Bay 101 News: Mar 7, 2013

Thursday, March 7, 2013

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.