Marsel Backa Doubles Thru Shankar PIllai

Nicholas Immekus raises under the gun to 50,000, Marsel Backa moves all in from UTG+1 for 184,000, and Shankar Pillai moves all in over the top from the big blind. Immekus folds.

Backa turns over , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive against Pillai’s .

Pillai never even gets a sweat as the pocket aces hold up for Backa to win the pot. Backa doubles up.

Marsel Backa  –  455,000  (23 bb)
Shankar Pillai  –  485,000  (24 bb)