Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,556)
Hand #1: "st0neydanza" raised to 301,000 in early position and action folded around to Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai, who was in the small blind and three-bet to 1.05 million. "st0neydanza" came over the top, four-betting all in for 4.9 million and Pillai made the call.
"st0neydanza": 
Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai: 
Pillai had a shot at becoming the chip leader should he win the coin flip, but instead saw the flop come 
to give his opponent a pair of kings that would remain best as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout and "st0neydanza" earned the pot of over 10 million.
Hand #2: Two hands later, action folded around to Pillai in the cutoff and he shoved for 2.8 million. "st0neydanza" was in the big blind and called to bring about round two.
Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai: 
"st0neydanza": 
Pillai had found himself in troubling shape and at risk of finishing the tournament in eighth place. That became more likely as "st0neydanza" hit a set on the flop 
. Pillai turned a gutshot straight draw on 
, but was unable to fulfill the backdoor draw on the river and was eliminated from the tournament, earning a payday of $2,556.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,112,710
9,617,567
|
9,617,567 |
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Busted | |
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