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A recent addition to the variations list of the regular blackjack game is the game of Elimination Blackjack which is played according to a tournament format. The popularity of the game has reached a high pitch following the immense success and popularity of tournament poker where every year innumerable participants flock o compete and vie for the top prize. While, Elimination Blackjack is a popular game in many casino houses it is mainly played in the Ultimate Blackjack Tour. The gameplay has a combination of the rules of blackjack and a no limit game of the community card poker game of Texas Hold ‘Em. The increasing popularity if this form of the blackjack game has also made it a major gambling game being offered by the online casinos.

A round of an Elimination Blackjack game is usually played for 30 hands. Since it is a tournament game, the initial amount of chips that a participants player has in his disposal is quite high and how much amount he can start with depends on which organization is hosting the Elimination Blackjack game. So, a player may have at least $10,000 worth of playing chips and the amount can go up to as high as $100,000 per player.

The rules of gameplay of Elimination Blackjack follow the general blackjack regulations with emphasis on certain points. So the casino house offering the game requires the dealer to hit and draw additional card if his hand value is a soft 17 or lesser and he must stand and lock his hand value if his total is a hard 17 or more than that. Moreover, all players are allowed to continue splitting pairs for a maximum of four times, except in the case of aces. One of the most basic conditions of the Elimination Blackjack game is that a shoe is used and six card decks are employed in play.