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Bay 101 is a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week casino located in San Jose, Calif. The casino includes several restaurants, a sports bar and a deli, as well as a banquet room that is available for private parties. Bay 101 Casino is in San Jose, California and is open daily 24 hours. The card room's 72,000 square foot gaming space features forty-nine table and poker games. The property has two restaurants.

Bay 101
Location San Jose, California
Address 1788 North First Street
Opening date1929 (Sutter’s Club)
1994 (Bay 101)
Casino typeCardroom
OwnerBumb & Associates
Previous namesSutter’s Club (1929-1992)
Websitebay101.com

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.[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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Bay 101 Casino is a card room located in San Jose, California. It’s situated near the San Francisco Bay and provides some of the best poker tournaments and Cal games in Northern California. Below, we provide detailed information about this card room in case you want to visit.

Poker Room Fact Table

Year Opened1993
Phone Number408-451-8888
Address1788 North First Street, SanJose, CA
Number of Poker Tables49
Number of Other Games (est)8
Minimum Age to Gamble21-years-old

Popular Card Room Events At Bay 101

There’s plenty to enjoy at Bay 101. It offers a handful of staple poker games and tournaments, plus a selection of Cal games that feature modified rules to comply with California’s gambling legislation.

Bay 101 is best known for the Shooting Star, a World Poker Tour tournament that first began in 1997 and still runs every year. It’s one of the only major bounty tournaments listed on the World Poker Tour, so it draws thousands of people.

The Shooting Star takes place every March and uses a No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em format. Players get 40,000, and starting chips and buy-ins are usually around $5,000 total. Games or levels are played in 40-minute periods, with breaks in between every one or two periods. Later on during the tournament, games go up to 60 or 90 minutes and culminate in a final 90-minute level with blinds between 125,000 and 250,000.

It’s an extremely popular tournament for both poker fanatics and casual entertainment seekers. The main website updates the results of the tournament every year, and you can also watch it on TV. It’s quite popular since the prize pool is dictated by the number of entrants. The 2020 prize pool went over $1,300,000.

You can also stop by Bay 101 in August to enjoy the Open tournament. Players of all skill levels can enter this tournament and potentially win big prizes.

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Poker Games

Bay 101 offers a variety of poker games. Texas Hold ‘Em, the most popular poker game in the world, is available and can be played in limits that range from $1 all the way up to $160. The card room also occasionally offers no-limit games with blinds that go all the way up to $50, along with accordingly high buy-ins.

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The card room also offers Omaha High-Low Split. This is a variation of classic Hold ‘Em, although the highest and lowest hands end up splitting the overall pot. Players begin with four cards and use two of the cards with three out of the five community cards to create an ideal hand. Games feature high low splits with limits that range from $4 up to $20 in certain tournaments.

Poker Tournaments

Beyond the other big tournaments mentioned above, Bay 101 features tons of daily tournaments and a printable calendar on the website where players can see what’s coming up next. You can register for these tournaments fairly quickly, as 90-minute windows are available each day of the tournaments. Buy-ins range from as low as $30 all the way up to $1,100 for special events.

The majority of the daily tournaments also start in the morning, usually, around 10:00 am or 11:00 am, although a few begin in the evening at around 4:00 pm. The daily tournaments pay 100 percent of the prize pool, which can be paid in cash or also in Bay 101 proprietary chips that you can exchange at the cashier’s cage.

Bay 101’s daily tournaments are popular since they provide frequent opportunities for poker enthusiasts to test their skills in competitive environments.

See our complete Guide To California Poker Tournaments.

Cal Games

Bay 101 offers a significant collection of Cal games, including:

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  • Fortune Pai Gow
  • Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em Bad Beat Bonus
  • No Bust 21st Century Blackjack
  • Three Card Poker
  • EX Baccarat
  • Pai Gow Tiles
  • Casino War
  • Crazy 4 Poker

Cal games are additional options at Bay 101 for those who want to venture away from traditional poker games. These games use slightly altered rules but still carry the spirit of the original games.

Like most card rooms, there only are a handful of available tables at which you can play Cal games. Most tables are reserved for traditional poker variants.

Poker Room Facility

Bay 101 is well known in part for its fantastic facility. The entire casino is spread across two floors and offers 49 card tables, with most of the daily and major tournaments taking place on the upper floor in a specific section of the casino.

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The gaming floors also feature several large screen HDTVs, which showcase extra entertainment options and casino information.

Beyond the general elegance and aesthetic of the casino floor, visitors will also appreciate the excellent dining choices attached to the casino. There’s the Province, a culinary forward restaurant that specializes in Asian cuisines, and also the Satellite Bar, which offers American classics and snacks.

You can even order table-side dining at any of the gaming tables 24/7. Bay 101 also lets you grab food on-the-go by ordering it ahead of time.

Card Room History

Bay 101 actually began as an inn in 1929. In 1961, it became a club with poker tables. 1992 saw the club closed because of financial difficulties with the original owner. It wasn’t long before new owners and developers turned Bay 101 into the card room it’s known as today. It reopened in 1993 and was built for an overall cost of $15 million.

Aside from a licensing issue that December, the club has been open since. It received a provisional gaming license in 1994. In 2017, Bay 101 relocated across the freeway to be closer to the San Jose Airport Hotel. This is where most casino visitors stay for the night if they’re in town for an extended visit.

Bay 101 Card Room FAQ

If the legal gambling age is 18-years-old in California, why do you have to be 21 to enter Bay 101?

Alcohol is served openly, so Bay 101 doesn’t want to risk any underage drinking on its property.

Yes. The card room does issue checks for winnings.

You can get Wi-Fi anywhere within Bay 101’s main casino area or the Province restaurant.

The casino is regulated by the California Gambling Control Commission.

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The casino is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.