Hands #19-28: Mandavia and Negreanu Continue to Battle
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Hand 19: Igor Kurganov was in the hijack and raised to 25,000. Michael McClain defended in the big blind.
Both players checked all the way. The board was 
.
McClain tabled 
and took the pot.
Hand 20: Igor Kurganov was in early position and raised to 27,000. Everyone folded.
Hand 21: Igor Kurganov was under the gun and raised to 26,000. Everyone folded.
Hand 22: Daniel Negreanu was under the gun and raised to 28,000. Ankush Mandavia was in the hijack and three-bet to 85,000. Negreanu called.
The flop was 
and Negreanu check-called Mandavia's bet of 100,000.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the river which was the 
. Both players checked again and Negreanu exclaimed, "I made the straight", showing the 
and taking the pot.
Hand 23: Igor Kurganov limped from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu checked in the big blind. The flop was 
and Kurganov led for 13,000. Negreanu folded.
Hand 24: Ankush Mandavia was under the gun and raised to 28,000. Igor Kurganov was on the button and called.
The flop was 
and Kurganov folded after Mandavia bet 40,000.
Hand 25: Igor Kurganov was in the cutoff and raised to 27,000. Everyone folded.
Hand 26: Ankush Mandavia was in the small blind and limped in. Michael McClain checked his big blind.
The flop was 
and McClain check-called Mandavia's bet of 13,000.
The turn was the and McClain folded to Mandavia's second bullet of 30,000.
Hand 27: Ankush Mandavia was on the button and raised to 28,000. Mark Radoja was in the big blind and called.
The flop was 
and Mandavia led for 30,000. Radoja called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the turn which was the 
.
Mandavia bet 55,000 and Radoja called.
Mandavia showed 
and Radoja's cards went into the muck.
Hand #28: Ankush Mandavia raised to 28,000 from the cutoff and Lander Lijo called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Lijo check-folded to a bet from Mandavia.