Tournaments
Blue Square Skill Games provide an exciting range of Sit & Go Tournaments, regular scheduled multi-table tournaments and special-event tournaments. These tournaments are available for all our multiplayer games including Blackjack, Gin Rummy and Backgammon. Tournaments are an exciting opportunity to stake a little money, to win a lot.
Tournament Schedule
SATURDAYS - £250 Backgammon Tournament. Every Saturday at 19.00 GMT (20:00 UK time) with a £250 prize pool paying 8 players and only £10 to enter. All games are 3-point matches with a 7-point final.
SUNDAYS - £2,000 Backgammon Tournament. Every Sunday at 19.00 GMT (20:00 UK time) guaranteeing a payout of $4,000. Great value for a buy-in of just £30.00. All games are again 3-point matches leading to a nail-biting 7-pointer in the final, where the winner walks away with a cool £500 or $1,000 and the top 16 players get paid out!
Qualify for the $4,000 Sunday Tournament for just £2.00. Qualifier tournaments for the Sunday $4,000 Backgammon tournament are now online twice daily Monday through Thursday at 12:15 GMT & 21:15 GMT (13:15 & 22:15 UK time) and once only on Fridays at 12:15 GMT (13:15 UK time). Play every round to 1point so even beginners have a good chance of winning. The winning player receives a free buy-in to Sunday’s $4,000 main event worth £30.00. All qualifying players will be entered into the main event tournament before 17:00 (UK time) on Fridays.
WEDNESDAYS - £500 Blackjack Tournament. Every Wednesday at 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) join our Vegas-style head-to-head Blackjack tournament with guaranteed prize pool of £500. Direct buy-in of just £15 (inc fee). Play every tournament round to 10 hands of Blackjack. After 10 hands, the player with the most chips progresses to the next tournament round. The Top 8 players get paid, with first place taking home £200 and the runner-up £100.
THURSDAYS - £250 Backgammon Tournament. Every Thursday at 19.00 GMT (20:00 UK time) with a £250 prize pool paying 8 players and only £10 to enter. All games are 3-point matches with a 7-point final.
FRIDAYS - £500 Gin Rummy Tournament. Every Friday at 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) join our superb-value Gin Rummy tournament with a £500 prize pool. Direct buy-in for just £10.00. All tournament rounds are played first-to-100points. Get into the Top16 players to share the prize pool. First place receives a guaranteed £200 and runner up £100.
This Week’s Main Tournaments
There’s an exciting schedule of different tournaments each night of the week. Fantastic guaranteed prize money, added-value tournaments and pennyrolls (just 1p to play) for everyone to enjoy.
Mon 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £200 GTD "VIP Mondays" (£25.00)
Mon 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) – Poker Dice - £100 GTD (£8.00)
Mon 20:00 GMT (21:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £100-added (£6.00 + £4.00)
Mon 20:30 GMT (21:30 UK time) - Blackjack - £100 GTD (£8)
Mon 22:00 GMT (23:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £100-added VIP (£100+£25)
Tue 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £10 GTD "Crazy Tuesday" (1p to play)
Tue 20:00 GMT (21:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £100-added (£6.00 + £4.00)
Tue 20:30 GMT (21:30 UK time) - Blackjack - £100 GTD (£8)
Tue 22:00 GMT (23:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £100-added VIP (£100+£25)
Wed 18:00 GMT (19:00 UK time) - Blackjack - £150 Pennyroll (1p to play)
Wed 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) - Blackjack - £500 GTD (just £15 to play, winner gets £200)
Wed 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £10 GTD "Yo Wednesday" (1p to play)
Wed 20:00 GMT (21:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £100-added (£6.00 + £4.00)
Wed 20:30 GMT (21:30 UK time) - Blackjack - £100 GTD (£8)
Wed 22:00 GMT (23:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £100-added VIP (£100+£25)
Thu 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £250 GTD (£10)
Thu 20:00 GMT (21:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £100-added (£6.00 + £4.00)
Thu 20:30 GMT (21:30 UK time) - Blackjack - £100 GTD (£8)
Thu 22:00 GMT (23:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £100-added VIP (£100+£25)
Fri 18:00 GMT (19:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £250 Pennyroll (1p to play)
Fri 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £500 GTD (£10.00)
Fri 20:00 GMT (21:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £100-added (£6.00 + £4.00)
Fri 20:30 GMT (21:30 UK time) - Blackjack - £100 GTD (£8)
Fri 22:00 GMT (23:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £100-added VIP (£100+£25)
Sat 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £50-added "Sexy Saturday" (£2.50 + £2.50)
Sat 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £250 GTD (£10)
Sat 20:00 GMT (21:00 UK time) - Gin Rummy - £100-added (£6.00 + £4.00)
Sat 20:30 GMT (21:30 UK time) - Blackjack - £100 GTD (£8)
Sat 22:00 GMT (23:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £100-added VIP (£100+£25)
Sun 14:00 GMT (15:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £100 Pennyroll (1p to play)
Sun 19:00 GMT (20:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £2,000 GTD (£30 to play, winner gets £500)
Sun 22:00 GMT (23:00 UK time) - Backgammon - £100-added VIP (£100+£25)
Sun 23:10 GMT (00:10 UK time) - Gin Rummy - "Gin Rummy Time!" (£10.00 + £1.00)
Regular Daily Tournaments
We have a huge choice of scheduled tournaments throughout the day and night. Tournaments start from as little at 1p and are a great way to turn a few pennies into pounds. You can see tournaments in the game lobby several hours (and sometimes days) in advance of their scheduled start times. There are so many tournaments we can’t list them all here so enter the game lobby for today’s full list of regular tournaments.
Daily Pennyroll Tournaments
We offer £20 pennyroll (just 1p to play) tournaments three times every day, with special pennyrolls offering £100, £150 or £250 in free prize money every week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Pennyroll tournaments are a great way to learn how to play in tournaments (and build your bankroll too).
Tips on How to Play Tournaments
1. Register to play. Our tournaments are scheduled to start at specific times every day. You need to register in advance of the start time in order to play. When you register to play, you also pay the buy-in (and the tournament fee, if any). You can choose to leave the tournament any time in advance of the scheduled start time and you’ll have your money refunded instantly.
2. Choosing Tournaments. We label tournaments with information to allow players to understand exactly which game it’s for, what game rules the tournament uses, the amount of money added or guaranteed (if any) and the number of people who share the prize money.
For example: BG-3pt £100-added pays 8plrs
This means the tournament is for Backgammon (BG), every tournament round is played to 3point (3pt). There is £100-added to the prize money, which means the minimum prize money in the tournament is £100 and the prize money will increase with every player who registers to play. Finally, you can tell the tournament pays the prize money to the top-placed eight players (8plrs).
3. Tournament Information. Click on a tournaments description in the lobby (it’s under-lined, see?) and up will pop a small window providing you with more information on the tournament. You can see which players have registered to play and how much the prize money currently stands at. Once the tournament has started, clicking on the tournament description allows you see to where players are in the tournament and the amounts of money they have won (or stand to win, if they win the next tournament round).
Important Additional Information
Be online, on time! The scheduled tournaments listed above will appear online and be open for registration for several hours or days (depending on the tournament) before the scheduled start time. Pennyroll tournaments are generally available only three hours before the scheduled start time. Once you have registered to play in a tournament please ensure you are online, on time, at the scheduled start time – you should also stay online while you are still competing. Players arriving more than 2 minutes after the scheduled start time of a tournament or game round will forfeit.
