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Event 28 - $3,000 No Limit HoldemDay 3 completed
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Tue Jun 19 2007 22:40 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #148 - Shankar Pillai Wins Event #28 ($527,829)
Hand #148 - Shankar Pillai has the button, he raises to 180,000, Shak reraises to 735,000, and Pillai calls. The flop comes
, Shak moves all in for 1,575,000, and Pillai thinks for about four minutes before he quietly says, "I call."
The once-silent crowd explodes in the excitement of an all-in situation. Shak shows
for a pair of eights, king kicker. But Pillai shows 
for a pair of eights, *ace* kicker. Shak needs to improve to stay alive.
The turn card is the
, and only a king can save Shak now.
The river card is the
, and Shankar Pillai wins the pot -- and the bracelet -- with a pair of eights with an ace kicker.
Beth Shak is eliminated in second place, earning $328,683.
Shankar Pillai wins Event #28 ($3,000 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $527,829, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Here are all the final table payouts:
1st - Shankar Pillai - $527,829
2nd - Beth Shak - $328,683
3rd - Jason Song - $212,274
4th - Dustin Holmes - $141,516
5th - Ben Fineman - $100,431
6th - Phil Hellmuth, Jr. - $76,464
7th - Perry Friedman - $57,063
8th - Brett Richey - $42,227
9th - Daniel Corbin - $30,814
10th - Luke Vrable - $21,456 -
Tue Jun 19 2007 22:32 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #147
Hand #147 - Beth Shak has the button, and she folds.
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Tue Jun 19 2007 22:31 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #146
Hand #146 - Shankar Pillai has the button, and he folds.
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Tue Jun 19 2007 22:30 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #145
Hand #145 - Beth Shak has the button, she raises to 515,000, and Pillai folds.
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Tue Jun 19 2007 22:30 PST | Posted by Reporter
Chip Counts
Here are the chip counts after hand 143:
Shankar Pillai - 2,640,000
Beth Shak - 2,320,000 -
Tue Jun 19 2007 22:29 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #144
Hand #144 - Shankar Pillai has the button, he limps for 80,000, and Shak checks. The flop comes
, Shak checks, Pillai bets 80,000, and Shak folds. Pillai takes the pot. -
Tue Jun 19 2007 22:28 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #143
Hand #143 - Beth Shak has the button, and she folds.
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Tue Jun 19 2007 22:28 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #142
Hand #142 - Shankar Pillai has the button, and he folds.
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Tue Jun 19 2007 22:27 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #141
Hand #141 - Beth Shak has the button, she limps for 80,000, Pillai raises to 280,000, and Shak folds.
Started 17th Jun, 2007
