Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas NV:
Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament III Qualifier, February 2005

Reported by Joe Pane

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 Steven Serle, Kirk Bergin, Daniel McElwee, Richard Fortin (Wild Card), David Lewis, Benjamin Foo, and Jose Navarro.

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

Seat		Player	Bankroll	Bet	Cards	Value	Win/Loss
Hand 24
1	==>	Serle	$6500	$100	2 7 T	19	$100
2		Bergin	$5200	$100	9 3 2 T	Bust	$-100
3		McElwee	$7600	$400	5 3 A	19	$400
4		Fortin	$6500	$1000	5 7 4 T	Bust	$-1000
5		Lewis	$7150	$500	3 4 Surr	Surr	$-250
6		Foo	$5750	$1000	7 3 T	20	$1000
7		Navarro	$5650	$1200	T 6 Surr	Surr	$-600
		Dealer		Upcard T	T 8	18
Hand 25
1		Serle	$6600	$100	7 2 9	18	$100
2	==>	Bergin	$5100	$100	7 2 T	19	$100
3		McElwee	$8000	$500	BJ	BJ	$750
4		Fortin	$5500	$2000	T 2 8	20	$2000
5		Lewis	$6900	$700	8 6 Surr	Surr	$-350
6		Foo	$6750	$1500	T 5 Surr	Surr	$-750
7		Navarro	$5050	$1500	BJ	BJ	$2250
		Dealer		Upcard T	T 3 4	17
Hand 26
1		Serle	$6700	$100	T 6 Surr	Surr	$-50
2		Bergin	$5200	$100	T 6 Surr	Surr	$-50
3	==>	McElwee	$8750	$500	T 9	19	$500
4		Fortin	$7500	$1200	2 7 8	17	$-1200
5		Lewis	$6550	$700	T 9	19	$700
6		Foo	$6000	$2500	T 5 Surr	Surr	$-1250
7		Navarro	$7300	$500	T 7	17	$-500
		Dealer		Upcard 8	8 T	18
Hand 27
1		Serle	$6650	$2500	T 3 T	Bust	$-2500
2		Bergin	$5150	$100	T 8	18	$-100
3		McElwee	$9250	$500	T 4 Surr	Surr	$-250
4	==>	Fortin	$6300	$2000	8 4 6	18	$-2000
5		Lewis	$7250	$900	T 4 Surr	Surr	$-450
6		Foo	$4750	$2300	T T	20	$2300
7		Navarro	$6800	$1000	T 4 Surr	Surr	$-500
		Dealer		Upcard T	T 2 2 5	19
Hand 28
1		Serle	$4150	$2000 + $2000	5 7 Dbl 3	15	$-4000
2		Bergin	$5050	$2500	T 8	18	$2500
3		McElwee	$9000	$2000	T 9	19	$2000
4		Fortin	$4300	$2100 + $2100	9 4 Dbl 8	21	$4200
5	==>	Lewis	$6800	$2500	T 9	19	$2500
6		Foo	$7050	$2000	2 4 5 6	17	$0
7		Navarro	$6300	$2000 + $2000	6 3 Dbl T	19	$4000
		Dealer		Upcard 5	5 8 2 A A	17

Final Standings
Player	Final Bankroll	Place	Prize Money
Daniel McElwee	$11,000	1st	$20,000
Jose Navarro	$10,300	2nd	$10,000
David Lewis	$9300	3rd	$6,000
Richard Fortin	$8500	4th	$3,500
Kirk Bergin	$7550	5th	$2,500
Benjamin Foo	$7050	6th	$2,000
Steven Serle	$150	7th	$1,500