Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas NV:
Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament III Qualifier, October 2004

The final table of the Las Vegas Hilton Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament III 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 Roger Shull, Nick Zissis, Lowell Strate, Richard Jarecki (Wild Card), Scott Meyer, John Mataya, and Jarek Markowiak.

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

Seat		Player	Bankroll	Bet	Cards	Value	Win/Loss
Hand 24
1		Shull	$2150	$1000 + $1000	4 5 Dbl 7	16	$-2000
2		Zissis	$6100	$200	7 7 4	18	$-200
3	==>	Strate	$6500	$300	9 6 Surr	Surr	$-150
4		Jarecki	$4950	$100	T 3 9	Bust	$-100
5		Meyer	$3000	$300	4 2 A 3	20	$0
6		Mataya	$4700	$600	T 6 Surr	Surr	$-300
7		Markowiak	$4750	$1500	T 6 Surr	Surr	$-750
		Dealer		Upcard T	T T	20
Hand 25
1		Shull	$150	$100	9 3 Surr	Surr	$-50
2		Zissis	$5900	$200	3 3 5 T	21	$200
3		Strate	$6350	$700	4 6 5	15	$700
4	==>	Jarecki	$4850	$200	T 2 8	20	$200
5		Meyer	$3000	$600	6 2 5 T	Bust	$-600
6		Mataya	$4400	$700	T 8	18	$700
7		Markowiak	$4000	$2000	6 6 T	Bust	$-2000
		Dealer		Upcard T	T 4 T	Bust
Hand 26
1		Shull	$100	$100	T 4	14	$-100
2		Zissis	$6100	$300	T T	20	$0
3		Strate	$7050	$100	T 3 Surr	Surr	$-50
4		Jarecki	$5050	$600	T 7	17	$-600
5	==>	Meyer	$2400	$400	7 6 Surr	Surr	$-200
6		Mataya	$5100	$1200	8 2 3 4	17	$-1200
7		Markowiak	$2000	$1900	4 4 5 9	Bust	$-1900
		Dealer		Upcard T	T T	20
Hand 27
1		Shull	$0	$0			$0
2		Zissis	$6100	$1400	A 4 6	21	$0
3		Strate	$7000	$100	T 3 Surr	Surr	$-50
4		Jarecki	$4450	$1000	T 3 5	18	$-1000
5		Meyer	$2200	$600	A 8	19	$-600
6	==>	Mataya	$3900	$1700	T 5 T	Bust	$-1700
7		Markowiak	$100	$100	A 9	20	$-100
		Dealer		Upcard A	A 4 A 5	21
Hand 28
1		Shull	$0	$0			$0
2	==>	Zissis	$6100	$2400 + $2400	T 2 / T T	12 / 20	$4800
3		Strate	$6950	$1500 + $1500	T 9 / T T	19 / 20	$3000
4		Jarecki	$3450	$1000	9 3	12	$1000
5		Meyer	$1600	$1500	9 6	15	$1500
6		Mataya	$2200	$1000	T 2 T	Bust	$-1000
7		Markowiak	$0	$0			$0
		Dealer		Upcard 5	5 T T	Bust

Final Standings
Player	Final Bankroll	Place	Prize Money
Nick Zissis	$10,900	1st	$20,000
Lowell Strate	$9950	2nd	$10,000
Richard Jarecki	$4450	3rd	$6,000
Scott Meyer	$3100	4th	$3,500
John Mataya	$1200	5th	$2,500
Jarek Markowiak	$0	6th	$2,000
Roger Shull	$0	7th	$1,500