tournament play

mr G

New Member
Where I live there is a bj tournament that has a silly way of getting to the final four participants. Play starts with 6 tables of 7. The next round consists of the top 21 money winners regardless of what table they came from. The next round of 3 tables of 7 players then yields the top 4 in money winners, also regardless of which table.

My question is: would it be reasonable in this type of tourney to, say, bet half of the start amount (you begin w/$500.00) on the first play? If you win the first play, then bet $5.00 on each additional hand. (I should say there are 21 hands dealt and the entry cost is just $10.00). If you lose the first hand, then try to make up the deficit. What I am thinking, is if you win the first hand with this type of set up, you would be practically guaranteed of making it to round two. Any ideas??
 

phantom007

Well-Known Member
Kind of depends.....

...on what the other players do and/or are already doing. Off the top, you will expect to win 44% of the time. I suspect it would be better to wait for a good TC situation (if the game lasts long enough to develop same). Presume you want to get out front early, so as to pressure the rest of the players into suboptimal bets. However, 21 hands is ample time for ploppies to DD 16 v. Ace, and of course, go on to round 2, while you hit the nickle slots.

phantom007.
 
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