Friday, March 11, 2016

2016 Shooting Star Final Results


2016 BAY 101 $7,500 SHOOTING STAR
20TH ANNUAL — MARCH 7-11, 2016
PlaceFirstLastPrize
1StevenSchillhabel$1,298,000 *
2AdamGeyer$752,800
3BryanPiccioli$493,350
4AndjelkoAndrejevic$331,500
5GriffinPaul$231,310
6MariaHo$179,930
7AnthonyGregg$138,720
8ConnorDrinan$102,760
9JimCollopy$72,000
10PauloTreu$51,480
11SamPanzica$51,480
12MattSalsberg$51,480
13NoahSchwartz$41,100
14DominikNitsche$41,100
15BrianYoon$41,100
16KyleJulius$34,940
17PaulRichardson$34,940
18DylanLinde$34,940
19ChangLuo$30,310
20DavidMalka$30,310
21RandyLew$30,310
22AlexRocha$30,310
23AnkushMandavia$30,310
24BenDobson$30,310
25JakeSchwartz$30,310
26DavidMiller$30,310
27AlexanderLakhov$30,310
28DavidStamm$25,690
29GiuseppePantaleo$25,690
30TomSego$25,690
31JacobToole$25,690
32ShawnBuchanan$25,690
33NicholasRampone$25,690
34BrianVu$25,690
35MichaelHarvey$25,690
36MarkDarner$25,690
37BruceKramer$21,580
38CoreyHochman$21,580
39DannyQutami$21,580
40MikeLeah$21,580
41KumarSripadam$21,580
42NathanBjerno$21,580
43TannerMillen$21,580
44RichardSeymour$21,580
45WalterRobertson$21,580
46HankSitton$19,000
47RolandIsraelashvili$19,000
48DerekWolters$19,000
49DavidCabrera Polop$19,000
50MikeLancaster$19,000
51SethDavies$19,000
52GarrettGreer$19,000
53DeanBaranowski$19,000
54RoryBrown$19,000
55MatthewOnaka$16,950
56JasonBidwell$16,950
57HerbieMontalbano$16,950
58ChristopherUsude$16,950
59DanO'Brien$16,950
60AriEngel$16,950
61JakeSchindler$16,950
62IgorDubinsky$16,950
63TanyaKirk$16,950
64KevinEyster$14,900
65AdamLevy$14,900
66RexClinkscales$14,900
67SteveMichaelis$14,900
68JakeBazeley$14,900
69NaderZarei$14,900
70AmirLehavot$14,900
71PaulLentz$14,900
72LoniHarwood$14,900
* includes a $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

1st Place: Steven Schillhabel ($1,298,000 *)


Steven Schillhabel has sucked out on Adam Geyer to win the $7,500 Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event. Adam was all in preflop holding [Kd][9s] and Steven made the call holding [8s][7d]. The board ran out a dramatic [Ks][Tc][3c][8h][8c] to give Steven winning trips. He will take home $1,298,000 including a $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat. Congratulations, Steven!

2nd Place: Adam Geyer ($752,800)


Photos from heads up play

Heads up play
Adam Geyer
Steven Schillhabel
Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten watch on

Updated chip counts at the level change

Blinds are going up to 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante. The 5,000 chips are being colored up and raced off as they are no longer needed. Here are updated chip counts before the colorup:

Adam Geyer - 11,325,000
Stefan Schillhabel - 11,275,000

Heads up play is under way


Blinds are now 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante. Heads up play has begun, and a 2016 Bay 101 Shooting Star champion will soon be crowned.

3rd Place: Bryan Piccioli ($493,350)

Bryan Piccioli had been eliminated in 3rd place when his king queen ran into Stefan's ace queen. Bryan will earn $493,350 for his efforts.

Cards back in the air

Cards are back in the air at this three handed final table. Blinds are 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante.

Players are taking a brief break

Following the double elimination, the tournament is taking a brief break while chips are counted and the television crew resets.

4th Place: Andjelko Andrejevic ($331,500)


5th Place: Griffin Paul ($231,310)


6th Place: Maria Ho ($179,930)


Maria Ho has been eliminated in 6th place when her [Ah][Kh] ran into Adam Geyer's pocket aces. Maria was drawing dead on the turn, and she will collect $179,930 for her efforts.

There are now no Shooting Star bounties remaining.

Updated chip counts at break

Players are now on a 15 minute break. Here are updated chip counts in seat order:

Griffin Paul - 4,285,000
Bryan Piccioli - 1,300,000
Adam Geyer - 5,990,000
Stefan Schillhabel - 7,285,000
Maria Ho - 1,575,000
Andjelko Andrejevic - 2,155,000

Maria Ho loses a pot

Action has been steady for much of this final table so far. While there have been no all ins and a call, we did just see Maria Ho lose a chunk of her stack when  she called a substantial bet on the river. Adam Geyer showed pocket aces and Maria mucked, knocking her stack down to under 2 million. She is now currently in 5th chip position.

Final Table is under way

Cards are now in the air following the player instructions. Blinds are 30000 / 60000 with a 10000 ante.

Final Table will begin shortly

The audience has been let in and the television crew is doing their final preparations. Players will be introduced and following that play will begin.

Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Chip leader Steven Schillhabel
2016 BAY 101 $7,500 SHOOTING STAR
20TH ANNUAL — MARCH 7-11, 2016
Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments
(blinds resume at 30,000/60,000 w/10,000 ante, 52:55 left on clock, button in seat 6)
PlaceFirstLastChips/PrizeSeat
1StevenSchillhabel8,720,0004
2GriffinPaul5,205,0001
3MariaHo3,115,0005
4AdamGeyer2,030,0003
5AndjelkoAndrejevic1,985,0006
6BryanPiccioli1,535,0002
7AnthonyGregg$138,720
8ConnorDrinan$102,760
9JimCollopy$72,000
10PauloTreu$51,480
11SamPanzica$51,480
12MattSalsberg$51,480
13NoahSchwartz$41,100
14DominikNitsche$41,100
15BrianYoon$41,100
16KyleJulius$34,940
17PaulRichardson$34,940
18DylanLinde$34,940
19ChangLuo$30,310
20DavidMalka$30,310
21RandyLew$30,310
22AlexRocha$30,310
23AnkushMandavia$30,310
24BenDobson$30,310
25JakeSchwartz$30,310
26DavidMiller$30,310
27AlexanderLakhov$30,310
28DavidStamm$25,690
29GiuseppePantaleo$25,690
30TomSego$25,690
31JacobToole$25,690
32ShawnBuchanan$25,690
33NicholasRampone$25,690
34BrianVu$25,690
35MichaelHarvey$25,690
36MarkDarner$25,690
37BruceKramer$21,580
38CoreyHochman$21,580
39DannyQutami$21,580
40MikeLeah$21,580
41KumarSripadam$21,580
42NathanBjerno$21,580
43TannerMillen$21,580
44RichardSeymour$21,580
45WalterRobertson$21,580
46HankSitton$19,000
47RolandIsraelashvili$19,000
48DerekWolters$19,000
49DavidCabrera Polop$19,000
50MikeLancaster$19,000
51SethDavies$19,000
52GarrettGreer$19,000
53DeanBaranowski$19,000
54RoryBrown$19,000
55MatthewOnaka$16,950
56JasonBidwell$16,950
57HerbieMontalbano$16,950
58ChristopherUsude$16,950
59DanO'Brien$16,950
60AriEngel$16,950
61JakeSchindler$16,950
62IgorDubinsky$16,950
63TanyaKirk$16,950
64KevinEyster$14,900
65AdamLevy$14,900
66RexClinkscales$14,900
67SteveMichaelis$14,900
68JakeBazeley$14,900
69NaderZarei$14,900
70AmirLehavot$14,900
71PaulLentz$14,900
72LoniHarwood$14,900

7th Place: Anthony Gregg ($138,720)


Anthony Gregg was all in holding pocket kings and was up against [Ah][4h]. The flop was safe for Anthony, and it looked like he would double up. The turn was a brick, and a fan on the rail yelled, "Ace on the river." This turned out to be the case as the [As] hit the river, eliminating Anthony in 7th place. He will collect $138,720 for his efforts.

The final six players are now bagging up their chips for the night, and official chip counts will be posted shortly. Play will continue at 4pm PST.