2014 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star PreviewUnique WPT Tournament Will Take Place From March 10 - 14 |
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The 2014 Bay 101 Shooting Star, one of the tournament circuit’s most popular events, is fast approaching. The short series of events, highlighted by a somewhat unique $7,500 World Poker Tour Shooting Star main event, begins on March 10th and runs until the 14th.
There are a number of things that set this WPT Main Event apart. First of all, it is the only one to have bounties, but is not a bounty tournament in the typical sense. Each table starts with at least one “Shooting Star,” a famous professional poker player with a bounty on their head. If someone busts a Shooting Star, they are rewarded with $2,500 and an autographed bounty t-shirt. Also unique to this event is the $10,000 bonus paid to the end-of-day chip leaders on the first two starting days.
In addition to this unusual prize pool distribution, the structure is also noteworthy. Play begins with one-hour levels on Day 1 and then increases to 90-minute levels deeper in the tournament. When only 36 players remain, play switches from the standard nine-handed to six-handed, and remains that way for the duration of the event.
With these distinct features, and the enthusiastic crowd of local poker fans that attend, the event is undoubtedly one of the most colorful on the World Poker Tour.
In the 2013 running of this event a total of 643 players entered the event, creating a $4,597,450 prize pool. In the end, champion WeiKai Chang earned $1,039,000 and 1,680 Card Player Player of the Year points for his victory. Chang topped a tough final table that featured top pros Paul Volpe, Erik Seidel and Joe Kuether.
In addition to the main event the Bay 101 will also play host to a $25,000 no-limit hold’em high roller event that kicks off at 4:00 PM local time on Mar. 12th.
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