Simpson Beaten by the House
Level 40
: 100,000/200,000, 20,000 ante
Ian Simpson was faced with a huge decision on the river when we joined his table, which also features Jake Cody, Jerry Odeen and Maria Lampropulos. Mark Kelsall had moved all-in over-the-top of Simpson's bet of 1.25million into a pot of 2.5 million. Kelsall's all-in stack wouldn;t knock Simpson out, but it was worth well over 3.5million and would decimate Simpson's stack if he was wrong.
"Queen-Ten?" asked Simpson to a stony face. "We could have the same hand."
Eventually, Simpson called and showed his hand of 
. He was right with his first thought, however, as Kelsall held 
and swept the pot of 10 million chips with a full house on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000,000
3,160,000
|
3,160,000 |
|
2,000,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
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