World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Day 1BThe Eventual Champion Will take Home more than a Million in Northern California |
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Day 1B of the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event welcomed 273 runners in San Jose, California on Tuesday and by the end of the night 117 remained. There were 26 Shooting Stars among them and nine survived the day. The turnout today brought the total number of players in the field to 415. The eventual champion will walk away with $1,039,000 from the $3,697,500 total prize pool. Here is a look at the payout structure:
1: $1,039,000
2: $595,300
3: $369,800
4: $295,800
5: $221,800
6: $148,000
7-8: $73,900
9-10: $48,100
11-12: $37,000
13-18: $29,500
19-24: $25,800
25-30: $22,100
31-36: $18,400
37-45: $15,000
The top professional on the leader board for Day 1B is David Sands with 175,000 chips heading into day 2, which will take place on Wednesday, March 16. Joining him will be notable contenders Justin Young (165,800) and Shannon Shorr (147,300). The top spot on the leader board goes to Chris Tapani with 197,900 and that means he is the winner of the $10,000 prize as Day 1B chip leader. Chris is the son of the creator of this 15-year running tournament, Marko Trapani, who passed away in 2010.
Day 2 will take place on Wednesday and 18 Shooting Stars have survived. There is a total of 170 players who successfully waded through the first two flights of the tournament. Card Player will bring you news stories throughout the tournament day tomorrow. Read on below to see the tournament statistics from Day 1B, as well as some of the biggest hands from the felt:
Day 1B Notable Chip Counts:
Chris Trapani: 197,900
Joris Springael: 196,500
David Sands: 175,000
Justin Young: 165,800
Randy Dorfman: 156,500
Jordan Young: 155,000
Roger Teska: 150,000
Shannon Shorr: 147,300
Steve Dempsey: 145,500
Eric Blair: 139,600
Day 1B Notable Eliminations:
Michael Mizrachi, Mike Sowers, Matt Marafioti, Mohsin Charania, Nenad Medic, Josh Arieh, Joseph Cheong, J.C. Tran, John Cernuto, Kyle Bowker, Kristy Gazes, Scotty Nguyen, Steve Sung, Steve Sung, Sorel Mizzi, Ted Lawson, William Reynolds, Vanessa Selbst, Phil Laak, Barry Greenstein, Antonio Esfandiari, Chau Giang, Adam Levy, Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Tilly, Erick Lindgren, Eric Baldwin, and Phil Ivey.
Hand of the Day:
Chris Trapani Eliminates Shooting Star Erick Lindgren
Shooting Star Erick Lindgren got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Chris Trapani and then they flipped over their cards:
Trapani: K
K
Lindgren: K
K
Board: 10 9 2 3 7
Lindgren was eliminated and Trapani won the hand to help give his stack a boost toward winning the crown of Day 1B chip leader.
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