Hand #17-20: Gerhart Doubles Through Pillai
Level 21
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Hand #17: Michael Gagliano raised to 60,000 from middle position and Shankar Pillai three-bet to 175,000 from the cutoff. Gagliano folded.
Hand #18: Andreas Klatt got a walk.
Hand #19: Klatt moved all in from the small blind and Gagliano folded his big blind.
Hand #20: Pillai opened to 55,000 under the gun and Kevin Gerhart three-bet shoved for 310,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Pillai who went deep into the tank, then made the call.
Kevin Gerhart: 
Shankar Pillai: 
The flop came 
giving Pillai an open-ended straight draw but the 
turn and 
river completed the board and Gerhart stayed ahead with his pair of aces to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,115,000 | -310,000 |
|
680,000 | 310,000 |