The Bay 101 will have it’s own version of the “Shark Tank” as 48 Shooting Stars, 48 players with a $2,500 bounty on their heads will highlight the field starting on Monday.Īre these sharks at a disadvantage? Logic would dictate that obviously, someone with a bounty placed on them have may have a lot of trouble trying to bluff or trying to push the envelope in certain situations. The Sharks play their home games in one of the most beautiful arenas in the world, the HP Pavilion, more affectionately known as the “Shark Tank”. San Jose is home to the National Hockey League’s Sharks. The event also hands out a cool $10,000 to the Day 1A and Day 1B chip leaders … add to that some of the greatest fans in poker invading the Bay 101 and you’ve got yourself an event that’s unparalleled on the circuit. That’s right, eliminate Phil Hellmuth, Jonathan Duhamel or Vanessa Selbst and collect $2,500, a third of your buy-in. First, some of the biggest names in poker have a bounty placed on their heads. There are many reasons why this tournament is different than others.

The creative mind of WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage brings you the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event, one of the most popular poker events on the live tournament circuit. The most unique poker tournament on the World Poker Tour schedule is upon us.

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