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01-20-2025 02:32 UTC+1

Murciano Bluffs Out Simpson

David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Ian Simpson raised to 600,000 on the button and Alvaro Murciano called with J♦7♥.

The Q♥5♥4♥ flop was checked through and the 4♠ fell on the turn. Simpson then bet 800,000 and Murciano raised to 1,700,000 with jack-high. Simpson folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Simpson	10,875,000 1,825,000	1,825,000

Alvaro Murciano	9,275,000 1,825,000	1,825,000

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01-20-2025 02:21 UTC+1

Simpson Pulls Further in Front

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Alvaro Murciano raised to 600,000 on the button and Ian Simpson called with Q♣8♦.

Both players checked the 10♥7♦6♣ flop. The 9♦ fell on the turn to give Simpson a straight and he led out for 1,000,000. Murciano called.

Simpson bet another 1,200,000 on the 2♣ river and this time Murciano let go of K♦J♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Simpson	12,700,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Alvaro Murciano	7,450,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

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01-20-2025 02:18 UTC+1

Simpson Fills Up to Retake the Lead

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Ian Simpson raised to 600,000 on the button and Alvaro Murciano called.

The flop came Q♦7♥7♠ and Simpson bet 350,000. Murciano called and the Q♥ turn was checked through.

Murciano then led out for 500,000 on the 8♦ river and Simpson raised to 2,100,000. Murciano quickly called with A♣8♣ for two pair, but Simpson had Q♣9♣ for a full house to win the big pot and retake the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Simpson	11,100,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Alvaro Murciano	9,050,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

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01-20-2025 02:15 UTC+1

Simpson Moves In on the Turn

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

In a limped pot, Alvaro Murciano bet 300,000 from the button on a flop of 9♦5♥J♣ and Ian Simpson called with 9♠6♦.

The 6♥ turn improved Simpson to two pair as Murciano fired out another 1,200,000. Simpson then moved all in for 5,350,000 and Murcian folded 10♥3♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvaro Murciano	12,250,000 750,000	750,000
Ian Simpson	7,900,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Ian Simpson Alvaro Murciano

01-20-2025 02:11 UTC+1

Murciano Spikes the River

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Ian Simpson raised to 600,000 on the button and Alvaro Murciano called.

Simpson bet 350,000 on the J♠3♠3♥ flop and Murciano called. Both players then checked the 10♣ turn.

The river was the A♠ and Simpson resumed betting, putting in 1,000,000. Murciano used a time bank before calling with K♥Q♠ for a rivered straight as Simpson mucked A♦9♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvaro Murciano	13,000,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Ian Simpson	7,150,000 1,950,000	1,950,000

Tags: Alvaro Murciano Ian Simpson

01-20-2025 02:07 UTC+1

Murciano Strikes the First Blow of Heads-Up Play

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

On the first hand of heads-up action, Ian Simpson raised to 600,000 on the button with A♦7♥, Alvaro Murciano three-bet K♠5♥ to 1,700,000, and Simpson called.

The flop came Q♦J♠8♣ and Murciano bet 2,300,000. Simpson quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvaro Murciano	11,050,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Ian Simpson	9,100,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Alvaro Murciano Ian Simpson

01-20-2025 02:03 UTC+1

Angel Perez Eliminated in 3rd Place (€30,500)

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Angel Perez raised to 600,000 on the button and Ian Simpson called in the big blind.

The flop came K♣10♦8♦ and Perez bet 450,000. Simpson then moved all in and Perez called for his last 2,000,000.

Angel Perez: Q♠Q♥ All in
Ian Simpson: K♠6♠

Simpson had outflopped Perez's queens by making a pair of kings as the 7♠ turn left Perez hoping for just one of the last two queens in the deck to stay alive. He instead saw the dealer turn over K♦, giving Simpson trips and sending Perez to the rail in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Simpson	10,800,000 2,750,000	2,750,000

Alvaro Murciano	9,350,000 150,000	150,000
Angel Perez	Busted

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01-20-2025 01:56 UTC+1

Murciano Leads the Turn

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Ian Simpson raised to 600,000 on the button and Alvaro Murciano defended 5♣4♣.

The A♣10♣9♠ flop gave Murciano a flush draw and he check-called a bet of 500,000 from Simpson. The 8♥ then came on the turn.

Murciano led out for 1,400,000 and Simpson folded Q♦3♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvaro Murciano	9,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Ian Simpson	8,050,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

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01-20-2025 01:49 UTC+1

Simpson Calls Down Perez

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Angel Perez raised to 600,000 on the button and Ian Simpson called in the big blind.

The flop came 8♠4♥2♦ and Perez bet 450,000. Simpson asked Perez to stack his chips evenly to make them easier to count, all while his timer continued to count down. He eventually called and the 6♦ fell on the turn.

Perez then bet 850,000 and Simpson again called. Both players checked the 4♣ river and Simpson showed 6♣3♣ for sixes and fours. Perez mucked J♦7♣ and Simpson took down the big pot to draw level with Alvaro Murciano atop the leaderboard.

After the hand, a tournament official came to the table and made Simpson put in his last time bank card, much to his vocal disagreement.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Simpson	9,150,000 2,050,000	2,050,000

Angel Perez	3,200,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

Tags: Angel Perez Ian Simpson

01-20-2025 01:42 UTC+1

Simpson, Perez Take Turns Shoving

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Alvaro Murciano raised to 800,000 in the small blind and Ian Simpson, munching on a banana, moved all in for 6,450,000 with 7♥7♣. Murciano quickly folded 4♥2♣.

Simpson then limped in from the small blind, Angel Perez jammed for 3,900,000 in the big blind with K♥10♥, and Simpson folded J♠3♣.