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- 1 meeting, the San Jose City Council plans to explore the possibility of allowing the city’s two cardrooms — Bay 101 and Casino M8trix — to serve patrons outdoors, spacing them out in.
- The WPT Royal Flush Crew welcomes you to San Jose, California, for the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star. Sick of the all-in fests at those other social poker sites? Test your skills today at www.PlayWPT.
Outside Food/Beverage items are not allowed inside Bay 101 Casino. Patrons will be asked to leave these items in their cars/vehicles.
- Food/Beverage items available within Bay 101 Casino are provided by The Province Restaurant.
- Game rules and problem gambling pamphlets in what languages? Here at Bay 101 Casino we not only facilitate your game, we help you better understand the games we offer. We provide easy-to-read color-coded pamphlets on our card games along with all rules at every entrance. These informational gaming brochures appear in five languages:English
- Chinese
- Korean
- Spanish
- Vietnamese
Pamphlets about problem gambling are also available.
2019 Bay 101 Open Tournament will be held from 12 th till 19 th of August at the Bay 101 Casino.The tournament features over 6 events with the main event having a buy-in of $1,100.
Bay 101 Casino offers many customer service options and one of the most convenient is the cashier’s cage. Our helpful staff is there for you around the clock to serve chip needs, whether you are purchasing chips or trading them back in for cash. We also offer credit card cash advances for our chip purchase, as well as check cashing privileges. You can cash both personal and payroll checks by providing just a few personal items of identification, with casino manager approval. Tournament entries may be paid with cash or Bay 101 chips at the Cashiers Cage.
Personal checks require:
- Application [click here]
- Voided personal check
- Valid state ID
And for faster processing, have your bank fill out this form. Your application may take up to 10 days to process.
Payroll checks require:
- Application [click here]
- Voided personal check
- Valid state ID
We cannot process or cash:
- A check issued from out of state
- A hand-written or hand-signed payroll check
- A check over $2,000
- A check more then seven days old
The San Jose area offers many local events and attractions. The following links include information.
- Find outwhat’s going on in San Jose's lively downtown area, just minutes away.
- The San Jose Mercury News website offers information on local entertainment.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport: http://www.sjc.org/
- The HP Pavilion, home to the San Jose Sharks NHL team and concerts and events throughout the year.
Dress Code
- No guest is allowed to cover his/her face with a hooded shirt, cap, or other clothing items.
- Clothing that reveals too much back, chest, stomach or underwear is unacceptable.
- Torn, dirty, or frayed clothing is unacceptable.
- Any clothing that has words, terms, or pictures that may be offensive to other patrons or employees is not permitted.
- Shorts that show parts of a person’s buttocks are not acceptable.
- Management reserves the right to refuse service to anyone who does not comply with Bay 101’s dress code.
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Animals On Premises
- Service Dog is allowed but when the animal becomes a distraction or nuisance, the patron with the uncontrolled animal may be asked to leave.
- Emotional Support Animals or Comfort Animals are often used as part of a medical treatment plan as therapy animals, they are not considered service animals under the ADA. Casino Shift Manager may exercise discretion on prohibiting such animals.
Food/Beverage
- Outside Food items are not allowed inside Bay 101 Casino. Patrons will be asked to leave these items in their cars/vehicles.
- Food and Beverage items are available in Bay 101 Casino and are provided by The Province Restaurant.
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The 2020 running of the Bay 101 Shooting Star $5,200 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event drew 290 entries, building a $1,331,000 prize pool despite the growing concerns around the country regarding the spread of COVID-19. The field was narrowed down to stacked final ten that were set to return on Friday, March 13 to play down to a winner. Before play resumed, though, the remaining players negotiated a ten-way chop of the remaining prize pool based on ICM numbers. The Casino’s live bloggers covering the event explained that the decision was “due to circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus.”
World Poker Tour champion and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Craig Varnell held the chip lead at the time the deal was made, and was awarded the largest payout of $159,710 and the title. The score brought his career earnings to $2,643,430.
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Kristen Bicknell was second in chips when the deal was made, and was awarded $141,520 as the second-place finisher in the final results listings. The cash was enough to see Bicknell surpass $5 million in career live tournament earnings, making her only the third female player to ever do so behind Vanessa Selbst and Kathy Liebert. After the deal was made, she took to Twitter to note how tough the situation was to assess.
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One of the strangest chop situations I could have imagined. Would have loved to play it out and personally don't think ending play at this point would reduce any possible spread, but I could be wrong
— Kristen Bicknell (@krissyb24poker) March 13, 2020
Bicknell also Tweeted that it was, “Unfortunate to not play this out, I hope all are safe and well! Thanks to [Bay 101 Casino] and [Tournament Director Matt Savage] for hosting another great event and handling this the best that they could.”
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There were plenty of other highly accomplished players who were involved in the deal, including WPT and WSOP winner Tyler Patterson, who took home $113,860 for fourth place. Patterson described the result as a “Covid-19 induced ICM chop” on Twitter.
Swedish poker pro Michael Tureniec was awarded $91,180 as the sixth-place finisher, while three-time WPT champion and two-time bracelet winner Anthony Zinno cashed for $55,600 as the eighth-place finisher. Bracelet winner and two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Anthony Spinella earned $50,000 for ninth place, while Lexy Gavin earned her largest career cash of $41,060 for tenth place.
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded to the final ten:
Rank | Player | Chips | POY Points |
1 | Craig Varnell | $159,710 | 912 |
2 | Kristen Bicknell | $141,520 | 760 |
3 | Navin Mohan | $132,780 | 608 |
4 | Tyler Patterson | $113,860 | 456 |
5 | Anshul Kulshrestha | $101,430 | 380 |
6 | Michael Tureniec | $91,180 | 304 |
7 | John Andress | $88,800 | 228 |
9 | Anthony Zinno | $55,600 | 152 |
9 | Anthony Spinella | $50,000 | 76 |
10 | Alexis Gavin | $41,060 | 0 |
Winner photo via Bay 101 News’s tournament blog.