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WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star – McLean Karr wins
Posted by: Randy Williams - Sun, 2010-03-14 15:38
With 6 players returning to do battle on Day 4 of the WPT’s Bay 101 Shooting Star event, all eyes were on the last surviving Shooting Star, Phil Hellmuth. Eventually, McLean Karr was the one who took the title and the $878,500 prize but Hellmuth didn’t disappoint either - if spectacular meltdowns can be considered achievements.
He started the day second in chips and made the right move locking horns with Andy Seth on a Q,Q vs Ac,Jc match-up. After a bit of a preflop give and take, both players shoved all-in. The flop fell Kd,6s,5s, and Hellmuth looked poised to double up. The 10 on the turn further improved his odds, but the A on the river left him speechless. Sent to the rail in 6th place, he collected $117,000. Following his elimination, he fell onto the floor and curled up in the fetal position, holding his head for several minutes. The curse which seems to follow the
UltimateBet pro in WPT events, stuck with him this time too.
Matt Keikoan was the next victim. His A,7o went up against Andy Seth’s pocket 9s and failed to improve. He picked up $175,700 for his efforts.
Hasan Habib got his chips in well holding Kc, 10c against McLean Karr’s 4s,2s. The flop fell Jc,2c,2h, giving Karr a set and Habib a K-high flush draw. The river brought a 4c, which filled Habib’s flush but gave Karr a boat for the win. Habib took home $234,300.
Dan O’Brien was the next victim, eliminated after a longer spell of three handed action. Eventually, he got all his chips in holding Jd, 2d. Seth got out of the way, but Karr made the move with pocket 7s, which held up and promptly sent O’Brian to the payout queue to collect his $292,800.
Karr, who had had a close brush with the rail on Day 3, learned how to be patient on Day 4. After a marathon heads-up match against Seth, he eventually prevailed, taking home the $878,500 top prize. The final hand of the
poker tournament saw Karr’s pocket 8s go up against Seth’s pocket 4s. The board bricked out and the 11-hour long heads-up session finally came to an end.
Andy Seth picked up $521,200 for his second place finish.
