Shankar "Saquon" Pillai Eliminated in 3rd Place ($979,138)
Level 41
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai shoved from the button for 6,415,460 and was called by Chris Hunichen in the big blind with the bigger stack.
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai: 
Chris Hunichen: 
The flop came 
for both of them to hit top pair.
The turn was the 
for Pillai to pick up the open-ended straight draw but Hunichen picked up the gutshot to a higher straight.
The river completed the board with the 
for Pillai to bust in third place for $979,138.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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21,246,792
550,000
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550,000 |
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19,453,208
6,615,460
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6,615,460 |
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Busted | |
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