Contact | Login RULES All players must be registered members of the Series 7 Blackjack League. All Series 7 Blackjack League members must be 21 years of age. All tournaments are for entertainment purposes only. NO GAMBLING OR WAGERING OF ANY KIND IS PERMITTED. Any player in violation of this rule will have his or her Series 7 Blackjack League membership permanently revoked. No form of money of any kind may be placed on a Series 7 Blackjack League table at any time. The maximum number of players at any tournament, other than the National Championship, will be sixty-four (64). Any player who is denied participation in the first tournament on any given night will be offered the first available seat in the second tournament. No player arriving more than 30 minutes late will be allowed to participate in a tournament. Any player arriving late will pay the penalty of five times the largest bet currently in play on the table he or she enters. Players begin a tournament with a total of $4,000 in chips, consisting of eight $25 chips, eight $100 chips, two $500 chips, and two $1,000 chips. Chips have absolutely no cash value. A tournament ends when one player possesses all of the chips in play. A table consists of a maximum of 8 players, including a Dealer. Players will take turns dealing in a clockwise rotation. The first Dealer will be determined by drawing for high card. Each level of play, each player will have their choice of the minimum or maximum bets. The amounts of these bets increase regularly according to the following structure: $25/$50, $50/$100, $100/$200, $200/$400, $400/$800, $800/$1600, $1,000/$2,000, $2,000/$4,000, and so on. Each level will remain in effect for 12 to 15 minutes. Breaks will be approximately 15 minutes long after every third level of play. Every player must play every hand and must deal once every rotation. Any player absent from a hand of play will be dealt cards and forced to place the minimum bet and forfeit that bet. A player must place his or her bet before each hand. If the cards are dealt before the player places their bet it will be a minimum bet. When a player is moved to another table, he or she must immediately take the seat assigned by the tournament supervisor or be eliminated from the tournament. New players added to a table may not be the dealer for the next hand. The Dealer must shuffle the deck at least three times and the cards must be cut. Two cards are dealt to each player, face up, and the dealer will deal their cards one up and one down. When you are the dealer: The dealer is the house and must cover all bets at the table. If the dealer runs out of chips during his or her deal, they will pay bets off from left to right until their chips are gone and they are eliminated from the tournament. Any remaining bet on the table after the dealer is busted will return to the player placing the bet. If a player is dealt Blackjack and the dealer does not have blackjack, the dealer will pay 1 ½ to the player’s bet immediately, prior to any other play. The only exception is when a bet is 25. It will pay 2 times the bet. If the dealer is dealt Blackjack, the dealer wins all bets including any other blackjack on the table. The dealer must hit on 16 and stay on any 17, including a soft 17 (A, 6). If the player and dealer tie the player retains his bet. When a player is eliminated from the tournament, he or she must leave the table. If two or more players are eliminated on the same hand, finishing position is determined by the greater starting chip count. A player’s chips and cards must remain on the table and visible at all times. Advice can be given at any time, good or bad. Remember, you win when others lose their chips. If a player is dealt a pair, they may split the pair into two hands with an additional bet of equal value to their original bet and if the player is dealt a third and forth (5, 5, 5, 5) they may split up to four times with four bets. You may also split any 10 cards (10’s, Jacks, Queens, and Kings). The player has the option to double down (double their bet) after they receive there second card. If a player is dealt Aces, they may split, take a card on each and double down on each if they choose. A player may double down on any two cards. If a player chooses to double down, they will receive one additional card only. If the dealer is dealt Aces, the dealer will split into two hands, take one card on each Ace and play the best hand. If the dealer receives a 10 card, it is not Blackjack, but is 21. A player may not surrender any hand and there is no insurance. There are no five card specials. Tournament play is continuous except during regularly scheduled breaks. NO USE OF CELL PHONES AT THE TABLE. Players are expected to follow proper Blackjack etiquette. Abusive or disruptive behavior could result in eviction from the tournament. English is the only language allowed to be spoken during the play of a hand. When play reaches heads up (one player vs. one player), the tournament director, at their discretion, may declare the tournament in sudden death. If this occurs the players must bet half of their chips on each bet. If in sudden death a player decides to double down they will be committing all of their chips on one card. Series 7 Blackjack League officials have the right to alter or cancel any tournament. The tournament director’s decisions ARE FINAL.