2007 World Series of Poker

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

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