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In case you missed it. James Carroll, from USA, ended up victorious at the 2014 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event final table last Friday in San Jose, California. Carroll outlasted a field of 718 entries (the largest WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star in history) to join the WPT Champions Club and to earn a whopping $1,256,550! According results tracking sites, Carroll now has over $2 million in live tournament earnings and another $3 million in online earnings.

Final Table Results:

1: James Carroll - $1,256,550
2: Dylan Wilkerson - $728,650
3: Shaun Suller - $477,470
4: Mukul Pahuja - $320,800
5: Nam Le - $223,810
6: Garrett Greer - $174,080

 The World Poker Tour has now landed at the Bay 101 Casino in San Jose, California. The tournament, which will be televised, is set to run from March 4 to March 8 and some of the biggest names in poker are expected to show up. The highlight of WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star is, of course, the $7,150+$350 buy-in Main event (single Re-Entry, Featuring Two Days Ones) and The $24,500+$500 High Roller Event.

Day 1A of the Main Event begins today at 11:00 AM (local time) and the High Roller begins on Wednesday at 04:00 PM. We will keep you up-to-date on both events, so make sure to check our news section every day!