Simpson on the Comeback Trail
Level 24
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Ian Simpson has begun his climb back up the mountainous leaderboard here at the MILLIONS Main Event, and has doubled up at just the right time.
"I had Ace-Ten and I three-bet pre-flop, Boris [Becker] called and so did another player, my eventual heads-up opponent. The flop came 
and we checked. On the turn of a deuce, he bet and I called. On the queen river he went all-in and had 
."
Simpson is not the only player bouncing back after an early setback, with former Late Night Poker legend and current Millions commentator Barny Boatman trying to avoid commentating on the final simply by winning £1million instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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700,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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. Table neighbor Nando Theessen called with 
from one seat over and got there on the board [Kh9s6d4c5sd]. Theessen moved back to around the starting stack for today.
flop, and Jason Wheeler made the call leaving himself only 345,000 behind.
turn, before Wheeler moved in on the 
river. Dunst considered his option before throwing in a single 25,000 chip to signal the call, and Wheeler instantly turned over 
. Dunst proceeded to turn over his 
, and the players got to chop the pot of almost 1,3 million chips.
when Nevanlinna raised from 65,000 to 190,000 on the button and picked up one caller. His sole remaining opponent then check-called 175,000 on the 
turn before check-folding the 
river to a shove.
. "That's a good start," the always vocal Brit stated, and his double was confirmed with the 
turn, making the 
river a formality.
flop, both players checked and Ryder then bet the 