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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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687,000
322,000
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322,000 |
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355,000
370,000
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370,000 |
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