Hands #39-47: Negreanu Adds to His Chip Lead
Hand 39: Mark Radoja was under the gun and raised to 41,000. Daniel Negreanu was on the button and three-bet to 116,000. Radoja folded.
Hand 40: Michael McClain limped in from the small blind and Mark Radoja raised to 47,000 in the big blind. McClain folded.
Hand 41: Mark Radoja limped in from the small blind and Lander Lijo checked in the big blind.
The flop was 
and both players checked to the turn which was the 
.
Radoja bet 16,000 and Lijo called.
The river was the 
and Radoja moved all in. Lijo folded.
Hand 42: Ankush Mandavia was in the hijack and raised to 35,000. Igor Kurganov defended his big blind.
The flop was 
and Kurganov check-called Mandavia's bet of 35,000.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river which was the 
.
Kurganov check-folded to Mandavia's bet of 60,000.
Hand 43: Igor Kurganov and Daniel Negreanu limped in from the blinds and checked it all the way down. The board was 
. Negreanu showed 
and took it down.
Hand 44: Ankush Mandavia got a walk.
Hand 45: Daniel Negreanu was on the button and raised to 35,000. Michael McClain defended his big blind.
The flop was 
and McClain check-called Negreanu's bet of 45,000.
The turn was the 
and McClain check-folded to Negreanu's bet of 110,000.
Hand 46: Igor Kurganov was in the hijack and bet 36,000. Daniel Negreanu called in the cutoff and Mark Radoja defended his big blind.
The flop was 
and action checked to Negreanu who bet 65,000. Radoja then check-raised to 180,000 and Kurganov folded. Negreanu called pondered for a minute and then called.
The turn was the and Negreanu check-called Radoja's bet of 200,000.
The river was the 
and both players checked.
Radoja showed for ace high and Negreanu tabled 
for a straight and took down a very nice pot. Negreanu has now crossed the 1,800,000 chip mark and has opened up a 500,000 chip lead on his nearest competitor.
Hand 47: Lander Lijo got a walk.