Seat 5: Ankush Mandavia, USA -- 3,360,000
Ankush "pistons87" Mandavia starts the day second in chips with 3,360,000. Known primarily as an online high stakes player in both cash games and heads-up sit and gos, Mandavia, who has WCOOP and SCOOP titles under his belt, is making a name for himself in the live realm as well.
In December, Mandavia finished fifth in the WPT Alpha8 Las Vegas for $309,015, which is his best cash to date. Other highlights on his live résumé include fourth in the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open High Roller for $186,200, third in the Aria High Roller XIX for $141,000, and 13th in the 2011 EPT Grand Final Main Event for €60,000.
All told, Mandavia has $1,486,320 in career earnings, which puts him seventh on Georgia's all-time money list (though he's guaranteed to move up no matter where he finishes today).
By making the final six of the PCA $100k Super High Roller, Mandavia has secured his career's biggest live tournament payday as he's already guaranteed $360,060. With the second-biggest stack in play, there's a good chance it'll end up being much more than that.