If a player runs out of chips in the first round they are not permitted to buy back in. Tournament Blackjack always has a buy-in, either as an entry fee that goes to the house when they have established prizes OR as money that is put into the prize pool directly. Paying the entry fee gives a player a certain number of chips to bet with throughout the tournament. The rules in Tournament Blackjack are slightly different than those of regular Casino BlackJack and are discussed in greater detail below. This is also the form of Blackjack played on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour. Invented by Russ Hamilton, Elimination Blackjack is Blackjack formatted for a tournament.