Brandon Cantu Wins WPT Bay 101 Tournament

Brandon Cantu took home the $1 Million dollar first place prize by winning the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Stars tournament in San Jose, California. Cantu started the final table of the WPT Bay 101 with a big chip lead and was never really threatened. Steve Sung finished second and took home over a half million. Professional poker player Jennifer Harman finished third and won $330,000.

In addition to winning the first place prize, Cantu also won $30,000 as he eliminated six poker pros that had bounties during the tournament. Here is a look at the top six finishers and their payouts.

1. Brandon Cantu - $1,000,000
2. Steve Sung - $585,000
3. Jennifer Harman - $330,000
4. Noah Jefferson - $265,000
5. Mike Baker - $200,000
6. John Phan - $135,000

WSOP Europe Dates Set

In other poker news, Harrah’s Entertainment announced the dates for the second annual WSOP Europe. It will be held in London, England from September 19th to October 1st. The tournament will again be hosted by London Clubs International and be held at their St. James and Marble Arch locations. “It was a clean sweep for the Europeans last year,” said World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. “There are many, many talented players in the European poker community and I think it caught some of the world’s best known poker players by surprise.

It’s safe to say the pros haven’t forgotten about last year and the young guns should expect a tougher fight in 2008.” Last year’s winner was Norway’s Annette Obrestad. She won over $2 million dollars (U.S.). The WSOP Europe is held after the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas that starts in early May and concludes in mid-July.