2015 BAY 101 $7,500 SHOOTING STAR 19TH ANNUAL - MARCH 9-13, 2015 | ||||
Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments* 20:17 left in Level 26 (20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante) | ||||
Place | First | Last | Chips/Prize | Seat |
1 | Isaac | Baron | 6,715,000 | 4 |
2 | Taylor | Paur | 4,270,000 | 1 |
3 | Jacob | Bazeley | 3,920,000 | 2 |
4 | Faraz | Jaka | 2,920,000 | 6 |
5 | Sorel | Mizzi | 1,920,000 | 5 |
6 | Ravee | Mathi | 1,470,000 | 3 |
Thursday, March 12, 2015
2015 Bay 101 $7,500 Shooting Star Final Table Chip Counts
7th Place: Eric Werner ($129,800)
As sometimes happens in poker, the hand that eliminated Eric Werner wasn't the deciding factor in his tournament life.
While still playing on two four-handed tables, Eric moved all in from the small blind with [Ks][5h] and was called by Ravee Mathi holding [6s][6c]. Ravee begged the dealer for his hand to hold up, but the [Js][Td][Tc] gave Eric a lot of outs. The [Ac] on the turn gave Eric even more outs, as he picked up a gutshot to go with his overcard and counterfit outs. When the [Ts] hit the river, Ravee pumped his fist twice to celebrate his double up.
The stacks were counted down and Ravee had Eric covered by only 70,000, less than two big blinds. Eric found a doubleup before Imad Allahham busted on the other table in 8th place. When the tables combined, Eric was eliminated on the first hand in a four-handed pot, eventually won by Jacob Bazeley.
8th Place: Imad Allahham ($96,160)
On a [6h][8h][Qd][6d] board, Isaac Baron check raised Imad Allahham. Action was back on Imad who moved all in, and Isaac made the call.
Imad [4s][4c]
Isaac [8s][6s]
Imad was drawing dead and would be eliminated on this hand in 8th place. Even more unfortunate for him, Eric Werner had just been crippled on the other table and only had a handful of blinds.
Faraz Jaka doubles through Ravee Mathi
Faraz Jaka was all in preflop holding [Ah][Ac] and needed to hold against Ravee Mathi's [9s][9c]. The [4h][6h][3h] was a great flop Faraz, leaving Ravee drawing to just the [9d]. The [4d] turn was a blank, as was the [4s] river. Faraz's stack was counted down to 1,420,000, so he now sits on just under 3 million. Ravee was left with around 10 big blinds after paying off the allin.
Jacob Bazeley makes quads on the feature table
There was a full house on board as it read [Ts][5d][5c][Tc][5h], and Imad Allahham checked to Jacob Bazeley. Jacob bet 200,000 which Imad quickly called. Jacob tabled the unlikely [Td][5s] for a flopped full house that turned into quads on the river. Jacob will take that pot and pad his stack to approximately 2,700,000.
Ravee Mathi gets some back from Taylor Paur
Taylor Paur opened the cutoff before Ravee Mathi moved all in from the small blind. Action folded back to Taylor, and he reluctantly made the call.
Ravee [As][7s]
Taylor [Ac][5c]
It was a good flop for Ravee as it fell [9h][8d][Th]. The [3h] on the turn changed nothing, leaving Taylor drawing to a five. The river fell the [4c] and Ravee pumped his fist in excitement, doubling up to over a million.
$25k High Roller is in the money
Jonathan Jaffe has been eliminated in 4th place, leaving the final 3 players in the money. Here are their chip counts:
Paul Volpe - 430,000
Anthony Zinno - 385,000
Pratyush Buddiga- 175,000
Paul Volpe - 430,000
Anthony Zinno - 385,000
Pratyush Buddiga- 175,000
Ravee Mathi attempts a big bluff on Taylor Paur
On a [7h][Ah][7c][2d][Qs] board, Taylor Paur checked to Ravee Mathi, who eventually put out a bet of 900,000 into an already swelling pot. Taylor took his time in thinking through the hand, and eventually settled on a call. Ravee reluctantly turned over [Ts][4d] for complete air, and Taylor took down a massive pot with his [Ad][Kd].
10th Place: Quan Tran ($48,060)
On a [7c][6h][2d][Jh], Quan Tran and Ron Lewis were all in. Quan had top pair, top kicker with his [As][Jc], but Ron had slowplayed his [Ad][Ac] and was in great shape to win the pot. The dealer put down the [5c] river, and the stacks were counted down. Ron had Quan only slightly outchipped, and Quan will be our 10th place finisher, taking home $48,060.
$25k High Roller Update
As the Main Event is on dinner break, we checked in with the $25k High Roller. As we walked up to count chips, Dan Smith and Jonathan Jaffe were all in on a [8d][3s][5d][6hy board. Dan held [Td][Tc] against Jonathan's [As][7h]. The river fell [4h] to complete Jonathan's straight draw, and he will double up to take the chip lead, while simultaneously crippling Dan Smith. He was eliminated a few hands later.
Here are the chip counts for the remaining four players:
Jonathan Jaffe - 300,000
Paul Volpe - 275,000
Anthony Zinno - 233,000
Pratyush Buddiga - 175,000
Here are the chip counts for the remaining four players:
Jonathan Jaffe - 300,000
Paul Volpe - 275,000
Anthony Zinno - 233,000
Pratyush Buddiga - 175,000
Ron Lewis doubles through Isaac Baron
Players are on their first break, $25k High Roller Update
The main event is now on their first break of the day. 14 players remain and they will be playing down to the final 6.
Meanwhile, the $25k High Roller has just reached the final table. Only the top 3 players are in the money, so the money bubble still looms. Here and chip counts and seating assignments:
Seat 1: Paul Volpe - 273,500
Seat 2: Dan Smith - 223,500
Seat 3: Anthony Zinno - 75,600
Seat 4: Pratyush Buddiga - 194,000
Seat 5: Jonathan Jaffe - 124,000
Seat 6: Jason Koon - 108,000
Seat 7: Jake Schindler - 30,500
Here are the payouts:
1st: $235,000
2nd: $156,000
3rd: $98,000
Seat 2: Dan Smith - 223,500
Seat 3: Anthony Zinno - 75,600
Seat 4: Pratyush Buddiga - 194,000
Seat 5: Jonathan Jaffe - 124,000
Seat 6: Jason Koon - 108,000
Seat 7: Jake Schindler - 30,500
Here are the payouts:
1st: $235,000
2nd: $156,000
3rd: $98,000
Faraz Jaka doubles through Ari Engel
Faraz Jaka was all in with [Qd][Qc] against Ari Engel's [Ac][Tc]. The [Jh][Kd][5d] flop kept Faraz in front, but Ari had five outs to win. The [7d] on the turn took away an out for Ari as the [Ad] would make Faraz a flush. Amazingly, that's just the card that hit the river. The crowd erupted, thinking Ari had won, but Faraz pointed at the board as both he and Ari knew that Faraz would double up for at least the third time today.
Recent eliminations: 19th-27th Place: $28,360
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Isaac Baaron (right) hits a runner-runner flush to eliminate Shawn Buchanan (left) |
20th Place: Shawn Buchanan
21st Place: Michael Loncar
22nd Place: Chane Kampanatsanyakorn
23rd Place: Ki Nam
24th Place: Mike McClain
25th Place: Oliver Price
26th Place: Ted Bui
27th Place: Steve Brecher
Recent eliminations: 28th-36th Place ($24,030)
Garrett Greer has been eliminated in 28th place when his [Ad][Tc] failed to improve against his opponent's [Ah][Kd]. Garrett will collect $24,030, along with the follow other recent eliminations:
29th Place: Paul Richardson
30th Place: Abraham Aboukhalil
31st Place: Tom Dobrilovic
32nd Place: Griffin Paul
33rd Place: Danny Wong
34th Place: Kuman Sapadam
35th Place: Gordon Vayo
36th Place: David Miscikowski
Bay 101 $7,500 Shooting Star Day 3 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments (by table/seat)
2015 BAY 101 $7,500 SHOOTING STAR 19TH ANNUAL — MARCH 9-13, 2015 | ||||
Day 3 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments (by table/seat)
*Play resumes at 12pm PST / 33:48 left in Level 20 (5k/10k blinds w/1k ante) | ||||
Table | Seat | First | Last | Chips |
1 | 1 | Griffin | Paul | 375,000 |
1 | 2 | Oliver | Price | 558,000 |
1 | 3 | Sorel | Mizzi | 906,000 |
1 | 4 | Isaac | Baron | 883,000 |
1 | 5 | Shawn | Buchanan | 120,000 |
1 | 6 | Tom | Dobrilovic | 320,000 |
2 | 1 | Imad | Allahham | 1,717,000 |
2 | 2 | Michael | Loncar | 670,000 |
2 | 3 | Garrett | Greer | 270,000 |
2 | 4 | Kuman | Sapadam | 111,000 |
2 | 5 | Ravee | Mathi | 859,000 |
2 | 6 | Quan | Tran | 830,000 |
3 | 1 | Mike | McClain | 383,000 |
3 | 2 | Eric | Werner | 1,060,000 |
3 | 3 | Faraz | Jaka | 864,000 |
3 | 4 | Byron | Kaverman | 440,000 |
3 | 5 | David | Miscikowski | 118,000 |
3 | 6 | Toby | Lewis | 799,000 |
4 | 1 | Ted | Bui | 416,000 |
4 | 2 | Steve | Brecher | 171,000 |
4 | 3 | Chris | Moorman | 560,000 |
4 | 4 | Ari | Engel | 388,000 |
4 | 5 | Haixia | Zhang | 450,000 |
4 | 6 | Barry | Hutter | 800,000 |
5 | 1 | Giacomo | Fundaro | 1,082,000 |
5 | 2 | Taylor | Paur | 1,096,000 |
5 | 3 | Ryan | Julius | 107,000 |
5 | 4 | Chane | Kampanatsanyakorn | 1,049,000 |
5 | 5 | Jacob | Bazeley | 179,000 |
5 | 6 | Danny | Wong | 464,000 |
6 | 1 | Justin | Kindred | 528,000 |
6 | 2 | Paul | Richardson | 159,000 |
6 | 3 | Ron | Lewis | 823,000 |
6 | 4 | Abraham | Aboukhalil | 975,000 |
6 | 5 | Ki | Nam | 420,000 |
6 | 6 | Gordon | Vayo | 324,000 |
Bay 101 $7,500 Shooting Star Day 3 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments (by chips)
2015 BAY 101 $7,500 SHOOTING STAR 19TH ANNUAL - MARCH 9-13, 2015 | |||||
Day 3 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments*Play resumes at 12pm PST / 33:48 left in Level 20 (5k/10k blinds w/1k ante) | |||||
Place | First | Last | Chips | Table | Seat |
1 | Imad | Allahham | 1,717,000 | 2 | 1 |
2 | Taylor | Paur | 1,096,000 | 5 | 2 |
3 | Giacomo | Fundaro | 1,082,000 | 5 | 1 |
4 | Eric | Werner | 1,060,000 | 3 | 2 |
5 | Chane | Kampanatsanyakorn | 1,049,000 | 5 | 4 |
6 | Abraham | Aboukhalil | 975,000 | 6 | 4 |
7 | Sorel | Mizzi | 906,000 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Isaac | Baron | 883,000 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Faraz | Jaka | 864,000 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Ravee | Mathi | 859,000 | 2 | 5 |
11 | Quan | Tran | 830,000 | 2 | 6 |
12 | Ron | Lewis | 823,000 | 6 | 3 |
13 | Barry | Hutter | 800,000 | 4 | 6 |
14 | Toby | Lewis | 799,000 | 3 | 6 |
15 | Michael | Loncar | 670,000 | 2 | 2 |
16 | Chris | Moorman | 560,000 | 4 | 3 |
17 | Oliver | Price | 558,000 | 1 | 2 |
18 | Justin | Kindred | 528,000 | 6 | 1 |
19 | Danny | Wong | 464,000 | 5 | 6 |
20 | Haixia | Zhang | 450,000 | 4 | 5 |
21 | Byron | Kaverman | 440,000 | 3 | 4 |
22 | Ki | Nam | 420,000 | 6 | 5 |
23 | Ted | Bui | 416,000 | 4 | 1 |
24 | Ari | Engel | 388,000 | 4 | 4 |
25 | Mike | McClain | 383,000 | 3 | 1 |
26 | Griffin | Paul | 375,000 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Gordon | Vayo | 324,000 | 6 | 6 |
28 | Tom | Dobrilovic | 320,000 | 1 | 6 |
29 | Garrett | Greer | 270,000 | 2 | 3 |
30 | Jacob | Bazeley | 179,000 | 5 | 5 |
31 | Steve | Brecher | 171,000 | 4 | 2 |
32 | Paul | Richardson | 159,000 | 6 | 2 |
33 | Shawn | Buchanan | 120,000 | 1 | 5 |
34 | David | Miscikowski | 118,000 | 3 | 5 |
35 | Kuman | Sapadam | 111,000 | 2 | 4 |
36 | Ryan | Julius | 107,000 | 5 | 3 |