I just finished a BJ tournament at the Happy Days Casino in Lakewood, Washington. I won the 1st round by using the strategy on this website. I came within one minimum chip of the final table. My only weakness was knowing when to turn up the heat. I found myself within striking distance on the last hand, but then realized that I could only win if the first or second place player busted. We all won and I was short. My question is, when is the best time to make a move when you have stayed close to the remaining players. And then, what is the best strategy?
Just Finished a BJ Tourny
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Congrats on your almost-success. 
Unless you have a runaway table, you can usually be patient and wait until five or six hands from the end before having to make a major move. See the article here about Catch-Up bets.
Also allow me to translate CP's reply above. You hope to avoid a situation at the end where you must win the hand while the leaders lose. If you are at least within half a max bet of the lead, you can usually use either a large bet or a small bet to have a way to win without having to "swing" your opponents.
Last of all, we discuss this stuff endlessly over at the sister site
https://www.blackjacktournaments.com/
Unless you have a runaway table, you can usually be patient and wait until five or six hands from the end before having to make a major move. See the article here about Catch-Up bets.
Also allow me to translate CP's reply above.
You hope to avoid a situation at the end where you must win the hand while the leaders lose. If you are at least within half a max bet of the lead, you can usually use either a large bet or a small bet to have a way to win without having to "swing" your opponents.Last of all, we discuss this stuff endlessly over at the sister site
https://www.blackjacktournaments.com/
Yes, Ken is the real Guru on these tournament.
I play in 3 tournaments a year and I undertand just finishing third and missing the next round is the worst situation possible. It is the same as Al Gore losing by a few hundred votes and end up with nothing while Bush rule the country for the next 4 years. You are the next in line person to have missed the boat.
The only other thing to add is try not to get into this situation again.
I play in 3 tournaments a year and I undertand just finishing third and missing the next round is the worst situation possible. It is the same as Al Gore losing by a few hundred votes and end up with nothing while Bush rule the country for the next 4 years. You are the next in line person to have missed the boat.
The only other thing to add is try not to get into this situation again.
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