Golden Nugget Laughlin, Laughlin NV:
Blackjack Tournament, June 2-4, 2006

Reported by Joe Pane

The final table was played over 30 hands, with betting limits of $10 to $500.

Seat		Player	Bankroll	Bet	Cards	Value	Win/Loss
Hand 26
1		David M	$795	$250 + $250	6 3 9 / 6 T	18 / 16	$-500
2		Brooks B	$1230	$10	T T	20	$10
3		Stephen T	$1210	$60	A 8	19	$0
4		Frank B	$	$			$
5		Suzanne M	$820	$200	9 5	14	$-200
6	==>	Carol E	$560	$50	7 2 2 T	21	$50
		Dealer		Upcard 3	3 T 6	19
Hand 27
1	==>	David M	$295	$295	T T	20	$-295
2		Brooks B	$1240	$10	T T	20	$-10
3		Stephen T	$1210	$80	4 2 5 T	21	$0
4		Frank B	$0	$			$
5		Suzanne M	$620	$200 + $200	A 7 Dbl 6	14	$-400
6		Carol E	$610	$40	T 6	16	$-40
		Dealer		Upcard 3	3 8 T	21
Hand 28
1		David M	$0	$			$
2	==>	Brooks B	$1230	$200	T T	20	$200
3		Stephen T	$1210	$160	7 5	12	$-160
4		Frank B	$0	$			$
5		Suzanne M	$220	$110 + $110	7 2 Dbl 9	18	$220
6		Carol E	$570	$50	9 9	18	$50
		Dealer		Upcard 4	4 3 T	17
Hand 29
1		David M	$0	$			$
2		Brooks B	$1430	$10	5 8 T	Bust	$-10
3	==>	Stephen T	$1050	$180	T 9	19	$-180
4		Frank B	$0	$			$
5		Suzanne M	$440	$220 + $220	A 3 Dbl 3	17	$-440
6		Carol E	$620	$195	9 4 2 8	Bust	$-195
		Dealer		Upcard T	T T	20
Hand 30
1		David M	$0	$			$
2		Brooks B	$1420	$300	6 2 A	19	$-300
3		Stephen T	$870	$500	3 9 3	15	$-500
4		Frank B	$0	$			$
5		Suzanne M	$0	$			$
6	==>	Carol E	$425	$300	T T	20	$0
		Dealer		Upcard T	T T	20

Final Standings
Player	Final Bankroll	Place	Prize Money
Brooks B	$1120	1st	$10,000
Carol E	$425	2nd	$5,000
Stephen T	$370	3rd	$2,000
Suzanne M	$0	4th	$1,500
David M	$0	5th	$1,000
Frank B	$0	6th	$750

Note on the last hand that Brooks left the door open for a win by Stephen if he doubles for the rest of his chips. A $325 bet by Brooks would have covered that, but Stephen didn't double anyway for whatever reason.