I’ve promoted and played some of the smaller Blackjack tournaments at Get21.com and while it’s “interesting” it doesn’t FEEL like the next big thing to me.
It’s OK – it’s a game – but the complexities of blackjack are limited – and it’s almost a battle of prehand staking and mathematics rather than actually playing the cards.
We dished out the Get21.com cash (free $10 for everyone) and got a quite a few trialists – about 100 – I think that we’ve had 1-2 people actually re-deposit and there is no buzz on the forum once the inital rush died down.
I’ve read the hype in the magazines – and was interested to give it a go but having played around a dozen tournaments – I’m not really running back for more.
It might be a thing for casual players – but after playing it I don’t really see this current variant taking off – something is lacking.