$7,500 Shooting Star Final Results

$7,500 Shooting Star Championship - Final Results
643 entries / Monday, March 4, 2013
Place	First Name	Last Name	Prize
1	Kai	Chang	$1,138,350 *
2	Joe	Nguyen	$666,740
3	Paul	Volpe	$435,610
4	Erik	Seidel	$295,590
5	Chris	Johnson	$208,910
6	Joe	Kuether	$162,240
7	Steve	Behm	$124,460
8	Danny	Wong	$91,120
9	Antonio	Esfandiari	$64,450
10	Athanasios	Polychronopoulos	$48,890
11	Paul	Klann	$48,890
12	Matt	Stout	$48,890
13	Christian	Harder	$37,780
14	Gordon	Vayo	$37,780
15	Elky	Grospellier	$37,780
16	James	Anderson	$31,110
17	Stephen	Bokor	$31,110
18	Jordan	Cristos	$31,110
19	Robert	Lo	$26,670
20	Maria	Ho	$26,670
21	Isaac	Baron	$26,670
22	John	Racener	$26,670
23	Alex	Keating	$26,670
24	Numit	Agrawal	$26,670
25	Brendon	Rubie	$26,670
26	Aaron	Motoyama	$26,670
27	Kyle	Julius	$26,670
28	Somanath	Nirakari	$22,670
29	Andrew	Lichtenberger	$22,670
30	Tom	Drotleff	$22,670
31	Chris	Tan	$22,670
32	Andrew	Mackenzie	$22,670
33	Kathy	Liebert	$22,670
34	Todd	Terry	$22,670
35	Chamath	Palihapitiya	$22,670
36	Carlos	Mortensen	$22,670
37	Ray	Dehkharghani	$19,120
38	Zach	Hyman	$19,120
39	Robert	Tepper	$19,120
40	Jeff	Madsen	$19,120
41	Abrahim	Aboukhalil	$19,120
42	Jason	Somerville	$19,120
43	Garrett	Greer	$19,120
44	Axel	Werner	$19,120
45	Chris	DeMaci	$19,120
46	Thomas	Gabriel	$16,890
47	Steve	Gross	$16,890
48	Sandeep	Pulusani	$16,890
49	Chicong	Nguyen	$16,890
50	Grantland	Hillman	$16,890
51	Erik	Hellman	$16,890
52	Matt	Affleck	$16,890
53	Lori	Bare	$16,890
54	Andy	Hwang	$16,890
55	Michael	Benvenuti	$15,110
56	Kent	Jensen	$15,110
57	Francis	Alfonso	$15,110
58	Peter	Smaha	$15,110
59	Ben	Palmer	$15,110
60	Greg	White	$15,110
61	Chris	Brammer	$15,110
62	Robert	Lewis	$15,110
63	Scott	Seiver	$15,110
* = includes $25,500 WPT World Championship seat

Kai Chang, Shooting Star Champion Photo Blog

Kai Chang, winner of the Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event

Kai Chang is presented with the World Poker Tour Champions Cup.

Joe Nguyen joins Kai Chang and the WPT crew on stage.

Kai Chang and the Royal Flush Girls

Shooting Star Champion Kai Chang is joined by the Bay 101 staff.

Kai Chang Wins the Shooting Star Championship ($1,138,350)

Kai Chang, winner of the Bay 101 Shooting Star

Congratulations to Kai Chang, winner of the 2013 Bay 101 World Poker Tour Shooting Star.

Chang takes homes home $1,138,350 and gets his name on the World Poker Tour Champions Cup!

Joe Nguyen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($666,740)

Joe Nguyen

On a board reading [Th][7d][5s][9d], Joe Nguyen bet 530,000 and Kai Chang puts in a three-bet.  Nguyen then moves all-in for 7,010,000 and Chang immediately makes the call.

They turn over:

Chang - [8s][6d]
Nguyen - [Td][2d]

Nguyen has a pair of tens with a flush draw but Chang turns the straight.

The river comes the [6c] and Chang takes the massive pot, eliminating Nguyen from the Shooting Star event.

Joe Nguyen finishes in 2nd place, taking home $666,740.

Heads-Up Up WPT Shooting Star Photo Blog

Joe Nguyen (left) and Kai Chang are now heads-up for the Shooting Star title!

Tournament Director Matt Savage talks with Joe Nguyen before heads-up play gets underway.

The chip stack of Kai Chang as heads-up play begins.

Joe Nguyen and Kai Chang await the money presentation.

The Royal Flush Girls place the first place prize money on the table.

Paul Volpe Eliminated in 3rd Place ($435,610)

Paul Volpe

Paul Volpe moves all-in from the small blind for 1,500,000 and is called by Kai Chang in the big blind.

They turn over:

Volpe - [Qh][Th]
Chang - [Ac][9c]

The board runs out [Kh][Ks][7d][6d][3s] and Chang wins the pot with his ace high.

Paul Volpe finishes in third place and takes home $435,610.

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 4th Place ($295,590)

Erik Seidel

Busted 4th for 295k, hate to be on sidelines. Love the people at #Bay101, the place was rocking. Thanks to Matt Savage best TD + June R

— Erik Seidel (@Erik_Seidel) March 9, 2013

Action is folded around to Erik Seidel in the small blind, who moves all-in.  Paul Volpe, in the big blind, gets a count and then announces a call.

They turn up:

Seidel - [Js][Th]
Volpe - [Ad][4d]

The flop comes [Jd][Jh][7d], giving Seidel trips but giving Volpe a flush draw.

The [Kd] on the turn gives Volpe a flush and the lead.  The [8h] on the river does not help Seidel and the final Bounty in the Shooting Star has been eliminated in 4th place for $295,590.

Chris Johnson Eliminated in 5th Place ($208,910)

Chris Johnson

On a flop of [Td][8s][5h], Chris Johnson moves all-in and quickly called by Kai Chang.

They turn over:

Johnson - [Kh][Th]
Chang - [Tc][Ts]

Johnson flops top pair but is way behind top set of Chang.  The turn comes the [Js] and the river is the [Qc].

Kai Chang extends his chip lead with 7.6 million chips while Chris Johnson is eliminated in 5th place for $208,910.

Joe Kuether Eliminated in 6th Place ($162,240)

Joe Kuether

Nothin went well at the final table. Could've played better. Pretty gutted at the moment but ill keep grindin'

— Joe Kuether (@jkuether3) March 9, 2013

Kai Chang raises to 125,000 and Joe Kuether moves all-in for less than a million.  Joe Nguyen then moves all-in himself and Chang mucks.

They turn over:

Nguyen - [Ad][As]
Kuether - [Jh][Js]

The board runs out [Ah][Qs][7c][Qc][3d] and Nguyen improves to a full house to take the pot.

Joe Kuether is eliminated in 6th place, taking home $162,240.

Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Table Photo Blog

The final six at the televised World Poker Tour Final Table.

Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten on the set.

The chip stack and Bounty Medal of Erik Seidel, the only bounty remaining in the Shooting Star.

Paul Volpe comes into the final table as the chip leader for the second week in a row.

The Royal Flush Girls

The World Poker Tour Champions Cup and the over $1,100,000 first place prize.

Final Table About To Begin w/Live Audio Commentary

The players are currently being introduced, and play for the Shooting Star final table will begin shortly.  Here are the chip counts & seating assignments for the final table:

Seat 1: Joe Nguyen - 2,175,000
Seat 2: Erik Seidel - 3,435,000
Seat 3: Chris Johnson - 2,740,000
Seat 4: Paul Volpe - 5,525,000
Seat 5: Y.K. Chang - 2,590,000
Seat 6: Joe Kuether - 2,830,000

We are pleased to be able to bring you limited live audio commentary throughout the final table.  To tune in, head over to www.Bay101Live.com to listen to @veeRob and @WhoJedi bring you updates from the tournament floor.

For hand for hand updates and chip counts throughout this final table, make sure you head over to the WPT Live Updates page.

Videos: Shooting Star Championship - Day 3

Nick Schulman Wins the $25,000 Shooting Star High Roller Event

Congratulations to Nick Schulman, winner of the $25,000 Shooting Star High Roller event.  

Nick takes home $270,480 and the Shooting Star High Roller Trophy for his victory.

Final results were as follows:

1st - Nick Schulman - $270,480
2nd - Roger Sippl - $180,320
3rd - David "Doc" Sands - $112,700

Bay 101 WPT Shooting Star Final Table Chip Counts and Seating Assignments

We are down to the final table of six players in the Bay 101 Shooting Star event.

The final televised table will get underway tomorrow at 4pm.

Chip counts are as follows:

Seat 1: Joe Nguyen - 2,175,000
Seat 2: Erik Seidel - 3,435,000
Seat 3: Chris Johnson - 2,740,000
Seat 4: Paul Volpe - 5,525,000
Seat 5: Y.K. Chang - 2,590,000
Seat 6: Joe Kuether - 2,830,000

Steve Behm Eliminated in 7th Place ($124,460)

7th Place - Steve Behm   $124,460

Danny Wong Eliminated in 8th Place ($91,120)

8th Place - Danny Wong  $91,120

Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in 9th Place ($64,450)

9th Place - Antonio Esfandiari  $64,450

Athanasios Polychronopoulos Eliminated in 10th Place ($48,890)

10th - Athanasios Polychronopoulos  $48,890

Paul Klann Eliminated in 11th Place ($48,890)

11th Place - Paul Klann  $48,890

Matt Stout Eliminated in 12th Place ($48,890)

12th Place - Matt Stout  $48,890

Busto 12th WPT Bay 101, ~$49k. Paid off river in 1.8m pot after A8h binked vs my A9s on AQ4ss8 in 3b pot, then busted KQ<A8s for 750k. #fb

— Matt Stout (@MattStoutPoker) March 8, 2013

Christian Harder Eliminated in 13th Place ($37,780)

13th Place - Christian Harder  $37,780

13th.... Coolered hard with Queen high flush v King high flush. Oh well. #ontothenextone

— Christian Harder (@realcharder30) March 8, 2013

The 100,000 Plaques are now in Play

The Bay 101 Shooting Star 100,000 Plaques are now in play with 13 players remaining.

Gordon Vayo Eliminated in 14th Place ($37,780)

Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated in 15th Place ($37,780)

15th Place - Bertrand Grospellier   $37,780

Disappointing 15th place but had lots of fun finally going deep at #Bay101 Definitely will be back next year to try and better it !

— Bertrand Grospellier (@elkypoker) March 8, 2013

Photos: Maria Ho Eliminated in 20th Place

Maria Ho awaits the actions after she moves all-in.

Maria Ho gets a call from Matt Stout and the two await the rest of the action before the flop.

Ho and Stout watch as Stout's pocket sevens hold up against the K-Q of Ho.

Maria Ho and Matt Stout shares a hug after Ho is eliminated in 20th place.

A Rare Show of Emotion

All-in with A-K vs. queens, Antonio Esfandiari reacts the moment an ace falls on the turn.

For the Kids, Chamath Palihapitiya Finishes 35th

Just wrapped up the WPT Main Event at Bay101 and finished 35th. Won $22k for The Boys and Girls Club. @bgcp

— Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) March 7, 2013

Recent Eliminations on Day 3 of the Shooting Star Main Event

33rd - Kathy Leibert  $22,670
34th - Todd Terry  $22,670
35th - Chamath Palihapitiya  $22,670
36th - Carlos Mortensen  $22,670

Now 36 Players Remaining in the Shooting Star Main Event

We are down to the final 36 players in the Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event.

Players have redrawn for seats at the final six tables as play is now six-handed for the rest of the event.

Be sure to check out the live stream at Bay101live.com.

Photo: Jason Somerville Eliminated by Erik Seidel

Jason Somerville (left) shakes hands with Erik Seidel after Seidel eliminates him.

Got pretty short and shoved j9 into @erik_seidel's AT to bust 41st. Thanks all for the support, awesome tournament here at @bay101casino!
— Jason Somerville (@JasonSomerville) March 7, 2013

Day 3 of the Bay 101 Shooting Star is Underway!

The 44 remaining players in the Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event have taken their seats and cards are in the air.

The blinds are 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante for another 45 minutes.

You can watch the live stream of the Feature Table by clicking on Bay101live.com.

Videos: Shooting Star Championship - Day 2

Shooting Star Championship Day 3 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Day 3 chip leader Paul Volpe

$7,500 Shooting Star Championship
Day 3 - Chip Counts & Seating Assignments
Place	First Name	Last Name	Chip Count	Table	Seat
1	Paul	Volpe	1,394,000	22	3
2	Brandon	Rubie	988,000	26	7
3	Isaac	Baron	896,000	22	7
4	Steve	Behm	854,000	23	4
5	Maria	Ho	805,000	22	8
6	Antonio	Esfandiari	787,000	22	5
7	James	Anderson	770,000	22	2
8	Erik	Seidel	751,000	23	5
9	Matt	Stout	687,000	26	8
10	Jordan	Cristos	672,000	24	6
11	Athanasios	Polychronopoulos	621,000	24	2
12	Christian	Harder	607,000	26	5
13	Kyle	Julius	536,000	25	3
14	Joe	Nguyen	509,000	22	1
15	Joe	Kuether	485,000	25	2
16	Christopher	Johnson	475,000	24	1
17	Alex	Keating	475,000	25	1
18	Kai	Chang	413,000	24	3
19	Paul	Klann	389,000	23	6
20	Chris	Tran	369,000	25	9
21	Numit	Agrawal	367,000	26	6
22	Rob	Tepper	364,000	23	9
23	Danny	Wood	353,000	26	9
24	Raymond	Dehkharghani	307,000	24	9
25	Todd	Terry	295,000	26	1
26	Stephen	Boker	290,000	22	9
27	John	Racener	290,000	23	2
28	Zach	Hyman	290,000	24	8
29	Jeff	Madsen	273,000	25	4
30	Carlos	Mortensen	271,000	23	1
31	Andrew	Lichtenberger	262,000	24	5
32	Gordon	Vayo	254,000	22	4
33	Axel	Werner	240,000	23	7
34	Aaron	Motoyama	235,000	25	7
35	Kathy	Liebert	228,000	26	2
36	Tom	Drotleff	217,000	24	4
37	Andrew	Mackenzie	193,000	23	8
38	Robert	Lo	186,000	24	7
39	Somanath	Nirakari	185,000	26	3
40	Jason	Somerville	169,000	23	3
41	Abraham	Aboukhalil	162,000	25	8
42	Bertrand	Grospellier	159,000	26	4
43	Chamath	Palihapitiya	136,000	25	6
44	Garrett	Greer	129,000	25	5

$25,000 High Roller Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assigments

Play has concluded in the $25,000 High Roller Event.  The seven remaining players will resume play tomorrow at 2pm PST and play to a winner.

Here are the chip counts and seating assignments:

Seat 1: John Hennigan - 104,300
Seat 2: David Sands - 206,000
Seat 3: Nick Schulman 198,500
Sear 4: Roger Sippl - 302,700
Seat 5: Dan Smith - 200,800
Seat 6: Zach Clark - 33,900
Seat 7: Richard Thompson - 106,600

Repeat Performance for Paul Klann and Paul Volpe?

Paul Klann

Just a few days ago, Paul Klann won the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event for over $1,000,000 and Paul Volpe was the runner-up.

Now, they are both in the money at the Shooting Star Main Event and looking for a repeat performance of the LAPC.

Paul Volpe

$25,000 Shooting Star High Roller Update

We are down to the final nine players in the $25,000 Shooting Star High Roller event.

The final three spots will finish in the money.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $270,480
2nd - $180,320
3rd - $112,700

Among the players remaining are the likes of David Sands, Brandon Meyers, Nick Schulman, John Hennigan and Dan Smith.

The Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event is in the Money!

With only 63 players now remaining, all players are now in the money.

Final payouts are as follows:

1st - $1,138,350
2nd - $666,740
3rd - $435,610
4th - $295,590
5th - $208,910
6th - $162,240
7th - $124,460
8th - $91,120
9th - $64,450
10th-12th - $48,890
13th-15th - $37,780
16th-18th - $31,110
19th-27th - $26,670
28th-36th - $22,670
37th-45th - $19,120
46th-54th - $16,890
55th-63rd - $15,110

On the Money Bubble in the Shooting Star Main Event

With 64 players remaining and top 63 players getting paid, we are officially on the money bubble.

Brandon Meyers Dodging Bullets in the High Roller

Brandon Meyers

3rd hand into my 2nd bullet of the #bay101 high roller I ran KK into AA but rivered a K
— Brandon Meyers (@oncommand) March 7, 2013

Approaching the Money Bubble in the Shooting Star Main Event

With 73 players remaining, we are quickly approaching the money bubble.

The final 63 players will finish in the money, earning at least $15,110.

Dinner Break on Day 2

With the completion of 1,200-2,400 blinds, the remaining players from Day 2 of the $7,500 Shooting Star Championship are now on their one-hour dinner break.

Play will resume at approximately 6:45pm PST.

Photos: Father of the Year with Antonio Esfandiari

Antonio Esfandiari gets a massage from his father during Day 2 of Shooting Star.

The Shooting Star $25,000 High Roller Event is Underway!

The starting table of the $25,000 High Roller Event.

The $25,000 Shooting Star High Roller event is now underway.

Players start with 50,000 in chips and the levels are one-hour in length.

Registration will remain open for the first six levels.

Christian Harder Leads the Day 2 Field

With just under 120 players remaining in the field, Christian Harder has emerged as the chip leader on Day 2 of the Bay 101 Shooting Star.

Currently, Harder sits on just over 600,000 chips with the blinds at 1,200-2,400 with a 400 ante.