Sharp Tops for Pillai
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to Shankar Pillai on the button and he made it 23,000 to go. Alexandru Papazian defended his big blind, and the flop came 
.
Papazian checked and Pillai checked back. The turn was the 
and Papazian announced another check. Pillai bet 25,000 this time and Papazian called.
The dealer completed the board with the 
on the river and Papazian checked for a third time. Pillai slid forward a bet of 100,000 and Papazian thought for a moment before putting in a call.
Pillai tabled 
for queens full of aces, and Papazian flashed 
for queens full of sevens before mucking his cards and paying the bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000 | 200,000 |
|
300,000 | -145,000 |
and Gerhart checked to Bohlman who bet 45,000. Zhang gave up but Gerhart woke up with a check-raise to 150,000. Bohlman thought about it for over a minute and then he sent his cards towards the muck.
shifted the odds in Gagliano's favor. Cannuli failed to improve on the 
turn and 
and De Silva looked back at the tournament clock, showing 19 players, before deciding to check. Papazian bet 10,000 and De Silva said with a straight face, "a down-bet huh?" before tossing in his last chip in the middle to call. 
and the river was the 
to send the pot to De Silva.
flop pushed Luther closer to the double, and while the 
gave Nguyen a sweat, the 
, Cord Garcia checked from under the gun. Kevin Gerhart was on the button and bet 18,000. Garcia called and they saw the 
