THREE WAYS TO USE SURRENDER IN A TOURNAMENT By Kenneth R Smith
Ken Smith hosts the popular website www.BlackjackInfo.com as well as the online tournament community at www.BlackjackTournaments.com. Considered one of the best tournament players in the country, he has appeared on TV in GSN's World Series of Blackjack 2004 and 2005, the Las Vegas Hilton Million Dollar Championship II finals, and is also featured in the Ultimate Blackjack Tour airing on CBS & WGN Networks. You can subscribe to his free email newsletter at http://www.blackjackinfo.com/news/.Just a few years ago, playing a blackjack tournament that included the surrender rule was uncommon. The recently closed New Frontier in Las Vegas was home to one of the few events that allowed surrender. It featured a tournament format designed by longtime player Richard Rockwell of New Orleans and it was very popular with players. The event had a live money $300 buy-in and betting limits of $5 to $100 in $1 increments. And, it allowed late surrender. Later, the Las Vegas Hilton Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament also allowed surrender in its events, and more and more players began to see the extra strategy the element brings to the game. More recently, the availability of surrender has really started to pick up. All of the Ultimate Blackjack Tour elimination style events allow surrender, and I've played other recent events that allowed surrender in Oklahoma, Nevada, and on a cruise ship. I understand that some of the weekly tournaments in Washington State allow the rule as well. With all these new venues to use surrender strategies, I figure it's time to take a closer look at some of the ways surrender can be used during a tournament round. While there are many, I'll focus on the main three ideas. ...enter your member login information below to read this article/newsletter... Paid Members-Only ArticleYou have clicked on a link to a Blackjack Insider web page or article for paid subscribers. You must have a paid membership to the Blackjack Insider newsletter to view this content. About 1/2 of the articles in each issue of the Blackjack Insider are for paid members only, while the rest are viewable by everyone. Your purchased membership will allow you to read all Blackjack Insider articles for 12 months. Enter your user name and password below (they were listed and e-mailed to you after you purchased your Blackjack Insider membership):
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