Thursday, March 13, 2014
Unofficial final table reached
With the elimination of our 8th place finisher, we have now reached the unofficial final table. Players have redrawn for seats and their positions are shown below. Play will continue until one more player is lost, and then Day 3 will be complete.
Seat 1: Nam Le - 1,470,000
Seat 2: Herbert Montalbano - 670,000
Seat 3: Garrett Greer - 1,525,000
Seat 4: Shaun Suller - 3,910,000
Seat 5: Dylan Wilkerson - 7,275,000
Seat 6: James Carroll - 1,350,000
Seat 7: Mukul Pahuja - 5,500,000
Dylan Wilkerson vaults into the chip lead
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| Dylan with his tower of 100k plaques |
Dylan and Steve got into a raising war that saw Dylan six-bet shove and Steve snap call. It was a classic flip with Dylan's [Ac][Ks] vs. Steve's [Ts][Tc]. If Steve's tens would hold, we'd be at the unofficial final table. If Dylan's ace king outraced the tens, Dylan would be the new chip leader.
The crowd made a lot of noise when the flop fell [As][2s][7d], and Steve's supporters rooted for a ten to hit the turn. The [7h] kept Dylan in the lead, as did the [5h] river. Dylan's chip were counted, and it was a massive pot as he had just over 3 million. Steve paid off the bet and was still left over 1.5 million, but still not the result Steve was hoping for.
9th Place: David Randall ($69,630)
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With the board reading [3c][4h][4s][4d][6s], Shaun Suller bet enough to put David Randall all in. David went into the tank, but eventually made the call. Shaun showed him [As][Ad], and all David could do was muck his hand as he was eliminated in 9th place. David will earn $69,630 for his efforts.
10th Place: Brian Park ($49,740)
From the small blind, Dylan Wilkerson raised enough to put Brian Park all in. Brian made the call with A-2 and was shown X-6. Ace high was good all the way to the river, when a six fell to send Brian to the rail in 10th place. He will earn $49,740 for his efforts.
High Roller update: now on the bubble
As the Main Event goes on dinner break, the High Roller is down to the final 3 players. The top 2 spots get paid: 1st is $132,300 and 2nd is $88,200. Here are chip counts for the 3 remaining players:
Ryan Fee - 348,000
Ben Sulsky - 64,000
Zach Hyman - 26,000
Currently I am the chip leader in the high roller event in San Jose. There are 4 left. That means I have a 25% of winning. Go to all!!
— Ryan Fee (@fees88) March 13, 2014
Players are now on dinner break
Only 11 players remain in the 2014 Shooting Star, and they are now on their dinner break. When players return, blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante. Average stack is currently 1,958,000 or 65 big blinds.
Play will resume at 7:15pm.
Play will resume at 7:15pm.
12th Place: Eric Hershler ($49,740)
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Eric Hershler has been eliminated when he moved all in with [Qs][Js] and ran into the [Ah][Ks] of Steve Sung. The board ran out [Td][6d][4d][Tc][8d], and he will exit this tournament in 12th place, good for $49,740.
13th Place: Jonathan Little ($39,800)
Jonathan Little raised to 50,000 before Mukul Pahuja three-bet to 140,000. Brian Park then cold four-bet to 380,000 from the big blind, and Jonathan moved all in. Mukul got out of the way, and Brian made the call.
Jonathan: [Qh][Qd]
Brian: [Ks][Kh]
Jonathan had gotten coolered at this short-handed table, and he would need to get lucky to survive. Unfortunately for Jonathan, no queen came on the [As][Ad][2s][9h][Kc] board to save him, and he'll have to settle for 13th place, good for $39.800.
The final 12 players are now redrawing for seats at the final two tables.
14th Place: Candace Collins ($39,800)
Steve Sung raised the cutoff and Candace Collins 3-bet from the button. Action folded back to Steve who reraised enough to put Candace all in. Candace quickly committed the rest of her short stack.
Candace [6s][6c]
Steve [As][Ac]
Candace had many supporters on the rail, and they were rooting for a six before the flop. Those fans were also calling for an eight after the [9c][Tc][7d] flop, and the [Th] didn't change Candace's outs. When the [2d] hit the river, Candace pounded the table and shook Steve's hand. The room applauded after it was announced that Candace was our 14th place finisher. She will collect $39,800 for her efforts.
15th Place: Nicky Nikan ($39,800)
Nicky Nikan has been eliminated when he 4-bet jammed [Ks][Jd] and ran into the [As][Kh] of Steve Sung. The board ran out [Ac][Qc][5s][2h][Qd], and Nicky headed to the payout desk to collect his $39,800 for 15th place.
The plaques have come out
As is tradition at the Bay 101, 100k plaques have just been introduced. Tournament Director Matt Savage has placed a handful of these chips on each table in exchange for smaller denomination chips. They will be used throughout the rest of the tournament.
i dont usually tweet while playing but these 100k chips are rad @Bay101Casino @WPTLiveUpdates pic.twitter.com/uOfNwPVAJF
— Shaun Suller (@shauns808) March 13, 2014
22nd Place: Ben Hamnett ($29,340)
Ben Hamnett was all in preflop with [3h][3c] and was racing against his opponent's [As][Kd]. The board ran out [4h][Ks][6s][6h][2d] and Ben will be our 22nd place finisher, good for $29,340.
30th Place: David Paredes ($24,870)
Played badly and busted in 30th @WPT. Thanks to @SavagePoker and @Bay101Casino for running a great event with a huge turnout. Will be back.
— David Paredes (@gaucho2121) March 13, 2014
33rd Place: Pat Lyons ($24,870)
Pat Lyons moved all in from the button with [Ac][Qd] and Brian Park moved all in over the top from the small blind with [Ad][Kh]. The big blind folded, and Pat learned that he would need to catch a queen to survive. The dealer put out the [9c][7s][9s] flop, and Pat called for a seven to chop. But the [5h] turn hit and Pat got out of his seat to sweat the river. The [6c] river failed to bring a chop, and Pat will be our 33rd place finisher, good for $24,870.
@Bay101Casino i really really #tried to make a good showing and make you proud
— Pat lyons (@flyinlyons) March 13, 2014
Day 3 cards are in the air
The final 36 players have taken their seats and cards are now in the air. Blinds will continue at 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante for 51 minutes and 20 seconds. We will play today until we are at the Final Table.
You can watch our featured table at www.Bay101Live.com. Here are the chip counts and seating assignments for that table.
You can watch our featured table at www.Bay101Live.com. Here are the chip counts and seating assignments for that table.
| Seat | First | Last | Chips/Prize |
| 1 | Owen | Crowe | 225,000 |
| 2 | Steve | Sung | 1,812,000 |
| 3 | Pat | Lyons | 548,000 |
| 4 | Brian | Park | 884,000 |
| 5 | Domingos | Fernandez | 794,000 |
| 6 | Grantland | Hillman | 149,000 |
Best of luck to @ssung41585 and @N
Day 3 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments
The following is the official Day 3 chip counts & seating assignments. You can also view this list on Google Spreadsheets to view this list sorted by chip count, name, or seating assignment.
| 2014 BAY 101 SHOOTING STAR WPT 18TH ANNUAL - MARCH 10-14, 2014 | |||||
| 718 entrants / $5,133,700 prize pool | |||||
| Play will continue at 6,000/12,000 blinds with 2,000 ante. 51:20 remaining. | |||||
| Place | First | Last | Chips/Prize | Table | Seat |
| 1 | Steve | Sung | 1,812,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Bryce | Yockey | 1,191,000 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Larry | Odegard | 1,051,000 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Mukul | Pahuja | 908,000 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Brian | Park | 884,000 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Nicky | Nikham | 861,000 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Lucas | Ke | 858,000 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Justin | Young | 854,000 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | David | Randall | 851,000 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Candace | Collins | 842,000 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Domingos | Fernandez | 794,000 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Tai | Nguyen | 766,000 | 6 | 5 |
| 13 | Dylan | Wilkerson | 723,000 | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | David | Paredes | 667,000 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Erkut | Yilmaz | 657,000 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Tam | Truong | 562,000 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 | Pat | Lyons | 548,000 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Noah | Vaillancourt | 537,000 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Nam | Le | 503,000 | 6 | 3 |
| 20 | Garrett | Greer | 488,000 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Herbie | Montalbano | 485,000 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Keven | Stammen | 482,000 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | James | Carroll | 468,000 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Isaac | Baron | 467,000 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | Josh | Prager | 434,000 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Eric | Hershler | 360,000 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Phi | Tran | 340,000 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Ben | Hamnett | 336,000 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Shaun | Suller | 330,000 | 4 | 3 |
| 30 | John | Andress | 291,000 | 2 | 6 |
| 31 | Benjamin | Zamani | 282,000 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Owen | Crowe | 225,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Jonathan | Little | 219,000 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | Noah | Bronstein | 181,000 | 5 | 4 |
| 35 | Thomas | Lutz | 181,000 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Grantland | Hillman | 149,000 | 1 | 6 |
| 37 | Kelsey | Henriks | $20,890 | ||
| 38 | Bruce | Kramer | $20,890 | ||
| 39 | Brandon | Crawford | $20,890 | ||
| 40 | Tai | Tran | $20,890 | ||
| 41 | William | Davis | $20,890 | ||
| 42 | Bernie | Grio | $20,890 | ||
| 43 | Ryan | Riess | $20,890 | ||
| 44 | Will | Chao | $20,890 | ||
| 45 | Jeff | Madsen | $20,890 | ||
| 46 | Surrider | Sunar | $18,400 | ||
| 47 | Darren | Elias | $18,400 | ||
| 48 | Mark | Pham | $18,400 | ||
| 49 | David | Forster | $18,400 | ||
| 50 | Steven | Thomason | $18,400 | ||
| 51 | Matt | Brady | $18,400 | ||
| 52 | Andrew | Lichtenberger | $18,400 | ||
| 53 | Loni | Harwood | $18,400 | ||
| 54 | Joe | Hachem | $18,400 | ||
| 55 | Brian | Brubaker | $16,410 | ||
| 56 | Matt | Marafioti | $16,410 | ||
| 57 | Ayman | Qutami | $16,410 | ||
| 58 | Alexandru | Masek | $16,410 | ||
| 59 | Hai | Tran | $16,410 | ||
| 60 | Leo | Mayo | $16,410 | ||
| 61 | Ronit | Chamani | $16,410 | ||
| 62 | Christopher | Swan | $16,410 | ||
| 63 | David | Chiu | $16,410 | ||
| 64 | Athanasios | Polycrhonopolis | $14,430 | ||
| 65 | Jason | Koon | $14,430 | ||
| 66 | Chamath | Palihapitiya | $14,430 | ||
| 67 | Carlos | Villamarin | $14,430 | ||
| 68 | Mike | McClain | $14,430 | ||
| 69 | Hoang | Nguyen | $14,430 | ||
| 70 | Kyle | Julius | $14,430 | ||
| 71 | Kristina | Holst | $14,430 | ||
| 72 | Daniel | Furnival | $14,430 | ||
| Remaining Prizes: | |||||
| 1st | $1,256,550 | including $15,400 WPT Championship Seat | |||
| 2nd | $728,650 | ||||
| 3rd | $477,470 | ||||
| 4th | $320,800 | ||||
| 5th | $223,810 | ||||
| 6th | $174,080 | ||||
| 7th | $134,300 | ||||
| 8th | $99,470 | ||||
| 9th | $69,630 | ||||
| 10-12th | $49,740 | ||||
| 13-15th | $39,800 | ||||
| 16-18th | $33,820 | ||||
| 19-27th | $29,340 | ||||
| 28-36th | $24,870 | ||||