Buffalo Run Casino and Resort blackjack tournament rules apply. For a complete list of rules, see the Blackjack Pit Supervisor.
The tournament will consist of six preliminary rounds.  No more than seven (7) players on each table.  There is a maximum of six (6) tables per round.  The following will be the progression to the final round: The top two winners from each table in the preliminary rounds will advance to the quarter-final round with a minimum of six (6) participants on each table in the preliminary rounds.  The quarter-final round will consist of six (6) tables with no more than seven (7) players on each table. In the event there are not 36 participants for each quarter-final round from the preliminary rounds, there will be wild card drawings to bring the number up to 36 or 42 participants to achieve an equal number for each of the quarter-final rounds. All entries in the tournament will be eligible for wild card drawing.  The top three (3) winners from each table in the quarter-final rounds will advance to the semi-final round. The semi-final round will consist of six (6) tables with no more than six (6) players per table.  There will be no Wild Card drawing for the semi-final round.  The final round will consist of one (1) table with seven (7) players; six (6) from the semi-final round and one (1) Wild Card entry.  The seventh spot will be determined by a wild card drawing.  All entries in the tournament will be eligible.   First and second place payout is subject to Federal Withholding of 25%.
Prize Structure
$30,000 Prize Pool (*all player buy-ins go into pool)

1. 1st Place              45%        $13,500 cash     
2. 2nd Place             18%          $5,400 cash     
3. 3rd Place             10%          $3,000 cash     
4. 4th Place                7%          $2,100 cash     
5. 5th Place              6%          $1,800 cash     
6. 6th Place                5%          $1,500 cash     
7. 7th Place                4%          $1,200 cash     
8. 8th - 36th $50 in promotional chips