Tournament Spotlight: Rozvadov’s Festival Series Blackjack Tournament Returns June 10
Rozvadov, Czech Republic – As The Festival Series 2025 gears up for a cool return to Rozvadov from June 6 to June 17, one of the most unique competitions on the schedule is getting more shine as ever before — the Blackjack Tournament, set to begin on June 10 at 19:00 local time. This isn’t your typical casino blackjack session — it's a rapid, strategy dominating event where players don't just play against the house, but compete against others who want to have a slice from that prize pool.
Unlike regular casino blackjack, the aim here is not simply to beat the house. Instead, participants are tasked with maximising profits over ten hands, aiming to outperform others at the table. Every hand is dealt against a standard casino dealer of King's Casino, but competitors take turns acting first in each hand, with a "dealer button" rotating around the table to even out the action. This structure adds a strong element of betting strategy, pressure, and psychological play. It will bring epic scenes to the table!
A New Format with a Bigger Field
This year’s tournament features several key differences from previous editions. The format no longer includes progressive elimination rounds where only the top two players at each table advance. Instead, all players receive a single shot: ten hands to post the highest chip count possible. The top 10% of all scores will earn pay-outs, distributed in the same structure as a poker tournament, meaning sharp play and solid chip management will be crucial.
The tournament's extended registration window, comparable to late registration for a poker tournament, is growing in popularity after last year's debut of this format. Last year, the event allowed entries over a six-hour span. This time, the buy-in window has been expanded to a massive 27-hour period, from 19:00 local time on June 10, until 22:00 the day after. This will ensure a larger playing field and give players who are busy with poker tournaments, the option to give it a spin as well and take part in this epic tournament which is often considered as the 'easiest' way of getting your hands on one of the victorious portraits.
Tournament Details:
- Buy-in: €125 (register at the poker room cash desk)
- Schedule: Starts June 10 at 19:00, final buy-in accepted June 11 at 22:00
- Format: 10-hand session per entry; top 10% of all scores win prizes
- Chips: 10,000 starting stack
- Min Bet: 100 points
- Max Bet: 2000 points
- Tables: 1–5 players per table, one box per player
- Rules: Standard blackjack rules (no surrender), played near the bar/restaurant by the main entrance
To add even more excitement to this tournament, a live leaderboard screen will display the highest scores throughout the event, making sure that players can possibly strategically do a re-entry to gain positions. With the extended hours, unique structure for a blackjack tournament, it's destined to be one epic show! Don't miss it, King's Casino Rozvadov is the place to be in June.
Impression of last year's Blackjack Tournament
Results 2024: €125 Blackjack Tournament
- Buy-In: €125
- Entries: 93
- Prize Pool: €9,718
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maili Tannbaum |  | € 2,673 |
| 2 | Mati Pirn | | € 1,900 |
| 3 | Kevin Joseph Campbell |  | € 1,244 |
| 4 | Abdurrahman Goekkaya |  | € 957 |
| 5 | Aki Ilari Nevalainen |  | € 758 |
| 6 | Ryan Pritchard |  | € 593 |
| 7 | Bjoern Geleyn | | € 466 |
| 8 | Dean Hopkinson | | € 364 |
| 9 | Simon Dodd | | € 277 |
| 10 | Janar Kokk |  | € 243 |
| 11 | Rolf Bechstroem |  | € 243 |
