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Mahjong Club announces the two winners of a seat to the WSOM in Macau

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:02:32 +0000

Mahjong club would like to congratulate the following players who won seats in the World Series of Mahjong that will take place later this month at the Venetian Resort in Macau.

The Main Event seat was won by Frank Yao from Canada and the Riichi Event seat by Shao-Fu Lu of Taipei – Taiwan.

“I was thrilled when I received the picture below of Shao-Fu Lu taken at the 2008 Asia Mahjong Open where he managed to come first! The prize for that was $30,000 – we are hoping he tops that with a great win in the 2010 World Series of Mahjong!” said Adriaan Brink – CEO of Mahjong Club.

Riichi Winner - Shao-Fu Lu of Taipei – Taiwan

The world’s largest mahjong tournament, the “World Series of Mahjong” (“WSOM”), will return to Macao this summer for the third time! The long-awaited tournament will be held from August 19-22, 2010 at the prestigious The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel. Registration begins today at The Venetian Macao, the official registration venue for WSOM. Mahjong players do get ready to step on the glamorous mahjong “Avenue of Stars” and enjoy the thrilling experience!

The third World Series will include two separate tournaments, namely, the 3-day single-elimination Main Event World Championship and the US$1,000 buy-in Riichi Rules Tournament. The buy-in fee for the Main Event is HK$5,000 (US$650), plus HK$500 registration fee. The second World Series paid out the highest US$1 million prize money in the mahjong history, while the prize pool for this year will be based on the number of participants in each exciting tournament. The top 32 places in the Main Event will be awarded prize money according to the rankings.

The Main Event Champion will receive the top cash prize, a World Champion necklace, an unique Venetian Mask sponsored by The Venetian Macao, and a free invitation to the fourth WSOM Main Event in 2011. All tournaments are open to any mahjong player who is at least 21 years of age and ready for the money and fame. The WSOM will employ a simplified World Series of Mahjong Rules® for the 13-tile game, and a scoring system that is fair to all different players in the world.

2010 World Series of Mahjong

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:45:06 +0000

The Path To Mahjong Stardom Unveiled at The Venetian® Macao Today

(MACAU, June 22, 2010） The world’s largest mahjong tournament, the “World Series of Mahjong” (“WSOM”), will return to Macao this summer for the third time! The long-awaited tournament will be held from August 19-22, 2010 at the prestigious The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel. Registration begins today at The Venetian Macao, the official registration venue for WSOM. Mahjong players do get ready to step on the glamorous path to stardom in the mahjong world, and enjoy the thrilling experience!

Mahjong Club is running qualifying tournaments for the Main Event and the Riichi Event where you can win your way to a seat for as little as $1. Pleas visit Mahjong Club to find out more.

: At The Final Table For WSOM 2008

Interested players can register for the tournament through The Venetian Macao. Special travel packages will be offered to all participants. For registration enquires, please contact CotaiTicketing™ in Macau (853) 2882-8818, Hong Kong (852) 6333-6660, or visit the CotaiTicketing website at www.cotaiticketing.com.

“We wish to sincerely thank The Venetian Macao for their enthusiastic support of the third-annual WSOM. This enables us to bring together the top mahjong players in the world, and provide them with a brand new tournament experience at a world-class venue,” said Mr. John Hardyment, CEO of World Mahjong Limited, founders of the WSOM.

“The Venetian Macao is proud to host the third annual World Series of Mahjong tournament from August 19 to 22. It is just one more example of our effort to bring the best in sport and entertainment to Macau. With this tournament, we look forward to welcoming the world’s most skilled mahjong players to The Venetian Macao,” said Mr. Mark Russell, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel.

This press release was issued by Starbiz Communications Limited on behalf of World Mahjong Limited. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Anna Leung and Ms. Nicola Lau as follows:

Anna Leung (852) 9667-2487 and (852) 2521-0860, anna@starbiz.com.hk,

Nicola Lau (852) 9673-9372 and (852) 2512-2966 , nicola@starbiz.com.hk

Super 21

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:05:28 +0000

Super 21

We conclude our Blackjack review of the new games at the new US-Blackjack with a look at Super 21. Played in exactly the same way as normal blackjack, Super 21 has a number of interesting features and payout variations.

The most obvious difference is that Blackjack pays even money (as opposed to 3:2 on normal variations). In addition there is a “Surrender” button where you accept half your stake back and give up the hand. This latter feature puts a really interesting twist on the game. You can also play after a double, so if you (say) double 10 and get a 6 you might consider surrendering rather than risking all against the dealer’s 9.

There are some other quirky rules in the game. Multi card 21 hands payout more and a “Diamond Blackjack” pays out 2:1 – your first two cards must be 21 with both being diamonds. The full pay table is below:

Winner	Hand	Payouts
Player	Diamond Blackjack	2:1 (first hand only)
Player	Blackjack	Even Money (first hand only)
Dealer	Blackjack	None
Player	Five-card 21	2:1 (non-doubled hands only)
Player	Six-card 21	2:1 (non-doubled hands only)
Player	Six-card 20 or less (instant win)	Even Money (non-doubled hands only)
Player	Other Winning Hands	Even Money
Dealer/Player Tie	Other Hands	Push

Super 21

We finish our review of the new games at the new US-Blackjack with a look at Super 21. Played in exactly the same way as normal blackjack, Super 21 has a number of interesting features and payout variations.

There are some other quirky rules in the game. Higher payouts on multi card 21 hands and a “Diamond Blackjack” payout of 2:1 on your first two cards being 21 with both being diamonds. The full pay table is below:

Winner	Hand	Payouts
Player	Diamond Blackjack	2:1 (first hand only)
Player	Blackjack	Even Money (first hand only)
Dealer	Blackjack	None
Player	Five-card 21	2:1 (non-doubled hands only)
Player	Six-card 21	2:1 (non-doubled hands only)
Player	Six-card 20 or less (instant win)	Even Money (non-doubled hands only)
Player	Other Winning Hands	Even Money
Dealer/Player Tie	Other Hands	Push

More Blackjack Games

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:01:56 +0000

Face Up 21

In Face Up 21 your cards and the dealers are both face up, so you can see exactly what the dealer has. If the dealer has a “stand” hand – 17 and up – the game will automatically “hit” you until you either win or bust. This is because you know you have lost if the dealer beats you on the deal! This makes the game play very fast.

All ties are won by the dealer and Blackjack pays even money.

Face up 21

Match Play 21

Match Play 21 follows the same game play as normal blackjack, but the 10 cards are missing from the deck. In addition to this there are a number of special hands with special payouts as per the table below. Match Play 21 also supports surrender – you can forfeit the hand and get ? your money back at any stage in the game. You may only double once per hand. You may split twice.

The dealer hits a soft 17, otherwise plays pretty much as you would expect.

Hand Payouts :

Winner	Hand	Payouts
Dealer	Blackjack	None
Player	Blackjack	3:2 (first hand only)
Player	Match Play 21	40:1*
Player	777 all spades	3:1*
Player	678 all spades	3:1*
Player	Seven-card or more 21	3:1*
Player	777 same suit	2:1*
Player	678 same suit	2:1*
Player	Six-card 21	2:1*
Player	Any 777	3:2*
Player	Any 678	3:2*
Player	Five-card 21	3:2*
Player	Any 21	Even Money
Dealer	Any 21	None
Player	Other winning hands	Even Money
Dealer/Player Tie	Other hands	Push

*Non-doubled hands and non-split hands only

Match Play 21

Pontoon

In Pontoon both the dealer’s cards are dealt face down. A Pontoon is the same as Blackjack – 2 cards totaling 21.

You must hit if you have less than 5 cards and the total score is less than 15. You may not draw more than 5 cards (at that stage you already have a 5 card trick). You may double but only once. You may split once or twice.

Payouts are according to the following table. Note the 5 card trick payout – that is for any valid hand with 5 cards. It ranks just below Pontoon in importance. Note also that the dealer wins all ties.

Payouts

Winner	Hand	Payouts
Dealer	Pontoon	None
Player	Pontoon	2:1
Dealer	Five-Card Trick	None
Player	Five-Card Trick	2:1
Player	Other winning hands	Even Money

Match Play 21 follows the same game play as normal blackjack, but the 10 cards are missing from the deck. In addition to this there are a number of special hands with special payouts as per the table below. Match Play 21 also supports surrender – you can forfeit the hand and get ½ your money back at any stage in the game. You may only double once per hand. You may split twice.

The dealer hits a soft 17, otherwise plays pretty much as you would expect.

Payouts

Winner	Hand	Payouts
Dealer	Blackjack	None
Player	Blackjack	3:2 (first hand only)
Player	Match Play 21	40:1*
Player	777 all spades	3:1*
Player	678 all spades	3:1*
Player	Seven-card or more 21	3:1*
Player	777 same suit	2:1*
Player	678 same suit	2:1*
Player	Six-card 21	2:1*
Player	Any 777	3:2*
Player	Any 678	3:2*
Player	Five-card 21	3:2*
Player	Any 21	Even Money
Dealer	Any 21	None
Player	Other winning hands	Even Money
Dealer/Player Tie	Other hands	Push

*Non-doubled hands and non-split hands only

US-Blackjack.com Blackjack Review

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:43:41 +0000

Standard Blackjack
Very fast game play together with appealing graphics and sounds make this a great game to play. The game plays as one would expect – Vegas rules – dealer is dealt two cards (the first face up) before the player is offered cards. Players can double on any cards and split any two like cards.

Vegas Blackjack

Perfect Pairs

Perfect Pairs blackjack is exactly the same as standard blackjack but with the addition of a great side bet called the “Perfect Pair”. This may only be played together with a bet on the blackjack game, and pays out when the first two cards are a pair according to the following pay table:

Hand	Description	Example	Payout
Mixed Pair	A pair that is comprised of one red suited card and one black suited card.	3C 3D	5:1
Coloured Pair	A pair that is comprised of 2 cards that are different suits, with both cards being either red suited cards or both cards being black suited card	8C 8S	10:1
Perfect Pair	A pair that is comprised of 2 cards that are identical in rank and suit.	QC QC	30:1

Perfect Pairs

European Blackjack
The main difference between European Blackjack and Vegas Blackjack is in the game play. In European Blackjack the dealer only deals one card for himself – face up. The second card is dealt after all players have been offered a card. This leads to some interesting situations in real casinos where players blame the last player on a table for not hitting their 15 when the dealer draws 6 and 5 on a 10 first card – these can get quite acrimonious! Luckily this problem doesn’t exist on US-Blackjack.com!

European Blackjack