What are Online Black Jack Tournaments?
The game is played the same way that any regular black jack game is played except that in a tournament players bet and play against one another instead of against the dealer or "house" (computer).
The live black jack tournaments require a network connection and video streaming and the game must be downloaded onto your computer.
Two Kinds of Online Black Jack Tournaments
Single-Table
Single table black jack tournaments are played with from 2 to 5 players and consist of one level only. They are sometimes called "elimination" games because as each player loses, he is eliminated from the game, and the circle of players gets smaller and smaller until only one player is left - the real money winner.
Multi-Table
Multi-table tournaments consist of a number of levels. Depending on how many overall participants there are in the tournament, usually 2 to 5 players compete at each table. The multi-table black jack tournaments have several levels and the player who has the most chips at the end of each levels moves up to the next one.
Black Jack Tournament Goal
No matter whether you are playing in a single or multi table online black jack tournament, your goal is the same: to end up with more chips than your opponents at the end of the tournament.
At the start of a tournament each player begins with the same number of chips which depends on the "buy-in" amount. In single-table each player may receive 1000 chips, while in multi-table it might be as much as 4000. In multi-table competitions you cannot accumulate chips from one level to another. At each new level all players receive the same number of chips.
How to Join an Online Black Jack Tournament
In order to participate in a tournament, players are required to pay a House fee which is the online casino's "take". Then there is a "buy-in" fee which goes toward the tournament prize pool. These fees are determined individually by each online casino.
Win Real Money in a Black Jack Tournament
In order to win real money you must have the most chips at the end of the game. This new online feature is so novel that we can expect many innovations and variations as its popularity grows and more and more online casinos join in the fun.
