I didn't think many people played in the tournament yet the final pot was over $600 which is a pretty good return on $15. You simply go to the casino host desk and fill out a quick form to get a players card. NCL charged $50 for the tournament, but anyone with a Casino card only had to pay $15 to play. Also, it is possible to get screwed if you come in 2nd during your qualifying round but have more chips than the last finals qualifier.ĭuring the 4 or 5 qualifying opportunities, only about 3 or 4 rounds were played because of lack of players (I think they would have gone a full hour if they had more people) and often the last round or two had <7 players making it easier to win the round. For the finals only the 7 highest totals made it so obviously it makes more sense to play in one of the last qualifying rounds so you know what number you have to it. At the end of the 7 hand round, only the winner was added to the finals list.
At the qualifying time, 7 players played 7 hands of blackjack starting with a $2000 bankroll. On the Jade, NCL had several qualifying times before the finals held on the last sea day.
