

TABLE OF 3 PLAYERS

1ST (20pts) 2ND (15pts) 3RD (0pts)

TABLE OF 2 PLAYERS

1ST (10pts) 2ND (0pts)

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