Hand #48: Igor Kurganov received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #49: Igor Kurganov limped from the small blind, Daniel Negreanu raised in the big blind, and Kurganov folded.
Hand #50: Daniel Negreanu limped from the small blind and Ankush Mandavia checked his option.
The flop came down and Negreanu check-folded to a Mandavia bet.
Hand #51: Igor Kurganov raised to 36,000 from the cutoff, Ankush Mandavia three-bet to 111,000 from the small blind, and Kurganov called.
They checked to the river of a board where Mandavia bet 125,000. Kurganov folded.
Hand #52: Daniel Negreanu raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and received no action.
Hand #53: Mike McClain raised to 35,000 from the button, Lander Lijo three-bet shoved from the big blind for about 85,000, and McClain called with , slightly leading Lijo's .
The board ran out , giving both players a ten-high straight to chop the pot.
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.
Hand 60: Lander Lijo was in the small blind and moved all in for 160,000. Igor Kurganov was in the big blind and called.
Lijo tabled and Kurganov showed .
The board ran out and quad fives was good.
Hand 61: Igor Kurganov limp-folded in the small blind after Daniel Negreanu raised his big blind.
Hand 62: Igor Kurganov was on the button and raised to 45,000. Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind and Ankush Mandavia defended in the big blind.
The flop was and action checked to Kurganov. Kurganov bet 50,000 and Negreanu folded. Mandavia check-raised to 150,000 and Kurganov called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river which was the . Both players checked again and Mandavia tabled for complete air. Kurganov showed and took down the pot.
Hand 63: David Fong raised his big blind to 60,000 after Ankush Mandavia limped in from the small blind. Mandavia folded.
Hand 64: Lander Lijo was under the gun and raised all in. Everyone folded.
Hand 65: Ankush Mandavia was in the cutoff and raised to 50,000 and got no action.
Hand 66: Daniel Negreanu was under the gun and raised to 45,000. Mark Radoja was on the button and three-bet all in for 214,000. Negreanu called and put Radoja at risk.
Hand #67: Igor Kurganov limped from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu checked his option.
They flop fell and Kurganov bet 29,000. Negreanu folded.
Hand #68: Daniel Negreanu limped from the small blind, Ankush Mandavia raised to 60,000 from the big blind, and Negreanu folded.
Hand #69: David Fong received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #70: Igor Kurganov raised to 45,000 from the hijack, Ankush Mandavia called from the button, and Mark Radoja called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Radoja checked to Kurganov who bet 50,000. Mandavia folded, Radoja called, and the turn was the . Radoja checked to Kurganov again and he bet 90,000. Radoja called, the river completed the board, and both players checked.
Radoja tabled for kings up, Kurganov mucked, and Radoja collected the pot.
Hand #71: David Fong raised from the button and won the binds and antes.
Hand #72: Ankush Mandavia raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Igor Kurganov called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Kurganov check-called 60,000 from Mandavia. Both players then proceeded to check down the turn and river. Kurganov showed for a pair of queens, besting Mandavia's holdings to win the pot.
Hand #73: Mark Radoja raised to 43,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Negreanu checked to Radoja who continued for 28,000. Negreanu called, the turn fell and both players checked. The river completed the board and Negreanu bet 117,000. Radoja folded,, giving Negreanu the final hand of Day 2.
Six-time WSOP champion Daniel Negreanu captained his team into the chip lead on Day 2 after playing the majority of the day. Negreanu is a household name in the poker world with over $16 million in WSOP earnings and is considered by many to be one of, if not the best tournament player in the world.
Negreanu's team started the Day 2 with 78,000 in chips and steadily climbed the leaderboard throughout the day. The first chip-up that Negreanu found was against Jack Salter early on, taking his team's stack over the 120,000 mark. During Level 13 Negreanu once again tangled with Salter and eliminated his team after getting it in with pocket fives versus Salter's on a flop of . Salter pulled ahead on the turn, but Negreanu took it down on the river to cross the 250,000-chip mark. Ben Yu was Negreanu's next victim when the two got into a pre-flop race. Negreanu held pocket eights versus Yu's and held after the board ran out clean, vaulting him into the top three chip stacks at the time with 640,000.
Action reached the final two tables and Negreanu showed no signs of slowing down. He won a decent pot off of Jan Schwippert with pocket rockets, won another off of Javier Gomez, and then eliminated Paul Snead on the final table bubble after cracking Snead's aces with pocket kings. That put Negreanu over the million chip mark with nine teams remaining and he was poised to make his run to the top. Negreanu then caught a heater to get going on the final table after hitting back-to-back sets, then two pair and within five hands hit broadway versus Ankush Mandavia.
By the time the dust settled, Negreanu had accumulated 1,498,000 and his team was clear of the second biggest chip stack belonging to the team of Anthony Ajlouny, David Fong, and Michael McClain, who bagged 932,000. Right on their heels is the team of Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree who have 929,000.
Join us Friday at 2:00 p.m. for the conclusion of this exciting final table as these six teams battle it out for the first place prize of $273,964 and the coveted WSOP bracelets in this inaugural $10,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em Championship event.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the final table updates and live action.
Seat
Team
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Ankush Mandavia - Joe Kuether
800,000
40
2
Anthony Ajlouny - David Fong - Mike McClain
932,000
47
3
Martin Jacobson - Mark Radoja
632,000
32
4
Javier Gomez - Lander Lijo
287,000
14
5
Liv Boeree - Igor Kurganov
929,000
46
6
Daniel Negreanu - Eric Wasserson - David Benyamine - Mark Gregorich
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and Negreanu check-folded to a Mandavia bet.
board where Mandavia bet 125,000. Kurganov folded.
, slightly leading Lijo's 
.
, giving both players a ten-high straight to chop the pot.
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.
, trailing Lijo's 
, safe for Lijo to double up to 192,000, while Negreanu slipped to just below 1,700,000.
and McClain check-called 26,000 from Radoja to see the 
turn. McClain led out for 57,000, Radoja called, and the 
.
and quad fives was good.
and Radoja checked to Kurganov who bet 50,000. Mandavia folded, Radoja called, and the turn was the 
for kings up, Kurganov mucked, and Radoja collected the pot.
river completed the board and Negreanu bet 117,000. Radoja folded,, giving Negreanu the final hand of Day 2.
