Bay 101 Shooting Star Live Updates November 8, 2009

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Brecher Wins! 8 months ago

It's all over and Steve Brecher has won the 2009 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star.

Brecher raised, Kathy Liebert shoved and Brecher made the call with Ac 9h.

Liebert had Qs Ts and although the 6s 6h 2s flop gave her a flush draw, the 2c turn and 4c river ended it all.

Liebert grabs $550k for second, but Brecher, a retired software developer, gets the trophy, the $1,025,500 first-place prize and the $5k bounty on Kathy's head.

Check out what the champ had to say in the following video:

  • Level: 28
  • Blinds: 25,000/50,000
  • Ante: 5,000
  • Average Stack: $3,910,000
  • Players Left: 2
  • Tables Left: 1

Records Were Made to Be Broken 8 months ago

The record for the number of hands played at a WPT final table was just broken as they passed the 304-hand mark.

Strangely, the record was just set at the LAPC last month, breaking the previous mark set earlier this season at Foxwoods.

Should this trend keep up, PL.com may consider dropping WPT coverage altogether. Yawn!

  • Level: 28
  • Blinds: 25,000/50,000
  • Ante: 5,000
  • Average Stack: $3,910,000
  • Players Left: 2
  • Tables Left: 1

Chatty Kathy 8 months ago

Steve Brecher had ground Kathy Liebert down here heads-up before making a standard preflop raise to 110k moments ago.

Kathy shoved, Brecher made the call with Qh Th and Liebert was racing for her tournament life with pocket fours.

A queen came on the flop, but so did a four and when the turn and river left Brecher hanging, Liebert had doubled up.

She's back to around 1.4 million to Brecher's 6.4 million.

  • Level: 28
  • Blinds: 25,000/50,000
  • Ante: 5,000
  • Average Stack: $3,910,000
  • Players Left: 2
  • Tables Left: 1

It's in the Cards 8 months ago

Kathy Liebert is on fire here heads-up.

She picked up pocket aces only to see Steve Brecher fold the button.

However, she got them again the very next hand, earning a small pot in the process.

She then flopped a full house and got paid off by Brecher, and while she's not exactly even yet, if this keeps up it won't be long before she gets there.

  • Level: 28
  • Blinds: 25,000/50,000
  • Ante: 5,000
  • Average Stack: $3,910,000
  • Players Left: 2
  • Tables Left: 1

Moore Mucked (3rd) 8 months ago

Steve Brecher has stacked Chris Moore and we're finally going heads-up for the title.

Moore's money went in on the flop with an unconnected big slick and Brecher on a flush draw.

Brecher hit his flush; Moore hit the rail and while he heads to the cage to collect $291,500 for third, Kathy Liebert will join Brecher in a death match with the title and $1 million on the line just moments from now.

Brecher will bring over 5 million in chips to heads-up, a rather sizable advantage over Liebert's 2 million.

  • Level: 28
  • Blinds: 25,000/50,000
  • Ante: 5,000
  • Average Stack: $3,910,000
  • Players Left: 2
  • Tables Left: 1

Here Comes Kathy Again 8 months ago

Kathy Liebert is picking up some steam here at Bay 101.

She made it 120,000 and got the call from Chris Moore. After an ace-high flop Moore checked, Liebert c-bet 150,000 and Moore flatted.

The turn brought the 3c, and both players checked, allowing the dealer to turn over the 3d river.

Moore fired away, making it 275,000, and Liebert made the call with an ace.

Moore had a missed open-ender and while he fell to around 1 million, Liebert pushed up to 1.4 million.

  • Level: 27
  • Blinds: 20,000/40,000
  • Ante: 5,000
  • Average Stack: $2,606,667
  • Players Left: 3
  • Tables Left: 1

No Moore? 8 months ago

After making it 110k to see a flop and getting the call from Chris Moore, Kathy Leibert flopped a set of kings and decided to check it all the way until the board showed three spades.

Moore bet 150k on the end and Liebert just called, collecting a pot that probably could have been bigger when Moore mucked.

Moore's slide continued the very next hand when he made it 130,000, Steve Brecher reraised to 440,000 and he called.

The flop came ace-high and both players checked it all the way down until Moore bet 500,000 on the river.

Brecher called with an ace; Moore showed pocket eights and now finds himself down to 1.7 million.

Brecher has 4.6 million and counting.

  • Level: 27
  • Blinds: 20,000/40,000
  • Ante: 5,000
  • Average Stack: $2,606,667
  • Players Left: 3
  • Tables Left: 1

It's Getting Late 8 months ago

Things slowed down to a crawl here at Bay 101.

Then suddenly, heads-up with Kathy Liebert, Chris Moore pushed all-in on a Kd 8h 3s flop, putting Liebert to a decision for her tournament life.

Liebert tanked forever, but folded.

She now has under 1 million as the crawl continues.

  • Level: 27
  • Blinds: 20,000/40,000
  • Ante: 5,000
  • Average Stack: $2,606,667
  • Players Left: 3
  • Tables Left: 1

The More Things Change 8 months ago

After Steve Brecher's disgusting suck-out, Kathy Liebert seemed hell-bent on getting her chips in the middle shoving twice and picking up small pots preflop.

She's picked up a few more chips since and moved herself up to Chris Moore's level, around 1.8 million.

It appears Brecher is simply sitting on his 4.4 million stack waiting for one of these two to blow up as we move past the 200-hand mark here at the Bay 101 final table.

  • Level: 26
  • Blinds: 15,000/30,000
  • Ante: 5,000
  • Average Stack: $2,606,667
  • Players Left: 3
  • Tables Left: 1

Brecher Sucks Out Huge 8 months ago

Steve Brecher and Kathy Liebert get themselves into a preflop raising war until Brecher moves all-in and Liebert calls.

It's Ah Qs for Brecher and he's absolutely crushed by Liebert's As Ks.

The crowd goes nuts as the Kh Jd 5c flop comes out.

However, when the Ts turn makes Brecher a straight, the once-raucous group is suddenly hushed.

The river brings the 7s and Brecher shocks the world with a sick suck-out to double up.

He's now got over 4 million and the chip lead, while Liebert falls well under the 2 million mark.

  • Level: 26
  • Blinds: 15,000/30,000
  • Ante: 5,000
  • Average Stack: $2,606,667
  • Players Left: 3
  • Tables Left: 1
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Bay 101 Shooting Star - Day 4, Reports by:

  • Matthew Showell
    Matthew Showell
  • Martin Derbyshire
    Martin Derbyshire

Bay 101 Shooting Star

  • Buy-In: $10,000
  • Entrants: 391
  • Total Prize Money: $3,714,500
  • Date: Mar 16, 2009
  • Final Day Mar 20, 2009

Event Chip Leaders8 months ago

Bay 101 Shooting Star

Player Chip Stack
Steve Brecher $7,820,000

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Blind Structure8 months ago

Bay 101 Shooting Star

Level Ante Blinds               
Level 1 25/50
Level 2 50/100
Level 3 75/150
Level 4 100/200
Level 5 25 100/200
Level 6 50 150/300
Level 7 50 200/400
Level 8 50 250/500
Level 9 75 300/600
Level 10 100 400/800
Level 11 100 500/1,000
Level 12 200 600/1,200
Level 13 200 800/1,600
Level 14 300 1,000/2,000
Level 15 400 1,200/2,400
Level 16 500 1,500/3,000
Level 17 500 2,000/4,000
Level 18 500 2,500/5,000
Level 19 1,000 3,000/6,000
Level 20 1,000 4,000/8,000
Level 21 1,000 5,000/10,000
Level 22 2,000 6,000/12,000
Level 23 2,000 8,000/16,000
Level 24 3,000 10,000/20,000
Level 25 4,000 12,000/24,000
Level 26 5,000 15,000/30,000
Level 27 5,000 20,000/40,000
Level 28 5,000 25,000/50,000

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