Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas NV:
Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament III Qualifier, March 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 Raymond Pauser, Charles Elchynski, Mary Anne McDougal, Rick Hartsell (Wild Card), Moses Lander, Marty Lowe, and Jerry Smith.

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

Seat		Player	Bankroll	Bet	Cards	Value	Win/Loss
Hand 24
1		Pauser	$6050	$300	7 8	15	$-300
2		Elchynski	$6650	$100	8 3 Dbl T	21	$200
3		McDougal	$5000	$900	A J	BJ	$1350
4		Hartsell	$4200	$400	4 3 T	17	$-400
5		Lander	$5600	$500	A 8	19	$500
6	==>	Lowe	$4900	$200	9 3	12	$-200
7		Smith	$6300	$100	5 9	14	$-100
		Dealer		Upcard 4	4 T 4	18
Hand 25
1		Pauser	$5750	$100	A T	BJ	$150
2		Elchynski	$6850	$100	T 5	15	$100
3		McDougal	$6350	$1000	T 2	12	$1000
4		Hartsell	$3800	$1000	A 8	19	$1000
5		Lander	$6100	$600	T 8	18	$600
6		Lowe	$4700	$300	A 3 2 3	19	$300
7	==>	Smith	$6200	$100	2 3 9	14	$100
		Dealer		Upcard 3	3 6 2 5 6	Bust
Hand 26
1	==>	Pauser	$5900	$1200 + $Ins 400	4 7	11	$-400
2		Elchynski	$6950	$100	A 3	14	$-100
3		McDougal	$7350	$1000	T T	20	$-1000
4		Hartsell	$4800	$1400 + $Ins 300	6 2	8	$-800
5		Lander	$6700	$500	T T	20	$-500
6		Lowe	$5000	$1500	9 4	13	$-1500
7		Smith	$6300	$1500	9 5	14	$-1500
		Dealer		Upcard A	A J	BJ
Hand 27
1		Pauser	$5500	$2000	T 9	19	$-2000
2	==>	Elchynski	$6850	$100	4 9 T	Bust	$-100
3		McDougal	$6350	$1000	T 7	17	$-1000
4		Hartsell	$4000	$1400	5 7 Surr	Surr	$-700
5		Lander	$6200	$600	5 2 6 7	20	$0
6		Lowe	$3500	$2500	6 4 5 8	Bust	$-2500
7		Smith	$4800	$1500	A 3 T T	Bust	$-1500
		Dealer		Upcard T	T T	20
Hand 28
1		Pauser	$3500	$2500	T T	20	$2500
2		Elchynski	$6750	$100	T 9	19	$100
3	==>	McDougal	$5350	$100	T 7	17	$-100
4		Hartsell	$3300	$2000 + $1100	T 2 Dbl 3	15	$-3100
5		Lander	$6200	$200	7 4 T	21	$200
6		Lowe	$1000	$1000	T 3	13	$-1000
7		Smith	$3300	$2500	T 8	18	$0
		Dealer		Upcard 3	3 T 5	18

Final Standings
Player	Final Bankroll	Place	Prize Money
Charles Elchynski	$6850	1st	$20,000
Moses Lander	$6400	2nd	$10,000
Raymond Pauser	$6000	3rd	$6,000
Mary Anne McDougal	$5250	4th	$3,500
Jerry Smith	$3300	5th	$2,500
Rick Hartsell	$200	6th	$2,000
Marty Lowe	$0	7th	$1,500