Tournaments are exciting -- your palms sweat even if the prize
you are trying to win is no larger than an amount you are willing to bet on one hand of
blackjack. Sometimes much larger amounts are involved; sometimes one card can make a
difference of tens of thousands of dollars. Your competitors are the kind of people you
choose for friends. Tournaments are so much fun that many blackjack players structure
their casino trips around them.
Tournaments also
involve skill. You constantly make decisions on how much to bet and whether to deviate
from basic strategy, and frequently the best decision is not obvious. The best tournament
players enjoy a large edge. You probably have read posts by H. E. Delmas and others
discussing their tournament success -- how on average they win prizes of double or more of
the amount of they pay in entry fees.
How did H. E. become a tournament expert? By studying a
book and practicing. How can you become a tournament expert? By studying the same book H.
E. studied, and practicing.
Tournaments are exciting -- your palms sweat even if the prize
you are trying to win is no larger than an amount you are willing to bet on one hand of
blackjack. Sometimes much larger amounts are involved; sometimes one card can make a
difference of tens of thousands of dollars. Your competitors are the kind of people you
choose for friends. Tournaments are so much fun that many blackjack players structure
their casino trips around them.