Simpson Finds Huge Double-Up on Soft Bubble
Level 18
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Ian Simpson and Ding Fan had gathered a pot of 91,000 chips in the blinds when Simpson got his 298,000 in on a 9♥4♥3♠ flop, being covered by Fan.
Ian Simpson: A♦9♠
Ding Fan: K♣9♣
Simpson's top kicker remained in play when the 10♠9♦ runout gave both players trip nines, seeing him soar up the rankings as he ended with just under 60 big blinds in his stack.