Hands #48-53: Lijo Survives With a Chop
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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.