$76,000 Blackjack Tournament

Go all in at our $76,000 Blackjack Tournament!

Date: Saturday, February 21

Location: Baccarat tables adjacent to The Prime Rib

Tournament Details:

Registration & Preliminary Tournament Play: 3:00PM - 7:00PM | Play in order of arrival. The top 30 scores and six wildcards from the Preliminary round will advance to the Quarter Final round.

Top Scores Announcement: 7:15PM

Quarter Finals Rounds: Session 1: 7:30PM | Session 2: 8:15PM

Semifinals Round: 9:00PM

Finals: 9:30PM

Prize Structure:

Grand Prize - $50,000 Cash
2^nd Place - $10,000 Cash
3^rd Place - $2,500 Cash
4^th Place - $2,000 Cash
5^th Place - $1,500 Cash
6^th Place - $1,000 Cash
All semi-finalists will win $500 Direct Bet

Live! $76,000 Blackjack Challenge Tournament Official Rules
The Live! Philadelphia Blackjack Challenge Tournament (hereinafter the “Tournament”) refers to the event beginning on the gaming day of February 21, 2026. All times referred to throughout these rules are Eastern Standard Time.
For the Blackjack Challenge Tournament, players must be a Live! Rewards member to participate must be 21 years or older and must be able to provide proof of identification through a valid photo ID if requested. Live! will verify during registration that participants are not on the self-exclusion or exclusion listing.
The Tournament will consist of approximately 400 Players. Six (6) players are the minimum number of players required for the tournament to take place. Live! Casino Management reserves the right to cancel the tournament if it does not meet the minimum number of players.
Guests will be invited to free entry to the preliminary round.
Registration will begin at 3pm on February 21, 2026.
The tournament will consist of four rounds, a preliminary, quarter-final, semi-final and final round. There is a maximum of 6 players at each table for the preliminary, quarter-final, semi-final and final rounds.
A player is required to report to their table at least 5 minutes prior to their scheduled start time for the semi-final and final rounds. They are to report to their assigned table during the preliminary round immediately following registration. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of session time. If a player is late and play has started on a semi-final or final table, that player shall be disqualified.
Each player is given 10,000 points of non-value tournament chips per round and are for the sole use of that player to participate and cannot be given or transferred to another player.
Table limits are 100 to 10,000 points per hand.
A maximum of twelve (12) hands will be dealt for the preliminary round, and a maximum of eighteen (18) hands will be dealt for the semi-final and final rounds.
Each round will start with a new shoe; cards will be shuffled prior to the beginning of the round.
Registration and Preliminary Round Play will be from 3pm - 7pm on a Sit and go Style in order of arrival. Guests will play against the dealer
Each player will need to sign the recorded chip count log
If player has 0 score, a member of casino management will sign the recorded chip count log
The thirty (30) players with the highest total chip count from all participants in the preliminary round will advance to the Quarter-final Round.
At approximately 7:15 pm, six (6) players from the preliminary round will be drawn from a raffle drum as Wild Cards. These six players will advance to the Quarter-Final Round. Winners must be present and respond within 2 minutes, or a new name will be selected. Management reserves the right to have multiple wild card drawings and reserves the right to pick more than one based on the tournament size. Live! will not be held responsible for a tournament entrant’s inability to hear their name announced on the casino floor using the casino PA system.
If there are less than 30 players with a score greater than zero at the conclusion of the preliminary round, additional wild cards will be drawn to get to the semi-final number of 36 players.
36 VIP Players from the hosts database will also be invited to play in the Quarter-final Round
Quarter-final round will be run in 2 sessions:

Session 1 7:30pm 6 tables 6 players each

Session 2 8:15pm 6 tables 6 players each

All designated winners in any round will be advised what table and seat number to report to in the subsequent round. Winners must be present, or a new name will be selected.

Three (3) players with the highest point total from each table will advance to the Semi-Final Round and will win $250 Direct Bet each.

Semi-final Round will begin at 9:00pm. 6 tables - 6 players on each.

One (1) player with the highest point total from each table will advance to the Final Round.

Final Round will begin at 9:45pm, 1 table of 6 players
Prize Structure:

Grand Prize $50,000 Cash (& trophy)

2nd Prize $10,000 Cash

3rd Prize $2,500 Cash

4th Prize $2,000 Cash

5th Prize $1,500 Cash

6th Prize $1,000 Cash

In the event of a tie, each player involved will receive $500 in chips and there will be a 5-hand playoff. This will continue until a winner is determined.
Player Withdrawal- a player may withdraw at any time either prior to the start of play or once play has begun; however, the player will be disqualified.
If a player should leave the table in the middle of a round, that player will be disqualified unless approved by Live! management.
Tournament chips must remain in front of players separated by denomination and in the view of all players.
When a dealer is tapped off the game for a break or any other reason, they will not burn a card. The burn will always be at the start of a shoe.
There will be no action on the side bets.
Collusion among players or help from spectators is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
English is the official promotion language.

Rules of the Game

The Preliminary Round will consist of twelve (12) hands and all other rounds will each consist of eighteen (18) hands with a chip countdown after the seventeenth (17^th) hand for the Semi Final round and above.
Dealers shall use a standard eight-deck shoe throughout the tournament. Each round starts with a newly shuffled shoe. Each shoe will be dealt down to the yellow cut card and the hand in progress will be finished. Cards will be reshuffled, and play will continue if the 12 or 18 hands have not been played.
The Player with the highest seat number will cut the cards at the beginning of a session. The Player dealt the cut card during a session will make the cut if the cards are reshuffled.
A countdown of the number of hands will be posted at each table. The dealer will make an announcement with five (5) hands left to play in the round.
Cards will be dealt face up. Players may not touch cards.

Players may play only one spot. If a Player needs to leave the table for any reason, the minimum bet will be forfeited for each hand missed. A Player cannot place any chips in, behind or on top of another person’s circle.

Players must play every hand and bet on their hand when it is their turn. The minimum bet is 100 points with a maximum of 10,000 per hand and bets must be made in 100-point increments, except for Insurance bets and the final (12^th or 18^th) hand.
If a Player has less than the minimum bet remaining, the Player is eliminated from play in that round and their remaining chip count will be recorded.
All bets must be placed in the circle in one move. Once the Player’s hand leaves their bet, it cannot be changed. All bets are made with non-value promotional chips only.
All tournament chips must be separated by denomination and kept in clear view for all Players to see. Players shall not play with or unnecessarily touch their tournament chips.
During the Semi-final and Final Rounds, all bets are placed using a rotating marker. The initial starting position will be determined by dealing a card to each person prior to the start of the competition in order from left to right and the highest card is where the first hand will begin. If the same value cards are dealt, the first card dealt out of the shoe is considered the highest. This player will get the marker placed at their hand and must place their bets first. After the completion of the hand, the marker will be moved in a clockwise direction to the next player to make their bet first and rotate clockwise around the table for each additional hand. The marker chip will be moved to the next Player after each hand of play, regardless of the outcome.
All wagers will be made one player at a time throughout the entire tournament duration.
All wagers must be made within 30 seconds. A player may elect to go out of turn by their own choice, but when a bet is placed into the betting area, the player may not change or alter their bet. It is suggested that all bets be set outside the betting circle and, when the bet is correct, push the entire bet into the circle.
Cards are dealt and all action is taken according to a standard blackjack game (spots 1-6 in order).
When a dealer calls for Insurance, the Player must wave off their hand if they do not want to take Insurance when it is their turn. Once the Player waves off or takes Insurance, the decision of the Player is final and cannot be changed.
Once the Player completes the hand, they must waive off the dealer. Once the dealer is waived off, the hand is final.
Secret Bet – On the final hand (18^th) in the Final Round, a Player may make a secret bet. The secret bet will be written on a secret bet card initiated by the Player and placed face down in the betting area. Once each secret bet is placed the tournament supervisor will sign the secret bet card attesting that the bet is legible and meets the table minimum and any maximum amount as long as the Player has enough chips to cover the bet. Once each Player’s secret bet has been verified, the secret bet cards will be revealed and chips equal to the secret bet amount will be placed in the circles before the cards are dealt.
At the end of the Round, the dealer will count down each Player’s chips in order from seat one to seat 6 and the tournament supervisor will record the chip count.
Before any Player may leave the table, they must verify their score is correct.
All promotional chips must be returned to the table at the end of the session.

Friendly conversation is permitted during all rounds, but coaching is NOT allowed. Communication between Players and spectators is not permitted.
Split any pair three (3) times for a total of four (4) hands. Aces may be split only once for a total of two (2) hands. Split Aces draw only one card per Ace. Split wagers must be equal.

Doubling down is permitted where the player, on any first two cards except a point total of 21, can place an additional amount up to their original wager with the stipulation that they receive only one additional card.
Blackjacks are paid at 2 to 1 odds.
No surrender option is available in the tournament.
In the event of a misdeal, players will not be given the opportunity to back out of the hand.
If a card is exposed by mistake, the card will be burned.
If a player’s hand is skipped, that player will receive the next two (2) cards out of the shoe after all other players have received their cards and before the dealer receives their hole card.
No dealer toke wagers may be placed during play. Tokes are accepted at the end of the round with either cash or value chips.
The Player with the highest seat number will cut the cards at the beginning of a session. The Player dealt the cut card during a session will make the cut if the cards are reshuffled.
All protests must be brought to the attention of the game supervisor immediately and must be settled before any Player leaves the table. In all cases, the decision of the Tournament Manager is final.
Surveillance will have coverage of the tournament if there is a question of a certain hand.
All blackjack rules for Live! Casino Hotel Philadelphia will pertain to the tournament except for Blackjack pays 2:1 and there is no surrender option.

$76,000 Blackjack Challenge Tournament Official Rules

The Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia $76,000 BJ Tournament (on the gaming day of February 21 at 3pm and ends on the gaming day of February 21, 2026 at 10pm). All times referred to throughout these rules are Eastern Standard Time.

Tournament Rules:

As used herein, “Casino” means Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia and all its parent, affiliated, and subsidiary companies.
Tournament is limited to participants 21 years of age or older with proof of age that Casino, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate.
All participants must have a Live! Reward Card; Live! Reward Cards are free and are available at the Live! Rewards Center.
Entry into tournament will be by qualification or invitation.
Tournaments are subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including gaming, and all aspects of the Tournament are subject to the approval of appropriate regulatory authorities.
All entries are subject to review and verification.
Live! Casino reserves the right to distribute additional entries via advertising, direct mail, or other Tournament means.
Participants must produce and display their Live! Rewards Card and valid picture identification acceptable to Casino (driver’s license, passport, state identification card, or military identification card) to be eligible to collect any prize. If winner is not a U.S. citizen, a current passport or alien registration card is required.
Participants agree to allow Casino the unconditional use of their name and likeness for Tournaments/ advertising and announcements without compensation, consideration, notice, review, or consent, where permitted.
Winners are responsible for all taxes, licenses, registrations, and other fees.
Winnings may be subject to reporting and withholding pursuant to federal IRS regulations, and participants are required to cooperate with Casino in completing necessary forms.
All Tournament times are approximate. Casino reserves the right to change Tournament times in its sole and absolute discretion.
Team Members of Casino and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, owned, operated, or managed properties; contractors hired for the operation of the Tournament or parent companies and immediate family members of such Team Members at director level or higher as determined by Casino are not eligible to participate in the Tournaments, unless approved in advance by Casino. Immediate Family is defined as: mother, father, spouse, brother, sister, children, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepparents, stepchildren, grandmother, grandfather, grandchildren and any relative or other person residing in the employee’s place of residence.
Individuals who are excluded from Casino facilities, either through a government program or by their own request, are not eligible.
Entries will be retained for record keeping purposes in accordance with local legal requirements.
Casino may cancel, modify, relocate, or reschedule the Tournament for any reason with prior notification to the appropriate gaming regulators, to the extent such is required.
Casino is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, or illegible entries, nor for electronic transmission errors or delays resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, hardware, software, or telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable connections, fraud, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions, whether caused by Casino, users, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Tournament or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions which may limit, restrict, or prevent a participant’s ability to participate in the Tournament.
Casino is not responsible for injuries or losses arising or resulting from participation the Tournament and is not liable for any acts or omissions by Team Members, whether negligent or willful, in the conduct of the Tournament, and is not liable in the event of any equipment or software malfunctions.
If for any reason the Tournaments are not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes within or beyond the control of Casino which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Tournaments, Casino reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Tournament.
Casino may impose penalties upon any person who gives, makes, issues, authorizes, or endorses any statement or action having, or designed to have, an effect prejudicial or detrimental to the best interest of the Tournament as determined by Casino, acting in its sole and absolute discretion. This may include, but shall not be limited to, expulsion from the event and property and/or loss of the right to participate in this or any other Tournament conducted by Casino.
The Casino may disqualify any person for any prize based upon fraud, dishonesty, violation of Official Rules or other misconduct while on the property or otherwise occurring whether or not relating to the Tournament or as otherwise reasonable or necessary for Casino to comply with applicable statues and regulations, in its sole and absolute discretion.
Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any program or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Tournament may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made; Casino reserves the right to seek damages from any such person(s) to the fullest extent of the law.
All decisions regarding the interpretation of the Tournaments rules, eligibility, scheduling and staging of the Tournament, and penalties for misconduct lie solely with Casino, whose decisions are final.
A copy of these Official Rules and any changes will be available in Pit 7 throughout the duration of this Tournament.
Where a situation arises, which is not covered by these Official Rules, Casino shall have the authority to render a judgment, including the imposition of a penalty, in accordance with the best interests of the Tournament and the maintenance of its integrity and public confidence.
Prizes and entries are non-transferable.
With regards to all prizes identified in these Official Rules, Casino reserves the right to substitute prizes that have or have not been awarded if the value is substantially the same as the original prize offered in the event that the original prizes become unavailable. In no event will Casino be obligated to award more prizes than the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules.
Any material participants submit to Casino in connection with participation in this Tournament shall become and remains the property of Casino and will not be returned.
Program is subject to terms and conditions of Live! Rewards account.
By participating in this Tournament, participants agree to comply with all rules contained herein.
Live! Casino reserves the right to substitute cash or retail merchandise for a cash or retail prize. Substitution will be of greater or equal cash value of original prize.
Cash prizes must be redeemed at the Casino cage the day they are issued. The cage will follow the appropriate procedures for processing any cash prize.
Winners must show proof of identification by presenting a valid driver’s license and SS# or by completing a W9 form.
Free Slot Play / Match Play / Direct Bet Prizes of $499.99 or less: Players will have 24 hours from the time of award to redeem their prize.
Free Slot Play / Match Play / Direct Bet Prizes between $500 and $9,999.99: Players will have 7 days from the time of award to redeem their prize.
Free Slot Play / Match Play / Direct Bet Prizes of $10,000 or more: Players will have 14 days from the time of award to redeem their prize.
Prizes are valid only at Live! Casino Hotel Philadelphia.
Claiming the prize won is the sole responsibility of the winner.
Live! Casino is not responsible for lost, stolen or misused Reward club cards, comps, or cash related offers.
Live! Casino is not responsible for player tracking system malfunctions or failures. In the event of such an occurrence, Live! Casino will provide entries in a manner deemed fair by management.
In the event of a system failure, a designated employee will communicate an alternate plan to the PGCB representative on duty as well as the eligible guests.
Live! reserves the right to refuse entry, change, cancel or modify any promotion at any time with prior notification to the PGCB.
Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

General Rules