Which tournament would you choose?

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You find yourself at a casino with a friend who's registered in a poker tourney starting soon, but you're not.
There re 2 casino games tourneys also starting soon.
Instead of just hanging around while he's playing, he proposed that you play one of them and he'd pay for your entry.

Which one would you choose? A slots tournament or a blackjack one? Why?
 
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najisami said:
Te encuentras en un casino con un amigo que está inscrito en un torneo de póker que comienza pronto, pero tú no.
También habrá dos torneos de juegos de casino que comenzarán próximamente.
En lugar de simplemente quedarse mirando mientras él tocaba, propuso que jugaras a uno de ellos y que él pagaría tu entrada.

¿Cuál elegirías? ¿Un torneo de tragamonedas o uno de blackjack? ¿Por qué?
Blackjack without a doubt. I like card games a lot more than slots
 
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I would choose blackjack.
At least there's some decision-making involved, unlike slot machines, which are completely random. Even though you know that the house still has an advantage, you feel like you have a little more control.
 
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seiya1989 said:
Blackjack without a doubt. I like card games a lot more than slots

And I would do the exact thing. I hate slots bro.
 
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burro said:
I would choose blackjack.
At least there's some decision-making involved, unlike slot machines, which are completely random. Even though you know that the house still has an advantage, you feel like you have a little more control.

You are totally right.
In blackjack, we have some room to manipulate or at least influence the result of the hands. Let alone that blackjack is a lot more fun to play.
 
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najisami said:
Y yo haría exactamente lo mismo. Odio las tragamonedas, tío.
If they are pure rubbish. In fact, I've rarely played slots in my life. Anyway, I hope you're doing well there in Morocco, hug my friend
 
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I choose a slot tournament because it's more comfortable for me. A blackjack tournament seems to me to be more of a luck tournament that doesn't depend on me.
 
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I don't play blackjack at any of them, and I don't like slot machines; I prefer playing holdem 100%.
 
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seiya1989 said:
If they are pure rubbish. In fact, I've rarely played slots in my life. Anyway, I hope you're doing well there in Morocco, hug my friend

Doing well my friend, thank you. The weather finally starts getting better 🌞🌼🌝.
 
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Snake2007 said:
I choose a slot tournament because it's more comfortable for me. A blackjack tournament seems to me to be more of a luck tournament that doesn't depend on me.

Sorry, I can never agree with that. To me, it seems to be exactly the opposite. But whatever floats your boat, man !
 
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I tell him to buy me in the poker tourney, and I'll start as soon as I can get there, lol. But from your choices
You guys hate slots, but the blackjack tourney is also on slots. I pick the slots tourney, so I have no thinking.
just hit the button as fast as possible lol. But why does the friend want you there if you're not railing him?
 
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Coolcassv9. said:
I don't play blackjack at any of them, and I don't like slot machines; I prefer playing holdem 100%.

That's understandable. But what if you found yourself in that situation and you have to make a choice. What would it be?
 
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jaymfc said:
but the blackjack tourney is also on slots.
We're talking about a real Blackjack tournament. Real table, real dealer, real people ;).
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But why does the friend want you there if you're not railing him?
Can you be patient enough to rail a friend from the start and throughout the tournament?
 
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najisami said:
That's understandable. But what if you found yourself in that situation and you have to make a choice. What would it be?
Don't worry, bro, I play slots every now and then, and I've won a few times. I prefer slots to blackjack.
 
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Don't worry, bro, I play slots every now and then, and I've won a few times. I prefer slots to blackjack.

Best of luck to you, sir.
 
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blackjack for me , but i'm not really sure how a tournament format actually works .
 
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I’d probably choose blackjack. At least there’s a small strategic element involved and your decisions can still influence the outcome a bit.

Slots tournaments feel too passive for my taste. I enjoy games where focus, timing, and discipline matter, even if luck is still part of it.
 
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For me, I would choose to play the poker tourney as well and beat him HU in the end. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Then I would give him the stake back + 50% of my winnings.

Only fair.
 
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I would play blackjack over slot for me i also would be interested how a tournaments format scoring would be
 
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Blackjack over slot always.
 
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najisami said:
Sorry, I can never agree with that. To me, it seems to be exactly the opposite. But whatever floats your boat, man !
That would be because it is the complete opposite.

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jaymfc said:
But why does the friend want you there if you're not railing him?
For me it would be the tushy rubs.

(y)
 
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skaterick said:
blackjack for me , but i'm not really sure how a tournament format actually works .

It's basically the same scheme as poker, but the strategy is completely different ofc.

  • Everyone pays the same amount to enter the Blackjack tournament so all the players at the table start with an equal amount of chips.
-The key to winning is having more chips than the other players at the table at the end of the round. Unlike Poker, if the dealer wins, they take your chips. So, a player can have fewer chips than they had at the beginning of the round yet still have the most amongst the players.

-The player with the most chips at the end of the round advances to the next round.

-Eventually, the players advance to the point where there is only one table playing (which means a final 6 or 7 players).

-This final round determines the winner. If it’s a distributed prize, 1st place will get the highest prize and the others at the final table will receive less.
 
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I would play slots tournament to explore how a slots tournament is run and played 😃
 
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i would go blackjack
 
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