Shankar Pillai

Shankar Pillai

  • Name: Shankar Pillai
  • Current Residence: Commack, N.Y.

Another one of 2007’s average joe to poker heroes was Shankar Pillai from Commack, N.Y. He entered the $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em event of the World Series of Poker and walked away a winner.

It was the aspiring poker pro’s first World Series of Poker event ever, and he turned it into a $527,829 paycheck.

That should be enough for the young man working in investments to build a solid bankroll with and turn “aspiring” into a “full-time” poker pro in the near future.

He may be one to keep an eye out for at future tournaments – even Phil Hellmuth described him as an animal at the poker table.

Trivia

  • Is an investment banker
  • 2007 WSOP bracelet winner

Notable Tournament Cashes

Tournament Place Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 31, No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed 31st $9,775
2007 WSOP, Event 28, No-Limit Hold'em 1st $527,829

Shankar Pillai Photos

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The Crew

The Man

Winnar

The Bracelet

The Bracelet Presentation

Hoist It!

Heads-Up

Shankar Pillai