Thursday, March 13, 2014

YouTube Video: 2014 Shooting Star Day 3 (Part 1)

YouTube Video: 2014 Shooting Star Day 1B (Part 2)

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

8th Place: Steve Sung ($99,470)


Dylan Wilkerson vaults into the chip lead

Dylan with his tower of 100k plaques
Dylan Wilkerson started the day somewhat in the middle of the pack, in 13th position out of 36 players remaining.  But in a recent pot, he doubled through former chip leader Steve Sung to take the tournament chip lead.

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)


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.

11th Place: Bryce Yockey ($49,740)


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

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.

12th Place: Eric Hershler ($49,740)


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.

YouTube Video: Short stack: Candace Collins

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.

16th Place: Justin Young ($33,820)


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.

17th Place: Isaac Baron ($33,820)


18th Place: Domingos Fernandez ($33,820)


19th Place: Tam Truong ($29,340)


20th Place: Owen Crowe ($29,340)


21st Place: Josh Prager ($29,340)


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.

23rd Place: Lucas Ke ($29,340)


24th Place: John Andress ($29,340)


25th Place: Phi Tran ($29,340)


26th Place: Noah Bronstein ($29,340)


27th Place: Larry Odegard ($29,340)


28th Place: Tai Nguyen ($24,870)


29th Place: Noah Vaillancourt ($24,870)


30th Place: David Paredes ($24,870)


31st Place: Thomas Lutz ($24,870)


32nd Place: Erkut Yilmaz ($24,870)


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.

34th Place: Benjamin Zamani ($24,870)


35th Place: Keven Stammen ($24,870)


YouTube Video: 2014 Shooting Star Day 1A (Part 2)

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36th Place: Grant Hillman ($24,870)


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.

SeatFirstLastChips/Prize
1OwenCrowe225,000
2SteveSung1,812,000
3PatLyons548,000
4BrianPark884,000
5DomingosFernandez794,000
6GrantlandHillman149,000

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.
PlaceFirstLastChips/PrizeTableSeat
1SteveSung1,812,00012
2BryceYockey1,191,00035
3LarryOdegard1,051,00042
4MukulPahuja908,00053
5BrianPark884,00014
6NickyNikham861,00061
7LucasKe858,00036
8JustinYoung854,00032
9DavidRandall851,00066
10CandaceCollins842,00051
11DomingosFernandez794,00015
12TaiNguyen766,00065
13DylanWilkerson723,00064
14DavidParedes667,00055
15ErkutYilmaz657,00044
16TamTruong562,00056
17PatLyons548,00013
18NoahVaillancourt537,00031
19NamLe503,00063
20GarrettGreer488,00045
21HerbieMontalbano485,00023
22KevenStammen482,00021
23JamesCarroll468,00041
24IsaacBaron467,00046
25JoshPrager434,00033
26EricHershler360,00022
27PhiTran340,00024
28BenHamnett336,00025
29ShaunSuller330,00043
30JohnAndress291,00026
31BenjaminZamani282,00052
32OwenCrowe225,00011
33JonathanLittle219,00034
34NoahBronstein181,00054
35ThomasLutz181,00062
36GrantlandHillman149,00016
37KelseyHenriks$20,890
38BruceKramer$20,890
39BrandonCrawford$20,890
40TaiTran$20,890
41WilliamDavis$20,890
42BernieGrio$20,890
43RyanRiess$20,890
44WillChao$20,890
45JeffMadsen$20,890
46SurriderSunar$18,400
47DarrenElias$18,400
48MarkPham$18,400
49DavidForster$18,400
50StevenThomason$18,400
51MattBrady$18,400
52AndrewLichtenberger$18,400
53LoniHarwood$18,400
54JoeHachem$18,400
55BrianBrubaker$16,410
56MattMarafioti$16,410
57AymanQutami$16,410
58AlexandruMasek$16,410
59HaiTran$16,410
60LeoMayo$16,410
61RonitChamani$16,410
62ChristopherSwan$16,410
63DavidChiu$16,410
64AthanasiosPolycrhonopolis$14,430
65JasonKoon$14,430
66ChamathPalihapitiya$14,430
67CarlosVillamarin$14,430
68MikeMcClain$14,430
69HoangNguyen$14,430
70KyleJulius$14,430
71KristinaHolst$14,430
72DanielFurnival$14,430
Remaining Prizes:
1st$1,256,550including $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