Pillai Raises Out Opponent
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 
. Shankar Pillai was facing a bet of 55,000 from his opponent who had bet from the big blind into a pot of about 250,000.
Pillai thought for a while before he raised it to 170,000. His opponent thought for some time before he folded and Pillai added more to his burgeoning stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 940,000 |
, which was enough to elicit folds from both of his opponents, edging Bagosy's stack closer to the 1,000,000 mark. 
Finger held 
but was beaten to the pot by the big blind player who had 
for the superior kicker, bringing the German pro's day to an early close.
flop to see the 
turn where Kamel took over the betting lead, firing off 80,000. His opponent considered for some time but eventually decided on a fold to send even more chips Kamel's way.
