Shankar Pillai Bags Big at the End of Day 1 Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
After 17 levels of play, Day 1 of Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed has ended. Out of the 2,393 players to start the day there were only 160 who bagged tonight for the Day 2 restart; Shankar Pillai finds himself among the leaders. The average stack at the end of the day was 373,906 and Pillai ended the day with 849,000 in chips.
Pillai has cashed in multiple WSOP events throughout the years and has two WSOP bracelets to his name. He will definitely be looking to add a third one to his collection. Pillai won a $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em event in 2007 and secured his second piece of poker gold with a victory in the $1,500 Bracelet Winners Only event in 2019.
Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 1,076,000 |
| 2 | Tianyi Mu | United States | 883,000 |
| 3 | Shankar Pillai | United States | 849,000 |
| 4 | Joe Cada | United States | 846,000 |
| 5 | Giuseppe Pizzolato | United States | 802,000 |
| 6 | Derek Sudell | United States | 783,000 |
| 7 | Blaise Hom | United States | 782,000 |
| 8 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 758,000 |
| 9 | Leo Soma | United States | 754,000 |
| 10 | Javier Garcirreynaldos | Spain | 750,000 |
Frenchman Fabrice Bigot finished Day 1 with 1,076,000 chips and the chip lead courtesy of being thee only player to cram seven figures worth of chips into the overnight bag. Only Bigot and Tianyi Mu (883,000) finished above Pillai in the overnight chip counts.
Other notables to look out for on Day 2 include 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada (846,000), Anson Tsang (758,000), Matt Berkey (722,000), Mustapha Kanit (662,000), Taylor Paur (637,000), Jeremy Ausmus (621,000), and four-time WSOP bracelet winners Brad Ruben (264,000) and Kevin Gerhart (245,000).
The action resumes at 12:00 p.m. PT on Wednesday inside of Bally’s where the players will continue to play for the coveted gold bracelet and the first place prize of $456,889. Blinds will begin at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante tomorrow and the plan is to complete ten levels.
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flop. The under-the-gun player moved all in, with an effective stack of 77,000. Brad Ruben, fresh off winning his fourth WSOP bracelet in Event #4: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed, made the call.
, providing no help to his opponent.
and Boyce's pair of aces held to win the pot and send Reilly to the rails.
turn, the under-the-gun player fired again, moving all in with an effective stack of roughly 125,000. Ausmus called, and the players flipped their hands.
river, giving him the pot and sending his opponent to the rail.
. His opponent on the button called and cards were flipped:
and the button missed his draw making Garcia's kings the winner.
which gave Garcia the winner again with top pair, building his stack up to 93,000.
flop prompted a bet of 2,500 from the button. Calderaro made the call while the under-the-gun player got out of the way. 
river was checked by both players. Calderaro showed 
for the set, while the button turned over 
