2006 Bay 101 Shooting
Star
World Poker Tour Season 4
Main Event
No Limit Hold'em
Final Day
March 3, 2006
Bay 101 Shooting Star/WPT
Season 4
Bay 101 Club
San Jose, California
Star
World Poker Tour Season 4
Main Event
No Limit Hold'em
Final Day
March 3, 2006
Bay 101 Shooting Star/WPT
Season 4
Bay 101 Club
San Jose, California
| Tournament Results |
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World Poker Tour Season 4
2006 Bay 101 Shooting Star
Main Event No Limit Hold'em
Final Day
March 3, 2006
Bay 101 Shooting Star/WPT Season 4
Bay 101 Club
San Jose, California
Buy-In: $9,600 + $400
Prize Pool: $4,677,300
Entries: 502
2006 Bay 101 Shooting Star
Main Event No Limit Hold'em
Final Day
March 3, 2006
Bay 101 Shooting Star/WPT Season 4
Bay 101 Club
San Jose, California
Buy-In: $9,600 + $400
Prize Pool: $4,677,300
Entries: 502
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WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star
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Place Name Prize
1 Nam Le (Huntington Beach, CA, USA) $1,172,800
2 Ravi Udayakumar (San Jose, CA, USA) $629,500
3 Danny Smith (Folsom, CA, USA) $340,000
4 David Williams (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $280,000
5 Fabrice Soulier (Avignon, France) $240,000
6 Chad Brown (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $200,000
7 Tony Sin (Las Vegas, NV) $160,000
8 Bruce Feldman (USA) $130,000
9 Jeff Kimber (USA) $100,000
10 William Gustafik (San Ramon, CA, USA) $80,000
11 Brian Hua (USA) $80,000
12 Randy Gil (Morgan Hill, CA, USA) $80,000
13 Salim Batshon (Forest City, CA, USA) $65,000
14 Robert Mizrachi (Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA) $65,000
15 Farzad Bonyadi (Aliso Viejo, CA, USA) $65,000
16 Harry Thomas (Hamilton, OH, USA) $65,000
17 David Stamm (Granite Bay, CA, USA) $65,000
18 An-Nan Chen (USA) $65,000
19 Stuart Fahmy (USA) $50,000
20 Bob Slezak (Omaha, NE, USA) $50,000
21 Larry Elliott (CO, USA) $50,000
22 Dan Harrington (Santa Monica, CA, USA) $50,000
23 Mickey Seagle (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $50,000
24 Kent Lin (San Jose, CA, USA) $42,500
25 Kyle Tapp (USA) $42,500
26 David "Chip" Reese (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $35,000
27 Stephan Ovepyan (USA) $35,000
28 Steve Kwak (USA) $35,000
29 Bill De Rego (San Jose, CA, USA) $35,000
30 Brad Booth (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $35,000
31 Amnon Filippi (New York, NY, USA) $25,000
32 Joe Sebok (San Francisco, CA, USA) $25,000
33 Ralph Macri (USA) $25,000
34 Ben Sarnoff (San Francisco, CA, USA) $25,000
35 Allen Kessler (Huntington Valley, PA, USA) $25,000
36 Chris "Armenian Express" Grigorian (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $25,000
37 Kirk Morrison (Wichita, KS, USA) $15,000
38 Gabe Thayler (USA) $15,000
39 Jeff Stone (Dallas, TX, USA) $15,000
40 Christian Kruel (Rio de Janiero, Brazil) $15,000
41 Tony Nguyen (San Francisco, CA, USA) $15,000
42 Geoffrey Wright (USA) $15,000
43 Vineet Sharma (USA) $15,000
44 Kelly Zoudo (Glenview, CA, USA) $15,000
45 Luong Trinh (CA, USA) $15,000
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Tournament Report
Nam Le Makes a Name for Himself at Bay 101 Shooting Star
March 3, 2006
The final table of the Bay 101 Shooting Star was loaded with talent and some
of the toughest young poker players in the world. The six final players all had
their eye on the first prize of $1,172,800 and the title of World Poker Tour
champion. Nam Le was the chip leader heading into the final table. Le had
been best known for being the cousin of two-time WPT champion Tuan Le.
Nam Le was looking to break out of his cousin’s shadow and gain a WPT
victory of his own.
Chad Brown came into the final table last in chips. He was not able to
improve much during the course of play and was eliminated in sixth place
when Ravi Udayakumar made two pair against him. For his play, Brown
earned $200,000.
Last week at the L.A. Poker Classic, Fabrice Soulier was the chip leader going
into the third day. However, late in day three, Soulier was eliminated from
the tournament in 46th place. This made Soulier the “bubble boy,” as only
top 45 places paid. Soulier came back strong at Bay 101. He fought with a
short stack for quite some time before building up his chips and earning a
spot at the final table. But David Williams ended up making a straight against
Soulier’s pocket deuces, eliminating him from the tournament in fifth place.
Soulier was rewarded with $240,000 for his fifth-place finish.
It was shortly after Soulier’s knockout that David Williams found himself short
stacked. He was quickly taken out of the tournament by Le. Williams was the
last bounty left in the tournament and Le collected the $5,000 bounty for
eliminating him in fourth place. Williams earned $280,000 for his fourth place.
With only three players remaining, Danny Smith was the short stack. He
quickly doubled up, but then found himself on the losing end of a coin flip.
Smith got all of his chips in the middle with pocket sixes against Ravi
Udayakumar and his K-Q. Udayakumar caught a queen on the flop and ended
Smith’s tournament. Smith received $340,000 for his third-place finish.
The final two players consisted of local favorite Ravi Udayakumar and young
poker star Nam Le. Udayakumar held a 2-to-1 chip lead on Le when they
started heads-up play. However, it took Le less than 10 minutes not only to
regain the chip lead, but win the entire tournament. Udayakumar took home
$629,500 for his runner-up finish.
Nam Le captured the title at the 2006 Bay 101 Shooting Star and earned
$1,172,800. In addition, he won the $25,000 entry into the WPT
Championship. Perhaps even more important, Nam Le has broken through his
cousin’s shadow and truly made a name for himself.
Report by Jay Newnum
1 Nam Le (Huntington Beach, CA, USA) $1,172,800
2 Ravi Udayakumar (San Jose, CA, USA) $629,500
3 Danny Smith (Folsom, CA, USA) $340,000
4 David Williams (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $280,000
5 Fabrice Soulier (Avignon, France) $240,000
6 Chad Brown (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $200,000
7 Tony Sin (Las Vegas, NV) $160,000
8 Bruce Feldman (USA) $130,000
9 Jeff Kimber (USA) $100,000
10 William Gustafik (San Ramon, CA, USA) $80,000
11 Brian Hua (USA) $80,000
12 Randy Gil (Morgan Hill, CA, USA) $80,000
13 Salim Batshon (Forest City, CA, USA) $65,000
14 Robert Mizrachi (Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA) $65,000
15 Farzad Bonyadi (Aliso Viejo, CA, USA) $65,000
16 Harry Thomas (Hamilton, OH, USA) $65,000
17 David Stamm (Granite Bay, CA, USA) $65,000
18 An-Nan Chen (USA) $65,000
19 Stuart Fahmy (USA) $50,000
20 Bob Slezak (Omaha, NE, USA) $50,000
21 Larry Elliott (CO, USA) $50,000
22 Dan Harrington (Santa Monica, CA, USA) $50,000
23 Mickey Seagle (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $50,000
24 Kent Lin (San Jose, CA, USA) $42,500
25 Kyle Tapp (USA) $42,500
26 David "Chip" Reese (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $35,000
27 Stephan Ovepyan (USA) $35,000
28 Steve Kwak (USA) $35,000
29 Bill De Rego (San Jose, CA, USA) $35,000
30 Brad Booth (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $35,000
31 Amnon Filippi (New York, NY, USA) $25,000
32 Joe Sebok (San Francisco, CA, USA) $25,000
33 Ralph Macri (USA) $25,000
34 Ben Sarnoff (San Francisco, CA, USA) $25,000
35 Allen Kessler (Huntington Valley, PA, USA) $25,000
36 Chris "Armenian Express" Grigorian (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $25,000
37 Kirk Morrison (Wichita, KS, USA) $15,000
38 Gabe Thayler (USA) $15,000
39 Jeff Stone (Dallas, TX, USA) $15,000
40 Christian Kruel (Rio de Janiero, Brazil) $15,000
41 Tony Nguyen (San Francisco, CA, USA) $15,000
42 Geoffrey Wright (USA) $15,000
43 Vineet Sharma (USA) $15,000
44 Kelly Zoudo (Glenview, CA, USA) $15,000
45 Luong Trinh (CA, USA) $15,000
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Tournament Report
Nam Le Makes a Name for Himself at Bay 101 Shooting Star
March 3, 2006
The final table of the Bay 101 Shooting Star was loaded with talent and some
of the toughest young poker players in the world. The six final players all had
their eye on the first prize of $1,172,800 and the title of World Poker Tour
champion. Nam Le was the chip leader heading into the final table. Le had
been best known for being the cousin of two-time WPT champion Tuan Le.
Nam Le was looking to break out of his cousin’s shadow and gain a WPT
victory of his own.
Chad Brown came into the final table last in chips. He was not able to
improve much during the course of play and was eliminated in sixth place
when Ravi Udayakumar made two pair against him. For his play, Brown
earned $200,000.
Last week at the L.A. Poker Classic, Fabrice Soulier was the chip leader going
into the third day. However, late in day three, Soulier was eliminated from
the tournament in 46th place. This made Soulier the “bubble boy,” as only
top 45 places paid. Soulier came back strong at Bay 101. He fought with a
short stack for quite some time before building up his chips and earning a
spot at the final table. But David Williams ended up making a straight against
Soulier’s pocket deuces, eliminating him from the tournament in fifth place.
Soulier was rewarded with $240,000 for his fifth-place finish.
It was shortly after Soulier’s knockout that David Williams found himself short
stacked. He was quickly taken out of the tournament by Le. Williams was the
last bounty left in the tournament and Le collected the $5,000 bounty for
eliminating him in fourth place. Williams earned $280,000 for his fourth place.
With only three players remaining, Danny Smith was the short stack. He
quickly doubled up, but then found himself on the losing end of a coin flip.
Smith got all of his chips in the middle with pocket sixes against Ravi
Udayakumar and his K-Q. Udayakumar caught a queen on the flop and ended
Smith’s tournament. Smith received $340,000 for his third-place finish.
The final two players consisted of local favorite Ravi Udayakumar and young
poker star Nam Le. Udayakumar held a 2-to-1 chip lead on Le when they
started heads-up play. However, it took Le less than 10 minutes not only to
regain the chip lead, but win the entire tournament. Udayakumar took home
$629,500 for his runner-up finish.
Nam Le captured the title at the 2006 Bay 101 Shooting Star and earned
$1,172,800. In addition, he won the $25,000 entry into the WPT
Championship. Perhaps even more important, Nam Le has broken through his
cousin’s shadow and truly made a name for himself.
Report by Jay Newnum
