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The WPT’s only bounty event kicks off Monday at the Bay 101 Casino in San Jose.  Long a favorite on the circuit, this is a rather intimate event in one of the smallest casinos on the tour is packed with as many fans as players most years.  The key difference maker in this event is that each table on each starting day has a ‘Shooting Star’ player seated on it.  Anyone who knocks out one of these bounties is given $5,000 on the spot, plus a T-Shirt bearing the picture of the bounty the player claimed.  Chipleaders on both day 1a and 1b as well as day 2 get a $10,000 bonus.  (Nice to see those guys finish with some money.)  Pros and amateurs alike gun for these players and the added money, sometimes with hilarious results as close friends may clash over the bounty.  Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here is an example of the shirt WSOPE Champ John Juanda received when he knocked out Eric Sidel.

It hurts when a friend makes 5k ending your day.

Last year’s champion Brandon Cantu won a million dollars along with the WPT title, but also took advantage of Tournament Director Matt Savage’s special bonuses and structure.  Cantu made an additional $30,000 for taking 6 bounties as well as winning the additional bonus of $10,000 for finishing day 1 as the chip leader.  So, even before be sat down at the final table, he had $40,000 in his pocket.

Speaking of Matt Savage, his recent takeover and management of the LAPC was a huge success drawing record fields in a new, exciting variety of events and drawing tons of praise for his signature slow paced structure.  He brings that same structure and management style to his old home casino along with another twist — play goes 6 handed at 36 players to help speed up play as well as test players in a short handed format.

All that said, if you are in the area or just have 10k burning a hole in your pocket, find your way to San Jose and take a shot a WPT championship, a million dollars and about 50 bounties on the heads of poker’s best and brightest. If you don’t want to play come along and bring a camera and an autograph pen to one of the most fan friendly stops on the door. Just let them make it to the bathroom on breaks, OK?

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