Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas NV: Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament II Qualifier, March 2004

The final table of the Las Vegas Hilton Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament II qualifiers has 28 hands, played with a bankroll of $5000 in non-negotiable chips. Betting limits are $100 to $2500 in increments of $100. Late surrender is allowed.

Finalists, starting in seat 1 were Kenneth Macway, Beverly Ryan, Richard Swogger, Evelyn Schnitzer (Wild Card), Gayle Flanagin, Ofelia Magbanua, and Uhyon Shin.

We'll pick up the action on hand 24, just after the countdown.

Seat		Player	Bankroll	Bet	Cards	Value	Win/Loss
Hand 24
1		Macway	$7350	$400	6 8 2 7	Bust	-$400
2		Ryan	$5250	$100	7 6 9	Bust	-$100
3		Swogger	$8100	$100	A 9	20	+$100
4		Schnitzer	$5600	$200	T T	20	+$200
5		Flanagin	$5100	$2500	8 2 Dbl 2	12	-$5000
6		Magbanua	$6100	$1300	T 2 5	17	-$1300
7	==>	Shin	$7950	$100	T 5 6	21	+$100
		Dealer		Upcard 8	8 T	18
Hand 25
1	==>	Macway	$6950	$1000	T 5 6	21	+$1000
2		Ryan	$5150	$100	2 9 Dbl T	21	+$100
3		Swogger	$8200	$100	8 9	17	$0
4		Schnitzer	$5800	$400	T 2 T	Bust	-$400
5		Flanagin	$100	$100	T 4 3	17	$0
6		Magbanua	$4800	$2500	T 7	17	$0
7		Shin	$8050	$100	9 8	17	$0
		Dealer		Upcard 8	8 3 6	17
Hand 26
1		Macway	$7950	$2000	T T	20	+$2000
2	==>	Ryan	$5250	$100	BJ	BJ	+$150
3		Swogger	$8200	$100	T 5	15	-$100
4		Schnitzer	$5400	$500	2 J	12	-$500
5		Flanagin	$100	$100	3 7 T	20	+$100
6		Magbanua	$4800	$2400	Split: 6 A 5 / 6 T	12 / 16	-$4800
7		Shin	$8050	$2000	9 8	17	-$2000
		Dealer		Upcard 4	4 6 9	19
Hand 27
1		Macway	$9950	$500	A 8	19	-$500
2		Ryan	$5400	$1500	T T	20	$0
3	==>	Swogger	$8100	$500	4 8 J	Bust	-$500
4		Schnitzer	$4900	$500	A 8	19	-$500
5		Flanagin	$200	$100	A 8	19	-$100
6		Magbanua	---	---
7		Shin	$6050	$1500	A 9 Dbl T	20	$0
		Dealer		Upcard 3	3 T 2 5	20
Hand 28
1		Macway	$9450	$500	T 7	17	$0
2		Ryan	$5400	$2500	3 J	13	-$2500
3		Swogger	$7600	$2500	T 2	12	-$2500
4	==>	Schnitzer	$4400	$2500	4 9	13	-$2500
5		Flanagin	$100	$100	3 J	13	-$100
6		Magbanua	---	---
7		Shin	$6050	$2500	4 6 Dbl 3	13	-$5000
		Dealer		Upcard 3	3 T 4	17

Macway's push with 17 proves to be enough to take first place. The dealer paid no bets in the last two hands.

Final Standings
Player	Final Bankroll	Place	Prize Money
Kenneth Macway	$9450	1st	$20,000
Richard Swogger	$5100	2nd	$10,000
Beverly Ryan	$2900	3rd	$6,000
Evelyn Schnitzer	$1900	4th	$3,500
Uhyon Shin	$1050	5th	$2,500
Gayle Flanagin	$0	6th	$2,000
Ofelia Magbanua	$0	7th	$1,500

Interesting Notes about the finalists:

• Kenneth Macway, who took first place, was playing for the first time at the Hilton.
• Richard Swogger's second place berth is impressive considering it's his FIRST TOURNAMENT.
• Beverly Ryan accompanied her husband who had won his entry in a California casino. She decided to play the Hilton event for the first time, and finished third.
• Gayle Flanagin made the final table here in only her SECOND TOURNAMENT.

Pretty impressive list I'd say! Congratulations to all of you.