Chris Moorman has been eliminated

Chris Moorman was all in holding [Th][Td] and was up against his opponent's [Ad][Qd]. The [8h][Tc][6s] flop gave Chris a commanding lead, and he could only lose to a runner-runner straight. The [9d] gave his opponent outs, and indeed a jack hit the river to send Chris to the rail.

 

YouTube Video: Yanki Koppel winners interview

2017 Shooting Star $2k Final Results

BAY 101 SHOOTING STAR $2,100 SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2017 300 ENTRANTS / $585,000 PRIZE POOL
Place	Name	Prize
1	Yanki Koppel	*$104,860 + $7,500 Shooting Star Seat
2	Brad Gordon	*$100,030 + $7,500 Shooting Star Seat
3	Ryan D'Angelo	$50,820 + $7,500 Shooting Star Seat
4	Mike Heshmati	$43,170
5	David Rudolf	$32,410
6	Erik Christensen	$25,920
7	Chris Bonita	$21,530
8	Jonathan Borenstein	$17,260
9	Saurabh Patel	$12,930
10	Ayman Qutami	$9,420
11	Austin Hinckley	$9,420
12	Omar Savir	$9,420
13	Kitty Kuo	$7,720
14	David Fong	$7,720
15	Cesar Romero	$7,720
16	Marc Danai	$6,610
17	Haixia Zhang	$6,610
18	Kumar Sripadam	$6,610
19	Chris Moorman	$5,760
20	Mike Jacob	$5,760
21	Troy Carson	$5,760
22	Zachary Smiley	$5,150
23	David Stamm	$5,150
24	James Calderaro	$5,150
25	Mimi Luu	$4,560
26	David "Chino" Rheem	$4,560
27	Dimitar Danchev	$4,560
28	Andrey Plotnikov	$3,980
29	Karthik Sundaram	$3,980
30	Gary Collins	$3,980
31	Ekrem Bozkurt	$3,980
32	Wes Sage	$3,980
33	Donald Landwirth	$3,980
34	Benjamin Sarnaff	$3,980
35	Jake Schwartz	$3,980
36	Maria Ho	$1,327
37	Najati Numan	$1,327
38	Tom Madruga	$1,326
* denotes deal was made

1st Place: Yanki Koppel ($104,860 + $7,500 Shooting Star Seat)

After Ryan D'Angelo was eliminated in 3rd place, Yanki Koppel and Brad Gordon agreed to a chip chop. Yanki had the chip lead, so he will take the trophy along with $104,860 and a $7,500 Shooting Star Seat. Congratulations, Yanki!

2nd Place: Brad Gordon ($100,030 + $7,500 Shooting Star Seat)

3rd Place: Ryan D'Angelo ($50,820 + $7,500 Shooting Star Seat)

Ryan D'Angelo has been eliminated when his pocket deuces failed to improve against Brad Gordon's pocket eights. Ryan will earn $50,820 and a $7,500 Shooting Star Seat for his efforts in the $2,100 Event.

Quarter chips coming off

Players are now on a break while the tournament staff colors up and races off the 25 chips. When players return, blinds will be 400/800 with a 100 ante.

Brad Gordon dances with kings

In the $2,100 Event, play is down to three handed. Mike Heshmati was eliminated in 4th place, and it looked as if Brad Gordon was going to be eliminated in 3rd place. Yanki Koppel was all in on a J-T-9 flop with a set of nines, which had outflopped Brad's pocket kings. Brad failed to improve, and after doubling up his opponent, he was left with just over ten big blinds. A few hands later, Ryan D'Angelo called Brad's check-raise allin with [Ks]Kd], and Brad was in bad shape with [Qc][Js] on a [8h][2h][Jh] flop. The [3s] on the turn had Brad out of his chair and packing up, but the [Qd] river gave Brad the winning two pair. He will double up to 444,000 and play will continue three handed.

Mike Leah doubles up

Mike Leah was all in holding [As][Ah] on a [5d][Ad][Qc] flop and was up against [Qd][9d]. A pair and a flush draw is usually a strong hand, but if your opponent is holding top set, that means you're only drawing to a flush. The [Th] turn and [7s] river failed to bring that flush, so Shooting Star Mike Leah will avoid elimination and double up.

Antonio Esfandiari has been eliminated

Antonio Esfandiari has pocket sixes failed to outrun his opponent's pocket aces.

Mike Sexton has been eliminated

Mike Sexton was all in holding [Ah][Jh] and was up against his opponent's [Ks][Qc]. The [6s][7d][Kd] gave Mike's opponent the best hand, and the [Kc] on the turn left him drawing dead. The meaningless [5s] hit the river, and Shooting Star Mike Sexton will be eliminated.

$2,100 down to 4 players

The $2,100 Event is now down to the final 4 players. As we were getting chip counts, Yanki Koppel three bet all in and was called by Ryan D'Angelo. It was a race as Yanki held [9h][9c] against Ryan's [As][Tc], but the [4c][2c][9d] flop left Ryan drawing to runner-runner. The [7h] turn meant Ryan was drawing dead, and the [9s] river gave Yanki quads and the pot. Here are chip counts after that hand, in seat order:

Mike Heshmati - 200,000
Yanki Koppel - 870,000
Ryan D'Angelo - 670,000
Brad Gordon - 1,290,000

Here are the final table payouts up to this point:

5th Place: David Rudolf ($32,410)
6th Place: Erik Christensen ($25,920)
7th Place: Chris Bonita ($21,530)
8th Place: Jonathan Borenstein ($17,260)
9th Place: Saurabh Patel ($12,930)
10th Place: Ayman Qutami ($9,420)

Aaron Massey on why he deserves to be a Shooting Star

Players are now on dinner break

Dinner break has arrived for the players in Day 1A. Play will resume at approximately 6:30pm PST and we anticipate to have the live stream running at that time.

The final table from the $2,100 Event is now 8-handed.

Photos from around the room

Tyler Patterson and Mike Leah 

Taylor Paur

Mike Matusow

Maria Ho

Joe McKeehen

David Peters

Chris Moorman

Chance Kornuth

$2,100 Final Table has begun

The final table from yesterday's $2,100 Event is now under way. The final 10 have taken their seats in the middle of the Shooting Star tournament room, and they will play down to a winner. The top three players will also earn seats into Day 1B of the Main Event. We will bring you select coverage of this tournament on this blog.

Players are now on second break

Players are now on their second break of the day. The field size is up to 333 players. Blinds will be 150/300 with a 50 ante when play resumes.

Players are on first break

Players are now on their first break of the day. The field size has grown to 313 players. Blinds will be 75/150 with a 25 ante when play resumes.

Cards are in the air

Mike Sexton has done his introductions, and cards are in the air for Day 1A of the $7,500 Shooting Star Main Event. Blinds will start at 50/100 and levels will begin at 60 minutes in length. Currently 300 players have started the day, with a list of alternates ready to take their seats.

We hope to stream a feature table later in the day.

$2,100 Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

Here are chip counts and seating assignments for the final table of the $2,100 Event:

Seat	Name	Chips
1	Danny Qutami	79,000
2	Chris Bonita	204,000
3	Erik Christensen	322,000
4	Jonathan Borenstein	284,000
5	David Rudolf	357,000
6	Saurabh Patel	232,000
7	Mike Heshmati	187,000
8	Yanki Koppel	523,000
9	Ryan D'Angelo	605,000
10	Brad Gordon	209,000

* Play will resume with 24:21 remaining in Level 20 (4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante)

Here are the payouts so far:

11th Place: Austin Hinckley ($9,420)

12th Place: Omar Savir ($9,420)

13th Place: Kitty Kuo ($7,720)

14th Place: David Fong ($7,720)

15th Place: Cesar Romero ($7,720)

16th Place: Mark Danai ($6,610)

17th Place: Haixia Zhang ($6,610)

18th Place: Kumar Sripadam ($6,610)

19th Place: Chris Moorman ($5,760)

20th Place: Mike Jacob ($5,760)

21st Place: Troy Carson ($5,760)

22nd Place: Zachary Smiley ($5,150)

23rd Place: David Stamm ($5,150)

24th Place: James Calderaro ($5,150)

25th Place: Mimi Luu ($4,560)

26th Place: David "Chino" Rheem ($4,560)

27th Place: Dimitar Danchev ($4,560)

28th Place: Andrey Plotnikov ($3,980)

29th Place: Karthik Sundaram ($3,980)

30th Place: Gary Collins ($3,980)

31st Place: Ekrem Bozkurt ($3,980)

32nd Place: Wes Sage ($3,980)

33rd Place: Donald Landwirth ($3,980)

34th Place: Benjamin Sarnaff ($3,980)

35th Place: Jake Schwartz ($3,980)

36th Place: Maria Ho ($1,327)

37th Place: Najati Numan ($1,327)

38th Place: Tom Madruga ($1,326)

Final table reached

The final 10 players have been reached in the $2,100 Event. The players are now bagging up their chips and will return at 4pm to play down to a winner.

Chip counts will be reported shortly.

Recent eliminations: 16th-18th

Mark Danai was all in preflop holding [4s][4c] and was up against [Ah][Kh]. The flop brought a king, and Mark failed to find a four on the turn or the river. He will be eliminated in 16th place, good for $6,610.

Also earning $6,610 are Haixia Zhang in 17th place and Kumar Sripadam in 18th place.

18 players remain

The field is down to the final 18 players. Here are recent eliminations:

19th Place: Chris Moorman ($5,790)
20th Place: Mike Jacob ($5,790)
21st Place: Troy Carson ($5,790)
22nd Place: Zachary Smiley ($5,150)
23rd Place: David Stamm ($5,150)
24th Place: James Calderaro ($5,150)
25th Place: Mini Luu ($4,560)
26th Place: David "Chino" Rheem ($4,560)
27th Place: Dimitar Danchev ($4,560)

Play down to 27 players, recent eliminations

The field has been trimmed to the final 27 players, and the three tables will now be re-drawn for new seats. Here are the recent eliminations:

28th Place: Andrey Plotnikov ($3,980)
29th Place: Karthik Sundaram ($3,980)
30th Place: Gary Collins ($3,980)
31st Place: Ekrem Bozkurt ($3,980)
32nd Place: Wes Sage ($3,980)
33rd Place: Donald Landwirth ($3,980)
34th Place: Benjamin Sarnaff ($3,980)
35th Place: Jake Schwartz ($3,980)
36th Place: Maria Ho ($1,327)
37th Place: Najati Numan ($1,327)
38th Place: Tom Madruga ($1,326)