Have you ever played in an online blackjack tournament?

Its all very well sitting in the comfort of your home and playing blackjack against the computer, when you’ve had enough you log out and go and do something different… like maybe putting your feet up, cracking open a beer and catching up on your favorite game.

But when you play an online blackjack tournament you have to have a good strategy and most importantly stamina.  You can’t just cruise in and out of the game when you want to, or when you are tired  and have had enough.

To give an example to put it into context… an online blackjack tournament is like running a marathon.  Sprint off in the beginning and you won’t finish the race – you have to pace yourself.  Do enough in the beginning to keep up with your opponents, examine their play and strategy, test them and then out sprint them at the end. 

Pacing yourself is key to winning.  Take the betting steady in the beginning and then up the pace at the right time to get ahead and drop the other runners behind.  Knowing when to do this will come with time and experience.

For those of you that have played blackjack tournaments what would you say is important for success?