Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas NV:
Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament III Qualifier, April 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 David Wilkie, Thomas Phillips, John Chasel, Thomas Kelly Sr (wild card), David Morganstein, William Fisher, and Donald Nelson.

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

Seat		Player	Bankroll	Bet	Cards	Value	Win/Loss
Hand 24
1		Wilkie	$5500	$100	T T	20	$100
2	==>	Phillips	$6250	$200	T 3 5	18	$-200
3		Chasel	$2500	$1000	8 4 Surr	Surr	$-500
4		Kelly Sr.	$0	$			$
5		Morganstein	$4500	$2000 + $2000	7 4 Dbl 6	17	$-4000
6		Fisher	$3900	$1000 + $1000	A 2 / A 2	13/13	$-2000
7		Nelson	$6300	$600	A 6 4	21	$600
		Dealer		Upcard 8	8 3 8	19
Hand 25
1		Wilkie	$5600	$100	T 9	19	$100
2		Phillips	$6050	$1000	A 9	20	$1000
3	==>	Chasel	$2000	$1000	6 2 8	16	$-1000
4		Kelly Sr.	$0	$			$
5		Morganstein	$500	$200 + $200	5 4 Dbl 9	18	$0
6		Fisher	$1900	$500	A J	BJ	$750
7		Nelson	$6900	$500 + $500 + $500 + $500	7 2 Dbl 9 / 7 2 Dbl 9	18 / 18	$0
		Dealer		Upcard 3	3 6 9	18
Hand 26
1		Wilkie	$5700	$1900	3 4 T	17	$-1900
2		Phillips	$7050	$1000 + $Ins 350	8 5 5	18	$-350
3		Chasel	$1000	$1000	A Q	BJ	$1500
4		Kelly Sr.	$0	$			$
5	==>	Morganstein	$500	$100 + $100	7 8 / 7 3 T	15 / 20	$0
6		Fisher	$2650	$100 + $Ins 50	T 3 5	18	$-50
7		Nelson	$6900	$600	A 2 T 7	20	$600
		Dealer		Upcard A	A 7	18
Hand 27
1		Wilkie	$3800	$2500	T 2 4	16	$2500
2		Phillips	$6700	$100	T 2 4	16	$100
3		Chasel	$2500	$2500	T T	20	$2500
4		Kelly Sr.	$0	$			$
5		Morganstein	$500	$200	5 4 2 T	21	$200
6	==>	Fisher	$2600	$1000	2 3 6 3 T	Bust	$-1000
7		Nelson	$7500	$1000	T T	20	$1000
		Dealer		Upcard T	T 5 T	Bust
Hand 28
1		Wilkie	$6300	$2500 + $2500	T 3 Dbl 8	21	$5000
2		Phillips	$6800	$2000 + $2000	T 5 / T T	15 / 20	$-2000
3		Chasel	$5000	$2500	4 3 4 3	14	$-2500
4		Kelly Sr.	$0	$			$
5		Morganstein	$700	$700	6 2 A	19	$-700
6		Fisher	$1600	$1000 + $200	T 4 Dbl 8	Bust	$-1200
7	==>	Nelson	$8500	$1500	T T	20	$0
		Dealer		Upcard 4	4 T 6	20

Final Standings
Player	Final Bankroll	Place	Prize Money
David Wilkie	$11,300	1st	$20,000
Donald Nelson	$8500	2nd	$10,000
Thomas Phillips	$4800	3rd	$6,000
John Chasel	$2500	4th	$3,500
William Fisher	$400	5th	$2,500
David Morganstein	$0	6th	$2,000
Thomas Kelly Sr	$0	7th	$1,500

Thomas Kelly Sr was out on hand 16, prior to the countdown.