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Bay 101 is a cardroom in San Jose, California. Like other California cardrooms, Bay 101 offers poker cash games and tournaments as well as special 'California' style table games.

Bay 101 is a cardroom in San Jose, California. Like other California cardrooms, Bay 101 offers poker cash games and tournaments as well as special 'California' style table games. Bay 101 is perhaps best known for hosting the Bay 101 Shooting Star, a World Poker Tour tournament created by Bay 101 owner Marko Trapani in 1997. Comment (required): Email (for follow ups): Send; PokerAtlas.com. PokerAtlas is licensed and approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission and New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. All Vegas Poker is now part of PokerAtlas, and we welcome everyone from AVP to our great site and community.

Bay 101 is perhaps best known for hosting the Bay 101 Shooting Star, a World Poker Tour tournament created by Bay 101 owner Marko Trapani in 1997.^[1] The Bay 101 Shooting Star is a major bounty tournament, and the only one of its type on the World Poker Tour.^[2]

History[edit]

In 1929, Joseph Sutter Sr. purchased the Panama Inn in Alviso, which he would rename as Sutter's Club.^[3][4][5] Sutter's son, Joseph Sutter Jr., took over the establishment in 1947,^[6] and added poker tables in 1961.^[4]

In 1989, Caltrans released plans for widening of Highway 237 that would require demolishing the club.^[6] A group of investors including Berryessa Flea Market owner Jeff Bumb announced a plan to acquire a 49 percent interest in Sutter's Place and move it to a new, larger facility.^[7][8] The move would have been prohibited under a 1978 city law intended to phase out card rooms by ending issuance of new licenses and transfers of existing licenses.^[9][10] However, Bumb's group successfully lobbied the city council to amend the law to allow Sutter's to move to a new location and expand to 40 tables.^[7][11][12]

Sutter's closed in June 1992.^[11] Initial plans called for it to move to the Italian Gardens complex near Downtown San Jose, but negotiations with the site owner failed.^[7][13] Developers instead selected a site in an industrial area near Highway 101.^[14] A contest was held to choose a new name for the casino, and Bay 101 was selected out of 7,400 entries.^[15] The cardroom was built at its new location at a cost of $15 million.^[16]

Bay 101 held a grand opening in November 1993, but could not offer gaming because background checks for the owners' gaming license had not been completed; only the restaurants and bar were operating.^[17] As the licensing process dragged on, the club was closed and its 600 employees were laid off in December.^[18] The state Department of Justice eventually denied Bay 101's license application because of alleged failures to disclose certain financial information, and other reasons that were not made public.^[19] The shareholders then agreed to sell their stakes in the business to brothers Tim Bumb and George Bumb Jr., who had previously been only passive investors, and were seen as the most likely to successfully appeal the state's decision.^[20][21] Under the sole ownership of Tim and George, Bay 101 received a provisional gaming license in August 1994.^[22] The card room finally opened and dealt its first games on September 9, 1994.^[23]

Bay 101 announced plans in 2013 to move across the freeway to the site of the San Jose Airport Hotel, near the new location of the city's other cardroom, Casino M8trix.^[4] The Bumb family had purchased the hotel in 2012 for more than $20 million, in anticipation of the cardroom's lease coming to an end in 2017.^[24] An alternative plan emerged in June 2014, as Bay 101 lobbied for permission to move to Milpitas, where it would pay a lower tax rate and be allowed to expand to 115 tables.^[25][26] That plan was rejected, however, by Milpitas voters.^[27] The Airport Hotel was demolished in December 2015 to make way for Bay 101's new $100-million casino, hotel, and, office complex.^[28][29] The first phase of the new complex, comprising the casino and a restaurant, opened in September 2017.^[30]

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References[edit]

1. ^Erik Fast (2014-03-12). 'World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event Draws Record Field of 718 Entries - Poker News'. cardplayer.com. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
2. ^Chad Holloway (2012-07-16). 'World Poker Tour on FSN: Bay 101 Shooting Star Season X — Part I'. PokerNews. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
3. ^Mike Cassidy (April 19, 1993). 'Name a cardroom, win a grand'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
4. ^ ^abcJohn Woolfolk (August 2, 2013). 'Bay 101 card room in San Jose plans move next to Casino M8trix'. San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
5. ^Mike Cassidy (October 6, 1991). 'Postcards from First Street'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
6. ^ ^abMaline Hazle (February 8, 1989). 'Alviso card room's days are numbered'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
7. ^ ^abcMaline Hazle (December 20, 1991). 'S.J. card room is proposed'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
8. ^Maline Hazle (January 23, 1992). 'Odds are, card room will move'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
9. ^Maline Hazle (June 29, 1987). 'Tony's may become only game in town'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
10. ^Maline Hazle (March 18, 1992). 'S.J. gets set to gamble on card rooms'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
11. ^ ^abMaline Hazle (June 10, 1992). 'Card rules changes'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
12. ^Maline Hazle (March 17, 1993). 'S.J. OKs expanded 40-table card club'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
13. ^Maline Hazle (May 8, 1992). 'Card room move to S.J. fizzles'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
14. ^Maline Hazle (March 16, 1993). 'Card club expansion on table'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
15. ^Mike Cassidy (July 19, 1993). 'Two contestants won the $1,000 prize'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
16. ^Maline Hazle (February 18, 1994). 'Card club owners say they may sell'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
17. ^Maline Hazle (November 19, 1993). 'State stymies Bay 101 club'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
18. ^Maline Hazle (December 10, 1993). 'Bay 101 cardroom to lay off 600'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
19. ^Maline Hazle (February 10, 1994). 'State says no deal to Bay 101'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
20. ^Mary Anne Ostrom (March 11, 1994). '2 brothers drop Bay 101 plans'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
21. ^Mary Anne Ostrom; Scott Herhold (September 4, 1994). 'Bay 101's accidental heirs'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
22. ^Mary Anne Ostrom (August 27, 1994). 'Conditional OK for Bay 101'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
23. ^Mary Anne Ostrom (September 10, 1994). 'Bay 101 shuffles deck, deals first card'. San Jose Mercury News – via NewsBank.
24. ^Nathan Donato-Weinstein (November 28, 2012). 'Bay 101 owners buy North San Jose hotel'. Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
25. ^Ian Bauer (August 6, 2014). 'Milpitas council OK's card room ballot measure for November election'. San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
26. ^George Avalos (September 9, 2014). 'Bay 101 seeking new card room in San Jose, Milpitas'. San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
27. ^Ian Bauer (November 5, 2014). 'Milpitas voters fold card room Measure E'. San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
28. ^Mark Dufrene (December 30, 2015). 'Old San Jose Hyatt/San Jose Airport Garden Hotel site cleared'. San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
29. ^George Avalos (January 11, 2016). 'Work starts on north San Jose site for casino, hotels and offices'. San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
30. ^Ramona Giwargis (September 28, 2017). 'New Bay 101 Casino opens its doors in San Jose'. San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-09-29.

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Coordinates: 37°22′22″N121°54′40″W / 37.37264°N 121.91101°W

Bay 101 is a casino that is much older than many would expect. While it is in an entirely different location today, the casino was originally opened in 1929. In recent years there has been a lot of news and development at Bay 101. If you are a poker player, you likely recognize it best as the host of the Shooting Star WPT Event, but the casino has a large offering of table games as well, though they charge fees which make it difficult to win.

Bay 101 is also well known as the direct competitor of M8trix Casino which sits directly across the street. In recent years, the competition between the two has helped to increase the overall landscape of the card room scene in the Bay Area as a whole. Other local competition for Bay 101 most notably includes Lucky Chances, though it is around a 40 minute drive.

There are a number of big changes coming to Bay 101 in the near future. With its lease ending, Bay 101 was forced in 2015 to find a new location for its sprawling property. Though it is not yet live, plans have been released by the casino for their new building. If M8trix is any indication, the odds are that the new casino will have a very modern and high end focus, especially as the competition for customers in the area intensifies more and more each year.

Casino at Bay 101

Perhaps the biggest advantage to playing at Bay 101 vs. one of your other options in the area is found in the large amount of tables and dealers. Some of the local rooms are suffocated by the amount of tables that they are allowed to offer. These are due to gaming regulations, as the rooms undoubtedly would be adding more tables if they were allowed to. With that said, Bay 101 does have a very significant amount of both poker and gaming tables. This means that you will be able to more easily get a seat in the game of your choice, whether that is a house game or in the poker room.

Rules at Bay 101

The rules at Bay 101 are California rules. These vary from what you will find at Indian casinos where slots, craps and roulette are allowed. Bay 101 is required to charge a fee per wager made for all of the table games that are offered, which include blackjack, baccarat, pai gow, and 4 card poker. This makes playing table games very disadvantageous for the player.

Atmosphere & Entertainment

The atmosphere at Bay 101 may be its biggest downside. There seems to be a generally flat and boring feel at Bay 101 which never seems to really go away. When you go to M8trix, for example, you will encounter an exciting, upbeat, and active environment. At Bay 101, however, there is no music playing and the clientele can frequently be found in a less than stellar mood. This may go hand in hand with the age of the room itself, as it has been around for many decades at this point.

Nevertheless, Bay 101 is much more of a card room and poker room than it is an actual entertainment destination. We would not recommend this casino as the place to bring your friends if you are hoping to have a good time. If you are a poker player, then yes, the casino is a good fit, but it can not exactly be described as exciting.

Poker at Bay 101

As many poker players know, the Shooting Star event on the World Poker Tour is one of the most popular, year in and year out, and it is hosted at Bay 101. The event takes place around early March, with a handful of preliminary events accompanying the main event. Likely due to the WPT events, Bay 101 has become the go to poker room for tournament players in the Bay Area. Every time you visit Bay 101, you will likely find a poker tournament running. Whether you are looking for a low limit, daily event, or a larger buy in tournament, Bay 101 is your best bet.

Cash Games

In terms of cash games, Bay 101 is around the middle of the road relative to the competition. For the most part, the biggest games running are 2/3/5 No Limit. The staple of Bay 101, however, is Limit Texas Holdem. This is a game that has been dying slowly since the poker boom of 2002-2004, but this room is one of the last remaining places where you can find consistent action at higher limits. 40/80 and larger games can frequently be found running and players can jump in with ease.

In terms of No Limit games, 2/3/5 runs with a $500 max buy in, but a 2/3/5 deep variant also exists with a $2,000 max buy in. Often times this deep game will end up running with a straddle, which turns it into a 2/3/5/10 game. Yes, that is a lot of blinds, and it is a bit much. It would be preferable for the game to run simply as 5/10, but California rooms instead tend to adopt the 3 blind format.

The floor and management of Bay 101 may be its biggest downfall. Some of the staff seems to be “tenured” and does not particularly care about running a fair and efficient room. There have been many instances where the floor has expressed an outright disinterest in making a situation right, or figuring out what the right ruling is. Unfortunately this is the case at many rooms around the world, and it would be unfair to say that Bay 101 is “the worst,” or anything near it, but they can certainly use some improvement.

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Dining and Bars at Bay 101

Food and drink is not an area where Bay 101 excels. The pricing on tableside food is a bit high, and the bar is very slow and struggles to operate smoothly. You should not go to the bar (located next to the high limit room) unless you have some time to spare. The bar also has a bit of a dated, musty, and well, bar feel to it. Needless to say, the smell of Coors Light stuck to the floor is not terribly enticing.

There is a cafe available in addition to the bar food, but again, it is very average. There is a lot of food available nearby, so if you are looking for something closer to the lines of fine dining, we would suggest taking a short ride, as there are many better options in San Jose.

Other Bay 101 Notes

Alcohol is never given away for free at Bay 101 per California casino rules. With that said, the pricing for drinks is relatively fair, and they do run specials from time to time, so we would encourage you to ask what discounts may be available.

There is currently not a hotel on site at Bay 101. There is some speculation that the new casino location will also include a hotel, but this is not yet confirmed. If you are looking to stay in the area, San Jose does have a number of hotels available.

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