Brandon Cantu Wins 2008 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event.

The young online player, who has also made a big splash in many live events, took the chip lead on Day 1 of the 2008 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event and never relinquished it. It was an amazing ride for Brandon (picture, left - courtesy of CardPlayer), as he literally was mowing down his competition from the first hour he was on the felt.

And to top that off, Brandon Cantu also scored $40k in bounties (hence the name “Shooting Stars”), an entry into the season-ending WPT Championship, and of course the $1,000,000 first place prize!

The young pro took on a very eclectic and established mix of pros at the TV final table. But by the end of the night, even cash game legend Jennifer Harman-Traniello and tournament specialist John Phan couldn’t stop the force that was Brandon Cantu.

On the final hand of heads-up play, Brandon Cantu called the last-ditched all-in from his opponent Steve Sung. Cantu turned over pocket 4’s - while Sung turned over pocket 3’s. After the flop, turn, and river bricked out, Brandon Cantu had pocketed a cool million bucks and became the newest owner of a WPT-sanctioned championship! Congrats man.

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