I tried to qualify for that BJ tournament in AC. It was a little difficult. To qualify they give you 10,000 in play chips, you play 10 hands against the dealer, and the top 2 scores each day qualify for the tournament. When I got to the table the top score was 410,000. I had no choice but to bet like a madman. I put half in and lost the hand. The other half in, lost, and it was bye, bye in a matter of seconds.

It is pretty amazing that one could turn 10,000 into 410,000 in 10 hands. Of course, it requires a great deal of luck and guts.

The day was not a total loss though, I had to get a players card to try out for the tournament and I ended up playing about 2 hours of blackjack and walked away with a $90 win and I also earned some comps.