Hands #54-58: Lander Lijo Doubles Through Daniel Negreanu
Hand #54: Mike McClain raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and Igor Kurganov called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Kurganov check-called 30,000 from McClain. They both proceeded to check the turn and river. Kurganov tabled for a jack-high straight to win the pot.
Hand #55: Lander Lijo raised all in for 86,000 from the button and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind with , trailing Lijo's .
"You waited all day for that hand? Haha," laughed Negreanu.
The board came down , safe for Lijo to double up to 192,000, while Negreanu slipped to just below 1,700,000.
Hand #56: Daniel Negreanu raised to 52,000 from the small blind and Ankush Mandavia folded his big blind.
Hand #57: Mark Radoja raised to 33,000 from under the gun and Mike McClain called from the big blind.
The flop fell and McClain check-called 26,000 from Radoja to see the turn. McClain led out for 57,000, Radoja called, and the river completed the board. Both players checked.
McClain showed for fours and threes, Radoja mucked, and McClain took down the pot.
Hand #58: Igor Kurganov raised to 37,000 from the hijack, Mark Radoja reraised all in from the big blind for about 240,000, and Kurganov folded.