2019 Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Results

2019 BAY 101 $5,200 SHOOTING STAR 22ND ANNUAL · MARCH 19 - 22, 2019
440 Entrants / $2,156,000 Prize Pool
Place	First	Last	Chips/Prize
1	Sandeep	Pulusani	$354,400 *
2	Ryan	Tosoc	$336,500 *
3	Dan	Shak	$200,055
4	Loni	Harwood	$142,440
5	John	Andress	$103,710
6	Steve	Kim	$76,850
7	Hiroaki	Harada	$57,980
8	Antonios	Roungeris	$57,980
9	Jon	Ko	$44,555
10	James	Carroll	$44,555
11	Guy	Hadas	$34,875
12	Yotam	Shmuelov	$34,875
13	Axel	Werner	$27,825
14	Michael	Dyer	$27,825
15	Mrityunjay	Jha	$22,635
16	Jimmy	Zeledon	$22,635
17	Casey	McCarrel	$18,775
18	Ron	McMillen	$18,775
19	Adam	Duong	$15,895
20	Amir	Turkzadeh	$15,895
21	David	Stewart	$15,895
22	Art	Bisquera	$15,895
23	Phuoc	Nguyen	$15,895
24	Mohsin	Charania	$15,895
25	Brian	Altman	$13,865
26	Joe	Nguyen	$13,865
27	Eddy	Sabat	$13,865
28	Bobby	Suer	$13,865
29	Srinivas	Godavarthay	$13,865
30	Darren	Rabinowitz	$13,865
31	Tim	Davey	$12,200
32	Allan	Stonum	$12,200
33	Dexter	Richards	$12,200
34	Nelson	Resendiz	$12,200
35	Phaly	Nou	$12,200
36	Anthony	Spinella	$12,200
37	Steve	Dempsey	$10,555
38	Joe	Stapleton	$10,555
39	Konstantin	Beylin	$10,555
40	Ajay	Gnanasambanthan	$10,555
41	Andrew	Moreno	$10,555
42	Toko	Luu	$10,555
43	K	K	$10,555
44	Lee	Pham	$10,555
45	Yue	Du	$10,555
46	Omri	Shaked	$9,600
47	Steven	Mourmann	$9,600
48	Alex	Greenblatt	$9,600
49	Ari	Engel	$9,600
50	Jeremy	Brown	$9,600
51	Ari	Shin	$9,600
52	George	Wolff	$9,600
53	Anthony	Wise	$9,600
54	David	Elisofon	$9,600
55	John	Golzales	$9,600
* denotes heads up deal was made (original payouts 1st: $408,000, 2nd: $282,900)

Sandeep Pulusani Wins Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event

Sandeep Pulusani topped a field of 440 entries to win the Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event at Bay 101 Casino in San Jose, California on Friday. The final day of the tournament saw five players return at the final table, and in just under eight hours of play the champion was crowned. The win takes his career live tournament earnings up to $1,226,214.

The final five players were all pretty deep when play began, and that ensured the pace of play would be slow with 90 minute levels allowing for a lot of play. Here is a look at the chip counts when cards got into the air.

Seat 1: Sandeep Pulusani - 1,645,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Loni Harwood - 6,040,000 (201 bb)
Seat 3: Dan Shak - 3,475,000 (116 bb)
Seat 4: Ryan Tosoc - 5,045,000 (168 bb)
Seat 5: John Andress - 1,380,000 (46 bb)

Andress was the shortest stack remaining, and he was the first player to fall today in fifth place. There was a series of double ups for multiple players before this happend, so Andress didn't hit the rail until almost 3 pm.

Shooting Star Loni Harwood entered the day with the chip lead, but the period of early double ups was rough for her. She hit the rail in fourth place around 4 pm. Her exit made Dan Shak the final Shooting Star in the field. He was also the next player to fall in third place. Ryan Tosoc took him out, so he claimed his $2,000 bounty and Shak autographed his shirt for Tosoc on the way out of the field.

Tosoc took 12.56 million into the final match against the 5.02 million of Sandeep Pulusani. The final two players then agreed to make a deal. They removed $50,100 from the final two spots to play for and chopped the remaining prizes according to chip counts. As part of the deal, they agreed to play 60-minute levels instead of 90 minutes.

Pulusani scored a big double up with pocket kings against pocket fives to take the lead in the final match, and the next time the two players got their money in the middle the tournament came to a close. On that hand, Pulusani held pocket aces, and Tosoc was all in preflop with [Ah][9c]. The flop brought an ace, and Tosoc was drawing dead on the turn. In addition to the prize money, Pulusani also took home a custom dolphin trophy from Bay 101 Casino.

Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Day Results

1st Place: Sandeep Pulusani - $354,400

2nd Place: Ryan Tosoc - $336,500
3rd Place: Dan Shak - $200,055
4th Place: Loni Harwood - $142,440
5th Place: John Andress - $103,710

That concludes our live coverage from the Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event. Thanks to all of the player who came out to the event, see you next year in March.

YouTube VIdeo: Sandeep Pulusani winner interview

1st Place: Sandeep Pulusani ($354,400)

Level 29
Blinds: 50,000 - 100,000 with a 100,000 bb ante
Remaining - 1/440

Sandeep Pulusani and Ryan Tosoc get all the chips in the middle preflop - Tosoc at risk and far behind.

Tosoc - [Ah][9c]
Pulusani - [Ac][As]

There's an Ace on the flop - [Ad][2s][Qh] and Tosoc is drawing dead when the [4s] turn comes out.

Sandeep Pulusani - 1st place - ($354,400)
Ryan Tosoc - Eliminated in 2nd place ($336,500)

2nd Place: Ryan Tosoc ($336,500)

Sandeep Pulusani Bets Ryan Tosoc Off a Pot

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000-75,000 with a 75,000 bb ante
Remaining: 2/440

There is 2,075,000 in the pot, and the board reads [9d][8h][4h][Ac][10c] when Sandeep Pulusani bets 2.1 million. Ryan Tosoc tanks for a minute or two on the button before folding his cards. Pulusani stacks up 11.9 million after the hand, and Tosoc is down to 5.6 million.

Sandeep Pulusani - 11,900,000 (158 bb)
Ryan Tosoc - 5,600,000 (74 bb)

Updated Chip Counts

The final two players are taking a brief break. When play resumes, blinds will be 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 big blind ante. Here are chip counts:

Sandeep Pulusani - 12,500,000 (125 bb)
Ryan Tosoc - 3,075,000 (30 bb)

Level 28 Begins (Two Players Remain)

The players are back from break, and blinds have increased to 50,000-75,000 with a big blind ante of 75,000 for the start of Level 28. There are still two players in the hunt to become the next Bay 101 Shooting Star champion.

Sandeep Pulusani Doubles Thru Ryan Tosoc

Level 27
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 bb ante
Remaining: 2/440

Ryan Tosoc raises to 175,000 preflop on the button, and Sandeep Pulusani reraises to 775,000. Tosoc reraises all in, and Pulusani calls all in for 5,085,000. The two players then flip over their cards.

Pulusani: [Ks][Kc]
Tosoc: [5s][5c]

Board: [8d][3h][2s][9s][Ad]

Pulusani doubles up to survive with 10.23 million, and Tosoc holds 7.15 million.

Sandeep Pulusani - 10,230,000 (170 bb)
Ryan Tosoc - 7,150,000 (119 bb)

Heads Up Deal Made

The final two players have agreed to make a deal. They have removed $50,100 from the final two spots to play for and they have chopped the remaining prizes according to chip counts. Therefore, there are two payout scenarios:

If Ryan wins:

1st Place: Ryan Tosoc ($386,600)

2nd Place: Sandeep Pulusani ($304,300)

If Sandeep wins:

1st Place: Sandeep Pulusani ($354,400)

2nd Place: Ryan Tosoc ($336,500)

As part of the deal, levels will now be 60 minutes instead of 90 minutes.

Heads Up Chip Counts

The final two players are now on break. When play resumes, blinds will be 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante. Here are chip counts going into heads up play:

Sandeep Pulusani - 5,020,000 (83 bb)
Ryan Tosoc - 12,560,000 (209 bb)

3rd Place: Shooting Star Dan Shak ($200,055)

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 bb ante
Remaining: 2/440

There is 375,000 in the pot, and the flop reads [Ks][Qh][5h] when Shooting Star Dan Shak bets 200,000 from the button. Ryan Tosoc check-raises to 725,000 from the small blind, and Shak reraises all in for 3.76 million. Tosoc calls to cover him so they flip over their cards.

Tosoc: [Kd][Qs]
Shak: [Kh][Jh]

Turn and River: [9d][Jd]

Shak is eliminated in third place, good for $200,055, and Tosoc stacks up 12.45 million after the hand. Shak is the final Shooting Star to fall, and he signs his bounty shirt for Tosoc before leaving the final table. Tosoc will also receive Shak's $2,000 Shooting Star bounty.

Ryan Tosoc - 12,450,000 (209 bb)
Sandeep Pulusani - 5,150,000 (83 bb)

Sandeep Pulusani Wins One with a Four-Bet

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000 - 50,000 with a 50,000 bb ante
Remaining: 3/440

Dan Shak raises to 150,000 preflop from the button, Ryan Tosoc reraises to 475,000 from the small blind, and Sandeep Pulusani reraises to 1.2 million from the big blind. Both opponents fold, and Pulusani stacks up 5,975,000 after the hand. Shak is at 4.3 million, and Tosoc still holds the chip lead with 7.48 million.

Sandeep Pulusani - 5,795,000 (115 bb)
Ryan Tosoc - 7,480,000 (149 bb)
Dan Shak - 4,300,000 (86 bb)

3-Handed Chip Counts

Level 26
Blinds: 25,000 - 50,000 with a 50,000 bb ante
Remaining: 3/440

More than 350bb in play 3-handed for the 2019 Shooting Start title, here's a look at estimated chipcounts.

• Ryan Tosoc (pictured) - 7,900,000 (158bb)
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• Deep Pulusani - 5,400,000 (108bb)
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• Dan Shak - 4,300,000 (86bb)

4th Place: Loni Harwood ($142,440)

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000 - 50,000 with a 50,000 bb ante
Remaining: 3/440

Ryan Tosoc opens for 125,000, Loni Harwood grabs all her yellow 100k plaques, stacks them in front as she announces all in and Tosoc immediately calls.

Harwood - [Kc][Qd]
Tosoc - [8c][8d]

The [6h][9c][Ts] flop gives Tosoc a gutter to a 7.

[Ks] on the turn, Harwood moves ahead. Tosoc offers some light-hearted comment but Harwood doesn't change expression, locked in on seeing the river card.

[7c] goes the river and Harwood is out in 4th.

Ryan Tosoc - 7.3 million
Loni Harwood - Eliminated in 4th place ($142,440)

Unfortunately nothing went my way in many high equity spots. Disappointing finish in 4th. Can’t thank you enough for the well wishes. Love to all

— Loni Harwood (@Luscious_Lon) March 22, 2019

Loni Harwood's Allin Gets Through

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000 - 50,000 with a 50,000 bb ante
Remaining: 4/440
The first 20 minutes of Level 26 has seen a lot of play, but no hands of consequence. A recent had Ryan Tosoc raising to 125,000 from UTG before Loni Harwood moved all in from the small blind. Dan Shak asked for a count from the big blind, and the dealer counted down Loni's stack to exactly 1,000,000. Dan ended up folding, as did Ryan, and Loni Harwood will continue to battle four-handed.

Level 26 Begins (Four Players Remain)

The players are back from break, and blinds have increased to 25,000-50,000 with a big blind ante of 50,000 for the start of Level 26. There are still four players in the hunt to become the next Bay 101 Shooting Star champion.

Updated Chip Counts At Break

The players are taking another 15-minute break. Here are updated chip counts:

Seat 1: Sandeep Pulusani - 4,715,000 (94 bb)
Seat 2: Loni Harwood - 1,800,000 (36 bb)
Seat 3: Dan Shak - 3,765,000 (75 bb)
Seat 4: Ryan Tosoc - 7,305,000 (146 bb)

5th Place: John Andress ($103,710)

After doubling up Loni Harwood two hands prior, John Andress put his last 30,000 chips in dark under the gun. Loni Harwood and Dan Shak both limped in and Ryan Tosoc raised to isolate. Loni and Dan folded, and the hands were exposed:

Ryan [Ad][6c]
John [As][2s]

The board ran out [Td][Jc][Jd][Qh][Ac] and the pot was chopped, leaving John with 80,000 chips.

On the very next hand, John put half of his chips in for the big blind ante and the other half for his big blind, so he was all in dark again. Dan limped in from the button and Ryan limped from the small blind. On a [Qh][Jc][Ad] flop, Ryan check-folded to Dan's 50,000 bet, and John got his first look at his cards:

John [7d][2s]
Dan [Qd][2d]

John would need running sevens or running ten-jack to survive. Seeing his imminent fate, he put on his jacket and backpack as he awaited the turn. The dealer burned and turned the [4s] meaning John was drawing dead. The meaningless [5s] hit the river to officially eliminate John in 5th place, good for $103,710.

Shooting Star Loni Harwood Doubles Thru John Andress

John Andress winces at the river card

Level 25
Blinds: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 40,000 bb ante
Remaining: 5/440

John Andress raises all in preflop for 1.06 million from the button, and Shooting Star Loni Harwood calls all in for 1.03 million from the big blind. The two players then flip over their cards.

Harwood: [Jd][Jc]
Andress: [5h][5d]

Board: [8d][3h][2h][10h][Kd]

Harwood doubles up to survive with 2.1 million, and Andress is left with just 30,000.

Loni Harwood - 2,100,000 (52 bb)
John Andress - 30,000 (0 bb)

Dan Shak Doubles Through Loni Harwood

Level 25
Blinds: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 40,000 bb ante
Remaining: 5/440

Loni Harwood opens for 100,000, Dan Shak moves in for his last 1,565,000, Ryan Tosoc steps away from the bb and Harwood immediately calls to put Shak at risk.

Shak - [9c][9s]
Harwood - [Ad][Qs]

The board goes [3h][Kh][Kd][3s][7h] for a double.

Dan Shak - 3,300,000 (83bb)
Loni harwood - 1,170,000 (30bb)

John Andress Doubles Through Dan Shak

Level 25
Blinds: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 40,000 bb ante
Remaining: 5/440

From the button, Dan Shak opened the pot before John Andress moved all in from the big blind. Dan made the call and the cards were exposed:

Dan [Ad][6d]
John [As][3h]

John would need some help to survive, and the [Kh][3s][Jd] was exactly the help he needed. The [4h] turn changed nothing, and the [7c] river meant John would double up to 980,000. Meanwhile, Dan was knocked down 1,860,000 chips.

Sandeep Pulusani Takes From Dan Shak

Level 25
Blinds: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 40,000 bb ante
Remaining: 5/440

Sandeep Pulusani raised from cutoff and both Dan Shak and Ryan Tosoc called from the blinds. On the [As][6d][Kd] flop, action checked to Sandeep who bet. Dan made the call and Ryan got out of the way.

The [Qh] hit the turn and Dan checked again. Sandeep bet 450,000 and Dan elected to check-raise to 1,300,000. Sandeep confirmed with Dan that he was covered, and after some though moved all in for 1,195,000 more. Dan went deep into the tank but eventually decided to fold.

Level 25 Begins (Five Players Remain)

The players are back from break, and blinds have increased to 20,000-40,000 with a big blind ante of 40,000 for the start of Level 25. There are still five players in the hunt to become the next Bay 101 Shooting Star champion.

Updated Chip Counts at Break

The players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day. Here are updated chip counts:

Seat 1: Sandeep Pulusani - 2,905,000 (72 bb)
Seat 2: Loni Harwood - 2,355,000 (58 bb)
Seat 3: Dan Shak - 3,655,000 (91 bb)
Seat 4: Ryan Tosoc - 7,900,000 (197 bb)
Seat 5: John Andress - 770,000 (19 bb)

Sandeep Pulusani Doubles Thru Shooting Star Loni Harwood

Level 24
Blinds: 15,000 - 30,000 with a 30,000 bb ante
Remaining: 5/440

Sandeep Pulusani (pictured left standing) raises to 80,000 preflop from the small blind, and Shooting Star Loni Harwood raises from the big blind. The flop is dealt [Kc][8h][4h], Harwood bets 80,000, and Pulusani check-raises all in for 1,405,000. Harwood thinks for a few moments before calling, and they flip over their cards.

Harwood: [Ah][7h]
Pulusani: [Kd][4d]

Turn and River: [2d][5c]

Pulusani doubles up to survive with 3 million, and Harwood is down to 2.47 million after missing her flush draw.

Sandeep Pulusani - 3,000,000 (100 bb)
Loni Harwood - 2,470,000 (82 bb)

Andress Looking to Chip Up

Level 24
Blinds: 15,000 - 30,000 with a 30,000 bb ante
Remaining: 5/440

John Andress - the final table short-stack - keeps looking for a spot to chip up, but his challengers are not cooperating.

Andress had been al in twice preflop from his BB for a 15bb-20bb stack and could not draw a call.

The most-recent play from his bb was a complete from Ryan Tosoc, with Andress checking his option, and all postflop action checked down, Andress earning his blind and ante back along with a 15k sb.

John Andress - 575,000 - (23bb)

5-Handed Level 24 Chip Counts

Level 24
Blinds: 15,000 - 30,000 with a 30,000 bb ante
Remaining: 5/440

Ryan Tosoc (pictured) - 6.4 million (256bb)
Loni Harwood - 4.3 milion (172bb)
Dan Shak - 3.9 million (158bb)
Deep Pulusani - 2.1 million (84bb)
John Andress - 695,000 (28bb)

Ryan Tosoc Takes the Chip Lead in a Hand Against Loni Harwood

Level 24
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 bb ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 440

Ryan Tosoc raises to 85,000 preflop from the cutoff, and Loni Harwood calls on the big blind. The flop is dealt [9c][4h][2h], Harwood bets 125,000, and Tosoc calls. The turn falls [10c], Harwood bets 400,000, and Tosoc calls again.

The river delivers the [4s], Harwood bets 800,000, and Tosoc calls once more. Harwood immediately folds her cards when Tosoc calls on the river. She is down to 4.23 million, and Tosoc is now the chip leader with 6.3 million.

Ryan Tosoc - 6,300,000 (210 bb)
Loni Harwood - 4,230,000 (141 bb)

$20.2 MIllion in Earnings at Final Table

Level 24

Blinds: 15,000 - 30,000 with a 30,000 bb ante

Remaining: 5/440

There's more than $20 million in career earnings among the five players at today's Shooting Star final table.

Click each player's name to see their Hendon Mob listings of their results.

• Dan Shak - $10,213,890
• Ryan Tosoc - $4,053,253
• Loni Harwood - $2,923,298
• John Andress - $2,149,919
• Deep Pulusani - $872,214

Shuffle Up and Deal

Level 24
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 bb ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 440

Cards are in the air at the final table of the Bay 101 Main Event. Levels will be 90 minutes long today, and the remaining field will play until a champion is crowned. Shuffle Up and Deal!

Seat 1: Sandeep Pulusani - 1,645,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Loni Harwood - 6,040,000 (201 bb)
Seat 3: Dan Shak - 3,475,000 (116 bb)
Seat 4: Ryan Tosoc - 5,045,000 (168 bb)
Seat 5: John Andress - 1,380,000 (46 bb)

Here is the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st Place: $408,000
2nd Place: $282,900
3rd Place: $200,055
4th Place: $142,440
5th Place: $103,710

You can also watch live stream video of the final table over at bay101live.com.