Simpson Busts After Bluffing in Chip Lead Pot

Vitor Paiva and Ian Simpson had reached the 10♣5♦2♦7♠J♦ river in their blind-on-blind battle. With an impressive pot of 350,000 in the middle, Paiva made a small bet of 50,000.

Simpson then announced his all-in, covering Paiva's stack of 590,000. Paiva went deep into the tank, tossing in a calling chip after spending some time banks.

Simpson could only show ace-high with A♦3♠, and Paiva triumphantly tabled 9♥8♥ for the winning straight. Paiva was sent the pile of chips to take over the tournament lead, while Simpson was left with just over two big blinds.

Not much later, Simpson lost his final chips as well to mark his elimination.