Murciano Finds a Miracle to Double
Level 31
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Alvaro Murciano limped the button with K♥7♥, Ian Simpson raised to 1,200,000 in the big blind, and Murciano moved all in. Simpson folded 5♥3♦.
The next hand, Simpson raised to 800,000 on the button, Murciano moved all in for 7,100,000, and Simpson snap-called.
Alvaro Murciano: A♦8♦ 
Ian Simpson: A♣J♥
Simpson had Murciano dominated with a chance to win the tournament as the flop came Q♠3♥2♣. The 5♣ turn left Simpson a card away from the title, but Murciano spiked the 8♠ on the river to win the pot and double up into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,200,000
8,300,000
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8,300,000 |
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5,950,000
8,300,000
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8,300,000 |
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