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07-29-2024 17:26 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Ian Simpson Thinks Science Can Save the World

Connor Richards

Level 24 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 13th episode, Connor speaks with 888poker ambassador and Twitch streamer Ian Simpson, who talked about first learning poker as a kid, getting a degree in biotechnology and becoming a biology teacher, poker streaming and his breakout year of live poker in 2013 that saw him winning the Irish Poker Open for $339,604.

Simpson also discussed the importance of being a responsible poker ambassador and how science can change the world for the better.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Ian Simpson by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Level: 25

Blinds: 50,000/75,000

Ante: 75,000

07-29-2024 17:46 UTC-8

Travis KOs Pham

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Kirk Brown

Level 25 : 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

Chuong Pham moved all in preflop and action folded to Elias Travis who tossed out a chip to make the call.

Chuong Pham:8♠9♦ All in
Elias Travis: 5♠5♥

Pham had two overs to Travis' fives, but he failed to get there on the 7♥2♠3♠4♦7♣ and was sent to the exit while Travis raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Travis	4,900,000 725,000	725,000
Chuong Pham	Busted

Tags: Chuong Pham Elias Travis

07-29-2024 17:55 UTC-8

Two Table Redraw (full)

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Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
23	1	Tennyson Schaina	United States	1,250,000	17
23	2	Wilson Tolon	United States	1,650,000	22
23	3	Francis Nguyen	United States	1,600,000	21
23	4	Vy Nguyen	United States	2,400,000	32
23	5	Victor Wan	United States	600,000	8
23	6	Rommel Santos	United States	2,700,000	36
23	7	Elias Travis	United States	5,000,000	67
23	8	Dylan Scaggs	United States	675,000	9
23	9	James Allen Turner	United States	2,075,000	28

24	1	Derek Stark	United States	3,875,000	52
24	2	Mrityunjay Jha	United States	1,300,000	17
24	3	Kyle Reynolds	United States	2,350,000	31
24	4	Lee Sanders	United States	2,200,000	29
24	5	Eric Welch	United States	2,000,000	27
24	6	Ratu Caucau	United States	2,400,000	32
24	7	Yang Li	United States	1,650,000	22
24	8	Xian Tang	United States	2,050,000	27
24	9	Xiong Thao	United States	1,500,000	20

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Travis	5,000,000 100,000	100,000
Derek Stark	3,875,000 135,000	135,000
Rommel Santos	2,700,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Vy Nguyen	2,400,000 1,160,000	1,160,000
Ratu Caucau	2,400,000 600,000	600,000
Kyle Reynolds	2,350,000 575,000	575,000
Lee Sanders	2,200,000 850,000	850,000
James Allen Turner	2,075,000 875,000	875,000
Xian Tang	2,050,000 740,000	740,000
Eric Welch	2,000,000 1,495,000	1,495,000
Wilson Tolon	1,650,000 695,000	695,000
Yang Li	1,650,000 1,505,000	1,505,000
Francis Nguyen	1,600,000 710,000	710,000
Xiong Thao	1,500,000 390,000	390,000
Mrityunjay Jha	1,300,000 770,000	770,000
Tennyson Schaina	1,250,000 965,000	965,000
Dylan Scaggs	675,000 300,000	300,000
Victor Wan	600,000 670,000	670,000

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07-29-2024 18:10 UTC-8

Victor Wan Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,230)

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Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

Short-stacked Victor Wan open-shoved preflop for 600,000 and was called by Elias Travis while ethe rest of the table folded.

Victor Wan: A♠8♥ All in
Elias Travis: 3♦3♠

"This has been my hand today," Travis announced as the dealer prepared the flop of 5♦7♣4♥.

"Oh, nice turn," Travis said as it came the 8♠ to give Wan the lead, but the river 3♥ was brutal as it gave Travis a set of threes to send him out in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Travis	5,500,000 500,000	500,000
Victor Wan	Busted

Tags: Elias Travis Victor Wan

Level: 26

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

07-29-2024 18:15 UTC-8

Tennyson Schaina Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,230)

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Kirk Brown

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

After a preflop betting war, Tennyson Schaina got it all in against James Allen Turner, who covered.

Tennyson Schaina: A♣K♣ All in
James Allen Turner: 4♠4♥

Schaina would need to improve to stay alive, but the deck did him no favors as the 8♥9♦7♣6♠Q♥ runout sent him out in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Allen Turner	4,100,000 2,025,000	2,025,000
Tennyson Schaina	Busted

Tags: James Allen Turner Tennyson Schaina

07-29-2024 18:21 UTC-8

Lee Sanders Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,230)

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Kirk Brown

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Lee Sanders moved all in preflop and was called by Ratu Caucau to put his tournament life on the line.

Lee Sanders: K♠J♦ All in
Ratu Caucau: A♥Q♥

Sanders would need to catch up to stay alive, and a king appeared in the window, but an ace trailed right behind it on the A♠K♦7♥ flop to give Caucau a substantial lead.

The turn and river 5♦8♦ failed to change anything and Sanders was sent to the showers in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ratu Caucau	3,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Lee Sanders	Busted

Tags: Lee Sanders Ratu Caucau

07-29-2024 18:36 UTC-8

Dylan Scaggs Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,460)

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Kirk Brown

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Dylan Scaggs opened to 225,000 and was immediately three-bet to 600,000 by James Allen Turner. When the action folded back around to Scaggs, he four-bet shoved and Turner snap-called to put him at risk.

Dylan Scaggs: K♣K♥ All in
James Allen Turner: A♠A♣

The table let out a collective groan for Scaggs as he realized he was on the bad end of a cooler.

The flop came out Q♠7♣A♥ to give Turner top set but the turn 10♣ gave Scaggs some hope with a gunshot.

Alas, the river was the Q♥ to improve Turner to a full house and Scaggs exited the tournament in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Allen Turner	5,900,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Dylan Scaggs	Busted

Tags: Dylan Scaggs James Allen Turner

07-29-2024 18:47 UTC-8

Mrityunjay Jha Eliminated in 14th Place ($6,460)

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Kirk Brown

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Mrityunjay Jha moved all in for 650,000 and was called by Ratu Caucau and Yang Li to put him at risk.

Caucau and Li then checked all the way through the board of 10♠A♠6♠7♠5♣ and the cards were on their backs.

Mrityunjay Jha: K♣9♣ All in
Ratu Caucau: J♦8♦
Yang Li: Q♣Q♥

Since no one held a spade, Li took the pot with his pocket queens and Jha was eliminated in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ratu Caucau	5,300,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Yang Li	3,450,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Mrityunjay Jha	Busted

Tags: Mrityunjay Jha Ratu Caucau Yang Li