Recent Eliminations: 10th-12th Place ($53,530)

10th Place: Kevin MacPhee

The Championship Event is now down to the final 9 players, guaranteeing the remaining players a $74,290 payday. Here are the recent eliminations:

10th Place: Kevin MacPhee ($53,530)
11th Place: Huihan Wu ($53,530)
12th Place: Neil Blumenfield ($53,530)

Neil Blumenfield has been eliminated

Neil Blumenfield has been eliminated in 12th place, collecting $53,530 for his efforts.

Final two tables reached

With the elimination of Greg Himmelbrand in 13th place, the final 12 players have redrawn for seats at the final two tables. Here are the recent eliminations:

13th Place: Greg Himmelbrand ($42,610)
14th Place: Tuan Mai ($42,610)
15th Place: Alan Bittikofer ($42,610)
16th Place: David Williams ($36,050)
17th Place: Matt Affleck ($36,050)
18th Place: Xinyu Zhao ($36,050)

Igor Yaroshevsky beats A-K with A-K

Igor Yaroshevsky was all in preflop holding [Ah][Kd] and was up against his opponent's [As][Kc]. It looked as if the pot would be chopped, until the dealer placed four hearts on the community. Igor pulled out an amazing double up with 13 players remaining. When one more player is lost, there will be another redraw.

David Williams has been eliminated

On a final board reading Q-6-5-x-9, David Williams snap calls all in and rolls over queen five for two pair. But his opponent is holding eight seven for the nut straight. David Williams will be eliminated in 16th place, good for $36,050.

Matt Affleck has been eliminated

After taking a bad beat with ace eight vs. ace three and being knocked down to 51,000, Matt Affleck battled back to 190,000 before getting all in with [Kh][Qc] against his opponent's ace high. Unfortunately, Matt was unable to connect and will be eliminated in 17th place, good for $36,050.

Brian Altman eliminated in 19th, down to final three tables

Brian Altman moved all in and was called by Paul Volpe before David Williams moved all in over the top. Paul eventually folded, and David's pocket kings led Brian's pocket tens. The board ran out a full house, but David's full house was best, sending Brian to the rail in 19th place. He will earn $30,590 for his efforts. The remaining 18 players are now redrawing for seats at the final three tables.

Here are the recent eliminations:

19th Place: Brian Altman ($30,590)
20th Place: Ravi Raghavan ($30,590)
21st Place: Ryan Murphy ($30,590)
22nd Place: Mike Sexton ($30,590)
23rd Place: Garrett Greer ($30,590)
24th Place: Shahin Shojaeyan ($30,590)

Mike Sexton has been eliminated

Mike Sexton has been eliminated in 22nd place, earning $30,590 for his efforts.

Garrett Greer has been eliminated

Garrett Greer has been eliminated when his ace queen ran into his opponent's pocket kings. Garrett failed to find an ace, and he will exit the tournament in 23rd place, good for $30,590.

Recent eliminations: 25th-30th Place

A dramatic double elimination saw the field shrink to 24 players. Cody Wiegann was all in with [5d][5c] and was in bad shape against Tom West's [9s][9c]. But they were both in worse shape against Xinyu Zhao's [Kd][Kc]. The board ran out clean, and Cody and Tom hit the rail, bringing the field down to four tables remaining. Here are the recent eliminations:

25th Place: Tom West ($30,590)
26th Place: Cody Wiegmann ($30,590)
27th Place: Joseph Elpayaa ($30,590)
28th Place: Bob Mather ($26,220)
29th Place: Dan O'Brien ($26,220)
30th Place: Mike McClain ($26,220)

Down to 36 players

With the elimination of Gene Davenport in 37th place, the field is now down to 36 players. Those players have been redrawn into six 6-handed tables, and they are now on a 10 minute break. When they return, blinds will resume at 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante. Here are the recent eliminations

37th Place: Gene Davenport ($21,850)
38th Place: Lander Lijo ($21,850)
39th Place: Bernard Lee ($21,850)
40th Place: Jim Collopy ($21,850)
41th Place: Mike Jacob ($21,850)
42th Place: Eddy Sabat ($21,850)
43th Place: Jeremy Joseph ($21,850)
44th Place: Jiwaku Veenmanaw ($ 21.850)
45th Place: Sinisa Zimek ($21,850)

Olivier Busquet has won the $25k High Roller

Olivier Busquet has won the $25k High Roller, taking home $98,000 for his win. On the final hand of play, Olivier held [Ad][Qh] and had his opponent all in preflop with [Ks][Jh]. The board ran out [7h][9s][Ts][4c][6d], leaving Olivier's ace high in front. Congratulations, Olivier!

38th Place: Lander Lijo ($21,850)

Lander Lijo was all in preflop holding [Js][Jh] and was flipping against his opponent's [Ad][Kh]. The [6c][5c][4s] was safe for Lander, but the [7s] turn gave his opponents out to a chop. The [Kc] hit the river instead, sending Lander to the rail in 38th place, good for $21,850.

Eddy Sabat has been eliminated

Eddy Sabat was all in preflop holding pocket tens against the ace king of Chino Rheem. An ace hit the turn to send Eddy to the rail in 42nd place, good for $21,850.

Day 3 is Under Way

Cards are in the air for Day 3 of the 2017 Shooting Star. The remaining 44 players have taken the same seats as yesterday, and at 36 players there will be a full redraw into six 6-handed tables. Blinds resume at 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante.

You can watch our live feature table at www.Bay101Live.com where we currently have Eddy Sabat, Chino Rheem, and Dan O'Brien.

YouTube Video: Garrett Greer "Five for Five"

Day 3 Chip Counts & Seating Assginments

2017 BAY 101 $7,500 SHOOTING STAR 21ST ANNUAL ● MARCH 6-10, 2017
Day 3 Chip Counts & Seating Assignments (806 Entrants)
(blinds resume at 6,000/12,000 w/2,000 ante, 60:00 left on clock)
Place	First	Last	Chips/Prize	Table	Seat
1	Paul	Volpe	1,769,000	5	8
2	And	O'Brien	1,339,000	2	9
3	Igor	Yaroshevsky	1,190,000	1	4
4	Charlie	Carrel	1,062,000	4	5
5	Garrett	Greer	1,034,000	4	3
6	Matt	Affleck	1,018,000	3	8
7	Sergio	Aldo	879,000	1	6
8	Sam	.seme	814,000	4	7
9	Tom	West	804,000	2	2
10	Brian	Actman	762,000	5	6
11	Shahin	Shojaeyan	752,000	3	3
12	David	Rheem	703,000	2	8
13	David	Williams	685,000	3	9
14	Jason	The	681,000	4	9
15	Stephen	Graner	675,000	1	5
16	Bob	Mathew	666,000	3	2
17	Ravi	Raghavan	600,000	1	9
18	Pratyush	Buddiga	559,000	2	6
19	Eduardo	Kudrjavcevs	536,000	1	7
20	Joseph	Elpayaa	523,000	5	9
21	Rainer	Kempe	513,000	1	2
22	Bernard	Lee	451,000	5	7
23	Mr.	May	392,000	1	1
24	Jim	Collopy	391,000	5	2
25	Mike	Sexton	391,000	1	3
26	Derek	Wolters	390,000	1	8
27	Christian	Harder	385,000	4	4
28	Mike	Jacob	376,000	5	3
29	Mike	McClain	372,000	2	7
30	Eddy	Sabbath	370,000	2	4
31	Lander	Lijo	350,000	2	5
32	Neil	Blumenfield	327,000	5	5
33	Kevin	MacPhee	323,000	2	1
34	Greg	sky fire	304,000	4	2
35	Jeremy	Joseph	299,000	3	7
36	Cody	Wiegmann	244,000	3	1
37	Dennis	Stevermer	244,000	4	1
38	Xinyu	Zhow	221,000	4	8
39	Huihan	Wu	180,000	3	4
40	Alan	Bittikof is	178,000	3	5
41	Ryan	Murphy	155,000	5	1
42	Gene	Davenport	135,000	4	6
43	Anthony	Spinella	119,000	2	3
44	Waku	Veenmanaw	74,000	5	4
45	Sinisa	Zimek	$21,850
46	Samuel	Phillips	$19,120
47	Stefan	Schillhabel	$19,120
48	Zach	Hyman	$19,120
49	Sorel	Mizzi	$19,120
50	Darren	Rabinowitz	$19,120
51	Osmin	Dardon	$19,120
52	David	Tuchman	$19,120
53	Bryan	Piccioli	$19,120
54	Kevin	Andriamahefa	$19,120
55	Jsthi	Kumar	$16,930
56	Paul	German	$16,930
57	Chance	Kornuth	$16,930
58	Jonathan	Turner	$16,930
59	Evan	Krentzman	$16,930
60	Gary	Sewell	$16,930
61	Noah	Schwartz	$16,930
62	Christopher	Conrad	$16,930
63	Gal	Yifrach	$16,930
64	Salomon	Ponte	$15,300
65	Andy	Philachack	$15,300
66	Daniel	Aron	$15,300
67	Blake	Bohn	$15,300
68	Joe	Serock	$15,300
69	DNR	DNR	$15,300
70	Steven	Tabb	$15,300
71	Martin	Ryan	$15,300
72	Tom	Marchese	$13,660
73	Sergi	Reixach	$13,660
74	John	inc	$13,660
75	Artem	Metalidi	$13,660
76	Taylor	Paur	$13,660
77	Karthik	Sundaram	$13,660
78	Craig	Mason	$13,660
79	Jeffrey	Gross	$13,660
80	Colin	York	$13,660
81	Matthew	Stout	$13,660

Sorel Mizzi has been eliminated

Sorel Mizzi was all in holding ace king and was dominating his opponent's ace jack. The T-3-A flop was safe for Sorel, leaving his opponent drawing to a jack. A king hit the turn, and Sorel's new friend the Hash Tag King celebrated with him, however a queen would make Sorel's opponent a straight. And a queen is just what landed on the river, dashing Sorel's hope of winning the 2017 Shooting Star.

David Tuckman has been eliminated

David Tuchman was all in preflop holding A-Q up against the pocket jacks of Christian Harder. The K-J-x flop left David drawing to a ten to make a straight. The queen on the turn changed nothing, and the nine on the river meant David would be eliminated in 52nd place. He will take home $19,120 for his efforts.

High Roller has concluded for the night

The final two players in the $25k High Roller are bagging up their chips for the night. They will return tomorrow at 1pm PST and continue playing at 600/1,200 blinds with a 200 ante. Here are the heads up chip counts:

Eric Worre (button) - 104,900
Olivier Busquet - 95,100