

Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree Triumph at 2017 WSOP Event #2
Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree won the Event #2: $10,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the 2017 WSOP. The couple, consisting of a Russian and an English player, emerged victorious among 102 teams. Each player secured their first WSOP bracelet, and they split the prize money of $273,964.
In addition to their win, Kurganov and Boeree donated half of their winnings to the charity program Raising for Effective Giving (REG), a well-known initiative in the poker community.
Meanwhile, André Akkari finished 23rd in Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em SHOOTOUT, earning $6,407. This marked Akkari's first in-the-money finish for Brazil in the series.
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