Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:40 PM Local Time
Hand #148 - Shankar Pillai has the button, he raises to 180,000, Shak reraises to 735,000, and Pillai calls. The flop comes
, Shak moves all in for 1,575,000, and Pillai thinks for about four minutes before he quietly says, "I call."
The once-silent crowd explodes in the excitement of an all-in situation. Shak shows
for a pair of eights, king kicker. But Pillai shows
for a pair of eights, *ace* kicker. Shak needs to improve to stay alive.
The turn card is the
, and only a king can save Shak now.
The river card is the
, and Shankar Pillai wins the pot -- and the bracelet -- with a pair of eights with an ace kicker.
Beth Shak is eliminated in second place, earning $328,683.
Shankar Pillai wins Event #28 ($3,000 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $527,829, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Here are all the final table payouts:
1st - Shankar Pillai - $527,829
2nd - Beth Shak - $328,683
3rd - Jason Song - $212,274
4th - Dustin Holmes - $141,516
5th - Ben Fineman - $100,431
6th - Phil Hellmuth, Jr. - $76,464
7th - Perry Friedman - $57,063
8th - Brett Richey - $42,227
9th - Daniel Corbin - $30,814
10th - Luke Vrable - $21,456
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:32 PM Local Time
Hand #147 - Beth Shak has the button, and she folds.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:31 PM Local Time
Hand #146 - Shankar Pillai has the button, and he folds.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:30 PM Local Time
Hand #145 - Beth Shak has the button, she raises to 515,000, and Pillai folds.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:30 PM Local Time
Here are the chip counts after hand 143:
Shankar Pillai - 2,640,000
Beth Shak - 2,320,000
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:29 PM Local Time
Hand #144 - Shankar Pillai has the button, he limps for 80,000, and Shak checks. The flop comes
, Shak checks, Pillai bets 80,000, and Shak folds. Pillai takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:28 PM Local Time
Hand #143 - Beth Shak has the button, and she folds.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:28 PM Local Time
Hand #142 - Shankar Pillai has the button, and he folds.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:27 PM Local Time
Hand #141 - Beth Shak has the button, she limps for 80,000, Pillai raises to 280,000, and Shak folds.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:26 PM Local Time
Reminder: In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:25 PM Local Time
1st - ? - $527,829
2nd - ? - $328,683
3rd - Jason Song - $212,274
4th - Dustin Holmes - $141,516
5th - Ben Fineman - $100,431
6th - Phil Hellmuth, Jr. - $76,464
7th - Perry Friedman - $57,063
8th - Brett Richey - $42,227
9th - Daniel Corbin - $30,814
10th - Luke Vrable - $21,456
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:19 PM Local Time
Shankar Pillai - 2,550,000
Beth Shak - 2,410,000
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:16 PM Local Time
There will be a short break before heads-up play begins. Stay tuned for official chip counts.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:16 PM Local Time
Hand #140 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, he raises to 200,000, and Song calls all in from the big blind for 175,000. Pillai shows
, and Song shows
. Song needs to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes
, and Song needs something runner-runner to stay alive.
The turn card is the
, and Song is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the
.) Pillai wins the pot with two pair, aces and jacks.
Jason Song is eliminated in third place, earning $212,274.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:16 PM Local Time
The blinds increase to 40,000-80,000, with a 10,000 ante. Play continues without a break.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:12 PM Local Time
Hand #139 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, he raises to 180,000, and Shak reraises from the big blind to 380,000. Her action was a little unclear, she apparently said something about raising to 380,000 before saying she moved all in. But the first verbal action is binding, so it's 200,000 more for Jason Song to call from the button.
Song thinks for more than a minute before he calls. The flop comes
, Shak quickly moves all in, and Song folds. Beth Shak takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:09 PM Local Time
Hand #138 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, and everyone folds to Pillai, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:08 PM Local Time
Hand #137 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, and everyone folds to Song, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:07 PM Local Time
Hand #136 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, and Pillai raises from the small blind to 180,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:06 PM Local Time
Hand #135 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, and she raises to 300,000, winning the blinds and antes.