2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em (Event 28)
Date:
Sunday, June 17, 2007 to Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Buy-In:
$3,000
Prize Pool:
$2,481,000
Entrants:
827
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:40:22
Hand #148 - Shankar Pillai Wins Event #28 ($527,829)
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
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:32:07
Hand #147
Hand #147 - Beth Shak has the button, and she folds.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:31:27
Hand #146
Hand #146 - Shankar Pillai has the button, and he folds.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:30:46
Hand #145
Hand #145 - Beth Shak has the button, she raises to 515,000, and Pillai folds.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:30:34
Chip Counts
Here are the chip counts after hand 143:
Shankar Pillai - 2,640,000
Beth Shak - 2,320,000
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:29:52
Hand #144
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.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:28:38
Hand #143
Hand #143 - Beth Shak has the button, and she folds.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:28:02
Hand #142
Hand #142 - Shankar Pillai has the button, and he folds.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:27:20
Hand #141
Hand #141 - Beth Shak has the button, she limps for 80,000, Pillai raises to 280,000, and Shak folds.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:26:15
Heads-Up Play Begins!
Reminder: In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:25:52
Final Ten Payouts
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
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:19:29
Official Chip Counts
Shankar Pillai - 2,550,000
Beth Shak - 2,410,000
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:16:48
Short Break
There will be a short break before heads-up play begins. Stay tuned for official chip counts.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:16:31
Hand #140 - Jason Song Eliminated in Third Place ($212,274)
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.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:16:11
Blinds Increase
The blinds increase to 40,000-80,000, with a 10,000 ante. Play continues without a break.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:12:40
Hand #139
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.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:09:12
Hand #138
Hand #138 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, and everyone folds to Pillai, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:08:11
Hand #137
Hand #137 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, and everyone folds to Song, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:07:29
Hand #136
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.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:06:05
Hand #135
Hand #135 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, and she raises to 300,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:04:41
Chip Counts
Seat 5 - Jason Song - 475,000
Seat 8 - Shankar Pillai - 2,100,000
Seat 10 - Beth Shak - 2,000,000
