World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event Draws Record Field of 718 EntriesEventual Champion To Earn $1,256,550 |
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Registration is closed in the 2014 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star main event, and the official numbers are in. A record field of 718 entries were made over the two starting days to build a $5,133,700 prize pool, the largest in the event’s eleven-year history.
The top 72 finishers will make the money, with a min-cash being worth $14,430. The eventual champion in this event is set to earn the largest payout the event has ever awarded: $1,256,550.
300 players returned at the start of day 2 on Wednesday, March 12th, with the final table scheduled to play down to a champion on Friday the 14th.
Here is a look at the Bay 101 Shooting Star since it first ran in 2004:
| Year | Buy-In | Number of Entries | Prize Pool | First Prize | Champion |
| 2004 | $5,000 | 243 | $1,125,000 | $360,000 | Phil Gordon |
| 2005 | $10,000 | 438 | $4,070,000 | $1,025,000 | Danny Nguyen |
| 2006 | $10,000 | 518 | $4,702,800 | $1,198,300 | Nam Le |
| 2007 | $10,000 | 450 | $4,490,000 | $1,100,000 | Ted Forrest |
| 2008 | $10,000 | 376 | $3,336,000 | $1,000,000 | Brandon Cantu |
| 2009 | $10,000 | 391 | $3 714 500 | $1,025,500 | Steve Brecher |
| 2010 | $10,000 | 333 | $3,163,500 | $878,500 | McLean Karr |
| 2011 | $10,000 | 415 | $3,942,500 | $1,039,000 | Alan Sternberg |
| 2012 | $10,000 | 364 | $3,458,000 | $960,900 | Moon Kim |
| 2013 | $7,500 | 643 | $4,597,450 | $1,138,350 | WeiKai Chang |
| 2014 | $7,500 | 718 | $5,133,700 | $1,256,550 | TBD |
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