Simpson Continues to Charge Ahead
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ian Simpson raised to 20,000 on the button and Gonzalo Renau defended from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Renau check-called a bet of 18,000 from Simpson.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Renau checked for the third time and Simpson counted out a bet of 45,000. Renau looked him and Simpson tabled 
for the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
706,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
and was up against the big stack who had 
and the short stack who held 
.
and the short stack flopped a flush to take a big lead. However, the 
and 
runout gave Kettunen a full house and he more than tripled his stack.
.
and Mantovani announced all in for roughly 150,000. His opponent frustratingly threw his cards to the muck and Mantovani raked in the pot.
