2015 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star PreviewUnique WPT Tournament Will Take Place From March 9 -13 |
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The 2015 World Poker Tour will continue the California Swing in the heart of Silicon Valley when it returns to San Jose, CA. The short series of events, highlighted by the unique $7,500 World Poker Tour Shooting Star main event begins on March 9th and runs until the 13th, with days 1A and 1B beginning at 11:00 AM local time on the 9th and 10th.
“For more than a decade, the world’s top poker players have traveled from far and near to compete against one another and interact with the tremendous fans at the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star,” said WPT President Adam Pliska. “For the second consecutive season, this historic stop is a part of the California Swing, creating a convenient way for even more players to come out and enjoy this unique event.”
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.
This year’s event features an impressive list of “Shooting Stars,” including defending champion James Carroll, Antonio Esfandiari, Darren Elias, Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, Anthony Zinno, Mike Matusow, Mike Sexton, Phil Hellmuth, and reigning WPT Player Of The Year Mukul Pahuja.
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 2015 running of this event James Carroll overcame a record field of 718 entries to win the title, the $1,256,550 first-place prize and 1,824 Card Player Player of the Year points.
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. 11th.
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