Tony Ruberto Wins WPT Maryland ($344,755); Shankar Pillai Eliminated in 2nd Place ($220,780)

Hand #179: Shankar Pillai (pictured below) raises to 300,000 from the button and Tony Ruberto (pictured above) calls from the big blind.

The flop is , Ruberto checks and Pillai continues for 400,000. Ruberto check-raises to 1,600,000, Pillai uses a time-extension before he reraises all in for about 5,800,000 and Ruberto calls after a few moments.

Pillai:
Ruberto:

Pillai leads with a pair of aces against Ruberto’s flush draw.

The turn is the , giving Ruberto a straight draw in addition to his flush draw.

The river is the , giving Ruberto a flush to win the hand and eliminate Pillai in second place for $220,780.

Tony Ruberto wins WPT Maryland at Live! Casino for $344,755, which includes a seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.

A recap of the event and winners story will be posted later this afternoon.