Pillai Scores a Huge Double Through Gerhart to Take the Chip Lead

Niveau 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kevin Gerhart limped in from the small blind and Shankar Pillai checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came and Gerhart led out for 25,000. Pillai raised to 80,000 and Gerhart re-raised to 235,000. Pillai called.

The turn was the and Gerhart went into the tank for a while before moving all in. Pillai picked his cards up to have a look before announcing a call.

Gerhart tabled for two pair nines and sevens, but needed to improve against Pillai's for a straight to the nine.

The river was the and Pillai doubled through, leaving Gerhart with around five big blinds.