Two $5k bounties remain on the heads of WPT host Mike Sexton and Mike "The Mouth" Matusow.
Sexton will be absent from the WPT commentating booth with Vince Van Patten as he goes for his first WPT win after hosting 9 seasons of the WPT. Sexton, who has $3.8 million in career earnings, has only been playing the WPT main events the past two seasons.
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, who has been quiet of late on the circuit has made his fifth WPT final table. Matusow, who has $7.4 million in career tournament earnings, is still looking for his first WPT title.
The chip leader is WSOP bracelet winner Steven Kelly.
Play resumes Friday in front of the WPT cameras at 4 pm Friday.
They will all be chasing the $1,039,000 first place prize, from the $3,942,500 prize pool.
Final table chip counts:
1. Steven Kelly - 4,169,000
2. Alan Sternberg - 3,701,000
3. Mike Matusow - 2,173,000
4. Vivek Rajkumar - 1,616,000
5. Casey McCarrel - 430,000
6. Mike Sexton - 363,000
The Shooting Star event draws crowds each year because of the unique $5k bounty placed on the heads of the celebrity poker pros. The pros sign customized t-shirts with their photo when they bust, along with the bounty. The fans, both in the field and watching from the rail get a big kick of seeing all the poker celebrities.
