2017 Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Results

2017 BAY 101 $7,500 SHOOTING STAR 21ST ANNUAL ● MARCH 6-10, 2017
806 Entrants / $5,722,600 Prize Pool
Place	First	Last	Chips/Prize
1	Sam	Panzica	$1,373,000 *
2	Anthony	Spinella	$786,610
3	David	Rheem	$521,660
4	Paul	Volpe	$349,610
5	Dennis	Stevermer	$243,090
6	Rainer	Kempe	$188,460
7	Sergio	Aido	$144,760
8	Igor	Yaroshevsky	$106,520
9	Stephen	Graner	$74,290
10	Kevin	MacPhee	$53,530
11	Huihan	Wu	$53,530
12	Neil	Blumenfield	$53,530
13	Greg	Himmelbrand	$42,610
14	Tuan	Mai	$42,610
15	Alan	Bittikofer	$42,610
16	David	Williams	$36,050
17	Matt	Affleck	$36,050
18	Xinyu	Zhao	$36,050
19	Brian	Altman	$30,590
20	Ravi	Raghavan	$30,590
21	Ryan	Murphy	$30,590
22	Mike	Sexton	$30,590
23	Garrett	Greer	$30,590
24	Shahin	Shojaeyan	$30,590
25	Tom	West	$30,590
26	Cody	Wiegmann	$30,590
27	Joseph	Elpayaa	$30,590
28	Robert	Mather	$26,220
29	Daniel	O'Brien	$26,220
30	Michael	McClain	$26,220
31	Jason	Les	$26,220
32	Charles	Carrel	$26,220
33	Derek	Wolters	$26,220
34	Christian	Harder	$26,220
35	Pratyush	Buddiga	$26,220
36	Eduardo	Kudrjavcevs	$26,220
37	Gene	Davenport	$21,850
38	Lander	Lijo	$21,850
39	Bernard	Lee	$21,850
40	Jim	Collopy	$21,850
41	Mike	Jacob	$21,850
42	Eddy	Sabat	$21,850
43	Jeremy	Joseph	$21,850
44	Diwaku	Veenmanaw	$21,850
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	Jasthi	Kumar	$16,930
56	Paul	Tedeschi	$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	Koray	Aldemir	$15,300
70	Steven	Tabb	$15,300
71	Martin	Ryan	$15,300
72	Tom	Marchese	$13,660
73	Sergi	Reixach	$13,660
74	John	Cynn	$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
* includes a $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

1st Place: Sam Panzica ($1,358,000 + $15,000 WPT Championship Seat)

2nd Place: Anthony Spinella ($786,610)

Anthony Spinella doubles though Sam Panzica

Anthony Spinella is all in preflop holding king jack against the pocket sevens of Sam Panzica. The KKJ flop all but guarantees Anthony will double up, and the 4 on the turn has Sam drawing dead. Anthony will double up to just over 10 million, while Sam will be knocked down to 14 million.

Heads up play is about to begin

The final two players are taking their seats and will begin heads up play shortly at 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000. Here are the chip counts:

Sam Panzica - 18,475,000
Anthony Spinella - 5,725,000

3rd Place: Chino Rheem ($521,660)

Anthony Spinella moved all in preflop and Chino Rheem moved all in over the top. Sam Panzica got out of the way, and the cards were turned up:

Chino [Ad][Qs]
Anthony [Ks][Jc]

The [6s][2h][Qh] was a bad one for Anthony, as he could only catch a king to survive. Indeed, the [Kd] hit the turn, leaving Chino to be looking for a queen or an ace to knock out his opponent. The [4c] hit the river instead, doubling Anthony up and crippling Chino.

Chino got his last half million in on the very next hand holding queen ten, and was called by Anthony in the big blind holding 5-3. The K-K-8 flop was safe for Chino, but a five hit the turn to give Anthony a pair. Chino was unable to pair either of his hole cards on the river, and he will be eliminated in 3rd place. Chino will take home $521,660 for his efforts.

Heads up play will resume shortly.

Anthony Spinella doubles through Sam Panzica with an ace on the river

Anthony Spinella was all in for 2,925,000 holding [Ah][6h] and was up against the [7d][7c] of Sam Panzica. The [2d][6s][Qs] flop gave Anthony some hope, and he had five outs heading to the turn. The [4d] hit the turn and Anthony started collecting his belongings, but when the [Ad] hit the river, the audience let out a cry of excitement as Anthony doubled up. Sam is knocked down to just over 4 million as three handed play continues.

Updated chip counts at the break

The final three players are now on break. Here are updated chip counts:

Chino Rheem - 10,400,000
Anthony Spinella - 9,050,000
Sam Panzica - 4,750,000

4th Place: Paul Volpe ($349,610)

On a [8d][4s][7s] flop, Paul Volpe is all in holding [Qs][Js] against Chino Rheem's [Kh][Kd]. The turn is the [2c] and the river is the [8c], missing Paul's flush draw and eliminating him in 4th place. Paul will collect $349,610 for his efforts.

5th Place: Dennis Stevermer ($243,090)

Dennis Stevermer was all in preflop holding [Ad][8d] and was up against Chino Rheem's [Ks][9h]. Dennis was 62% to survive, but the [9c][7s][6c] flop gave Chino top pair. Dennis had plenty of outs with an open ended straight draw and an overcard, but the [4h] turn and [Qh] river failed to improve Dennis's hand. He will exit this tournament in 5th place, good for $243,090.

Anthony Spinella doubles through Chino Rheem

On a [Kh][9h][2h] flop, Anthony Spinella is all in with [Jh][3h] against Chino Rheem's [Ah][8c]. Anthony flopped a flush and needs to hold against Chino's nut flush draw. The turn [9c] and river [Js] keep Anthony's flush in front, and he will double up to just under 8 million.

Updated chip counts on break

The remaining 5 players are now on a 10 minute break. Here are updated chip counts:

Paul Volpe - 3,650,000
Chino Rheem - 11,705,000
Sam Panzica - 3,400,000
Dennis Stevermer - 2,160,000
Anthony Spinella - 3,275,000

Paul Volpe doubles through Chino Rheem

On the very next hand, Paul Volpe is all in for 1,370,000 with [Ah][Ad] and is called by Chino Rheem holding [As][Qc]. Paul is in great shape to double up when the flop falls [6h][Ac][Td], and the [2s] on the turn means Chino is drawing dead. The meaningless [Kh] on the river means Paul will double up.

6th Place: Rainer Kempe ($188,460)

Rainer Kempe was all in holding [As][9c] and was up against Chino Rheem's [Kh][Kd]. The [7h][6h][3h] left Rainer drawing slim, and the [3d] on the turn changed nothing. Rainer would need a non heart ace or nine to survive, but the [8s] hit the river instead. Rainer Kempe will be our 6th place finisher, collecting $188,460. Chino will collect the last Shooting Star bounty in the tournament, and play will continue five handed.

Dennis Stevermer doubles up

In our first all in and call of the day, Dennis Stevermer is all in holding [Ad][Kc] and is up against Rainer Kempe's [7d][6h]. There's not much of a sweat as the board runs out [Jh][Ts][3s][Jd][Td], and Dennis will double up.

Cards are in the air

Play has begun and Chino Rheem has won the first pot with [Qh][Jh]. 

Final table is about to begin

The final 6 players are being introduced and play will begin shortly. Blinds resume at 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante. Levels will now be 60 minutes in length until heads up, when they become 30 minutes.

Final Table Chip Counts & Seating Assignments

2017 BAY 101 $7,500 SHOOTING STAR 21ST ANNUAL ● MARCH 6-10, 2017
Final Table Counts & Seating Assignments (806 Entrants)
(blinds resume at 40,000/80,000 w/10,000 ante, 21:13 left on clock, button in seat 4, dead small blind)
Place	First	Last	Chips/Prize	Seat
1	David	Rheem	10,650,000	2
2	Rainer	Kempe	3,705,000	4
3	Sam	Panzica	3,215,000	3
4	Paul	Volpe	3,005,000	1
5	Anthony	Spinella	2,635,000	6
6	Dennis	Stevermer	980,000	5
7	Sergio	Aido	$144,760
8	Igor	Yaroshevsky	$106,520
9	Stephen	Graner	$74,290
10	Kevin	MacPhee	$53,530
11	Huihan	Wu	$53,530
12	Neil	Blumenfield	$53,530
13	Greg	Himmelbrand	$42,610
14	Tuan	Mai	$42,610
15	Alan	Bittikofer	$42,610
16	David	Williams	$36,050
17	Matt	Affleck	$36,050
18	Xinyu	Zhao	$36,050
19	Brian	Altman	$30,590
20	Ravi	Raghavan	$30,590
21	Ryan	Murphy	$30,590
22	Mike	Sexton	$30,590
23	Garrett	Greer	$30,590
24	Shahin	Shojaeyan	$30,590
25	Tom	West	$30,590
26	Cody	Wiegmann	$30,590
27	Joseph	Elpayaa	$30,590
28	Robert	Mather	$26,220
29	Daniel	O'Brien	$26,220
30	Michael	McClain	$26,220
31	Jason	Les	$26,220
32	Charles	Carrel	$26,220
33	Derek	Wolters	$26,220
34	Christian	Harder	$26,220
35	Pratyush	Buddiga	$26,220
36	Eduardo	Kudrjavcevs	$26,220
37	Gene	Davenport	$21,850
38	Lander	Lijo	$21,850
39	Bernard	Lee	$21,850
40	Jim	Collopy	$21,850
41	Mike	Jacob	$21,850
42	Eddy	Sabat	$21,850
43	Jeremy	Joseph	$21,850
44	Diwaku	Veenmanaw	$21,850
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	Jasthi	Kumar	$16,930
56	Paul	Tedeschi	$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	Koray	Aldemir	$15,300
70	Steven	Tabb	$15,300
71	Martin	Ryan	$15,300
72	Tom	Marchese	$13,660
73	Sergi	Reixach	$13,660
74	John	Cynn	$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

Final Table Reached

With the elimination of Sergio Aido in 7th place, the official final table is set. Official counts will be posted shortly. The final table resumes tomorrow at 4pm PST, and they will play down to a winner on the World Poker Tour TV set.

7th Place: Sergio Aido ($144,760)

Action folded to Rainer Kempe in the small blind, and he moved all in, having Sergio Aido in the big blind covered. Sergio snap called showing king queen, and Rainer had just nine deuce. But another deuce on the flop meant Rainer was in the lead, and Sergio failed to find a king or a queen to survive. He will exit this tournament in 7th place, collecting $144,760 for his efforts.

Chip counts at the break

The final 7 players are now on break as the 40,000/80,000 blind level approaches. Here are updated chip counts for the unofficial final table:

Seat 1: Paul Volpe - 2,655,000
Seat 2: Chino Rheem - 6,670,000
Seat 3: Sam Panzica - 4,090,000
Seat 4: Rainer Kempe - 2,530,000
Seat 5: Sergio Aido - 2,975,000
Seat 6: Dennis Stevermer - 2,225,000
Seat 7: Anthony Spinella - 3,045,000

Unofficial final table chip count & seating assignments

Seat 1: Paul Volpe – 3,250,000
Seat 2: Chino Rheem – 4,960,000
Seat 3: Sam Panzica – 2,550,000
Seat 4: Rainer Kempe – 3,500,000
Seat 5: Sergio Aido – 4,350,000
Seat 6: Dennis Stevermer – 1,500,000
Seat 7: Anthony Spinella – 3,600,000

8th Place: Igor Yaroshevsky ($106,520)

It took nearly three hours from the time Stephen Graner was eliminated in 9th place to the time we lost our 8th place finisher. Countless all ins and calls happened, and the short stack always seemed to survive. Finally, it could happen no longer. After losing a big pot with ace king against his opponent's pocket queens, Igor lost his final few chips to become our 8th place finisher. He will collect $106,520 for his efforts. Meanwhile, the remaining 7 players are redrawing for seats at the unofficial final table.