With the increasing threat of the deadly coronavirus, the poker world is currently in doldrums. While many poker events have already been cancelled in various parts of the world, a few tournaments have gone forward. One such tournament concluding this past weekend was the Bay 101 Shooting Star $5,200 NLH Main Event where the final 10 players were to play out Day 3 on Friday but the organizers and the remaining players agreed to end the event due to the threat of Corornavirus.
The Bay 101 Shooting Star $5,200 NLH Main Event drew 290 entries, generating $1,331,000 in prizepool. Top 37 finishers were paid out and among them Max Young, Andrew Moreno, Mike Matusow, Chino Rheem and recent two-time WPT champ Tony Tran were notable ITM finishers.
PPC champ Phil Hui (12th for $24,860) and WPT legend Darren Elias (11th for $24,860) were the last two players to bust on the penultimate day. The remaining 10 players showed up for the final day but they negotiated and agreed for a ICM Chop. Craig Varnell (2,700,000) who held the chip lead at the time of the deal, was awarded the top prize of $159,710, while Kristen Bicknell (2,110,000) who had the second biggest stack walked away with $141,520. Indian-origin players Navin Mohan (3rd $132,780) and Anshul Kulshrestha (5th for $101,430) were also among the top 5 finishers.
Final 10 Payouts:
1 Craig Varnell $159,710 *
2 Kristen Bicknell $141,520 *
3 Navin Mohan $132,780 *
4 Tyler Patterson $113,860 *
5 Anshul Kulshrestha $101,430 *
6 Michael Tureniec $91,180 *
7 John Andress $88,800 *
8 Anthony Zinno $55,600 *
9 Anthony Spinella $50,000 *
10 Lexy Gavin $41,060 *