2019 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
32
Prize
$71,580
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$277,500
Entries
185
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000

Hands #35-38: Pillai Takes From Nguyen

Level 21 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hand #35: Tommy Nguyen limped from the small blind and Shankar Pillai checked from the big blind. A flop of {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades} was dealt and Nguyen fired 30,000. Pillai called. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and was checked through to the {5-Diamonds} river. Nguyen bet 200,000 and Pillai folded.

Hand #36: Nguyen opened to 55,000 on the button and Pillai called from the small blind along with Thom Werthmann in the big blind. The flop was {q-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Spades} and was checked to Nguyen who fired 80,000. Pillai check-called and Werthmann folded. The turn was the {4-Hearts} and was checked around to the {k-Spades} river. Pillai checked once more. Nguyen bet 325,000 and Pillai called. Nguyen showed {6-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Pillai revealed {q-Spades}{10-Hearts} to win the pot with a pair of queens.

Hand #37: Pillai raised to 55,000 on the button and got no action.

Hand #38: Pillai raised to 55,000 from the cutoff and Brett Apter three-bet to 185,000 from the small blind. Pillai folded.

Player Chips Progress
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
2,050,000
175,000
175,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Tommy Nguyen ca
Tommy Nguyen
1,800,000
-425,000
-425,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brett ApterShankar PillaiThom WerthmannTommy Nguyen