The other tournament....

On this day at sea we joined another blackjack tournament.  This one had a $20 buy in but paid real money for the winner.

After the preliminary rounds, I was on the board as one of the top seven. Mother got knocked off in the last round.

I had never been in a tournament before this trip so it was all new to me. Each of the seven players got $1500 in play chips and the one with the most money after seven hands won.

I convinced the casino that we all needed a glass of champagne for the last round as the tension was thick at the table.  One of the players, Graham, a big, boisterous, fun guy from Australia, gave his to Mother.  He calls her Granny.

Hands one through six knocked out three players and I was in the lead by only $100.  We placed our bets.  You could have heard a pin drop as Brenda, the dealer, dealt each card slowly.  There were cheers and gasps from the onlookers with every card......

Oh, you're still reading and want to know what happened??

Well, in hindsight, I made a strategic error in betting and came in second....but it was a lot of fun and I would certainly do it again!