There are only a few things that determine what makes one weekly tournament better that another so let’s review them.

First off, any serious tournament player should investigate what the tournament’s ROI is (i.e., Return on Investment). Your goal should be to play only weekly tournaments where the host casino is at least returning all the players entry fees back into the prize pool, including re-buys. You can find out if this is the case by asking the tournament director.

The next important aspect that makes for a good tournament is the format. A tournament that is advancing at least two players per table up to the semi-final round is the best format. Blackjack tournaments have a high level of variance (which means you generally lose many more tournaments than you win) so being able to finish second on your table and still advance is a great safety net when it becomes crunch time in the last few hands. When you are BR1 (meaning the leader), you might actually be able to lock out BR3 (player with the third most chips) if your lead is sufficient and not concern yourself with winning the table.

Advancing from one round to the next is the key since only the players who advance to the final table will divvy up the prize pool. Remember your goal when you play in weekly tournaments is to be in the money so don’t lose your focus. After all, no one remembers who finishes 1^st or 2^nd in the early rounds, just who advanced to the final table.

The good news in Las Vegas is that all of the weekly tournaments offered by casinos return 100 % of player entry fees so they are all equal in this category (i.e., all have a 100% ROI). Score one for the players.

Different betting limits favor different players so this is another category that you should consider. For example, a tournament with a low max betting limit favors the more skillful players. A tournament with a larger maximum betting limit tends to allow for mistakes by players. The reason is you can make a few playing errors but still make up ground with a single max bet win, of say $500.

In a tournament with a smaller maximum betting limit there is less room for error and a skillful player, who will always be looking to gain at least a half max bet or more lead over his or her opponents, has a much shorter road to travel to achieve that goal.

Secondly, weekly tournaments that have more hands per round are more favorable to a seasoned tournament player, and the tournaments with the fewer hands favor the less skillful player. The reason that this comes into play is that money management is an important strategy in blackjack tournaments so the more hands that are played in a round, the more your money management skills will have an effect.

The shorter rounds do not allow for players to play their position to the maximum. If you only play 15 hands and there are 6 players at the table, you may only be betting last twice throughout the entire round When you calculate pushes, this is just not enough time to utilize your last bet advantage in these short rounds.

So, as you can see, there are a few important factors into deciding which tournament and format fits your current style and skill level. But at least you have some information that will help you decide which tournament is best for you.

Listed below are the Las Vegas weekly blackjack tournaments that you should consider when choosing a tournament. I will not rank them since they all have the same ROI. You should instead see which one fits you style of play and then make you own choice.

I will give my vote for the # 1 weekly blackjack tournaments in Las Vegas at the end of this report. Trust me, you probably have never heard of this tournament before and if you are smart, you should run to play it (just don’t knock me over when you come flying through the casino doors). This is truly insider stuff that you won’t find anywhere else except in this report in the BJI newsletter.

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