Shankar Pillai

Shankar Pillai is an American poker player from Commack, New York.

Shankar Pillai
Pillai at 2020 WPT Rolling Thunder
Residence	Commack, New York
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	3
Money finish(es)	82
Highest WSOP Main Event finish	51st, 2020
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	2

In the 2007 World Series of Poker, Pillai won a World Series of Poker bracelet in his first ever World Series of Poker event, the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event.^[1] In 2019, Pillai bested a field of winners only in the $1,500 NL event. This gave Pilai his second WSOP bracelet.^[2] In the 2021 WSOP Online, he won his third bracelet in a High Roller event.^[3]

As of 2024, his live tournament winnings exceeded $2.2 million.^[4] Off the felt, Shankar's interests include spending time with his family, sunset walks on Coney Island and eating hot dogs.