While poker tournaments around the world announce shutdowns, a few stray events have gone forward. One such event concluded over the weekend in Bay 101 Shooting Star $5,200 Main Event, however organizers and players came to an agreement to end the event before a final table could be played in light of the growing threat of coronavirus.
As the final 10 players were scheduled to play out Day 3 on Friday, they instead chopped the remaining prize pool 10 ways.
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Despite the growing pandemic, 290 entries were logged for the $5,000 event, which also featured $2,000 bounties on select "shooting stars.