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Ian Simpson: Winning The Irish Poker Open 2013 – Final Table

Posted on April 16, 2013

Two years in a row I manage to make the final table of the Irish Poker Open. Last year I entered as the chip leader and finished 4th. This year I entered 4th in chips and managed to finish first. I … Continue reading →

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Ian Simpson: Winning The Irish Poker Open 2013 – Day 3

Posted on April 9, 2013

Day 2 ended without the bubble bursting. Possibly thanks to the 30,000 starting stack (10,000 more than last year). There were 63 players left going into day 3 and 54 of those got themselves a €4,350 pay day which is … Continue reading →

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Ian Simpson: Winning The Irish Poker Open 2013 – Day 2

Posted on April 8, 2013

So, starting day two with over 2.5x the average stack was certainly a big advantage. I liked my table draw too. Me and Emma woke up got breakfast and headed downstairs. Some familiar faces from yesterday, and from previous Irish … Continue reading →

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Ian Simpson: Winning The Irish Poker Open 2013 – Day 1

Posted on April 7, 2013

Just before the Irish Open 2013 I had been reviewing my year as a sponsored pro after winning the Sole Survivor package last April. I had been given €50,000 in buy ins and really wanted to take the opportunity and prove myself as a … Continue reading →

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Ian Simpson: European Poker Tour London Main Event Cash – Part III

Posted on March 20, 2013

Day three came around and I really liked my initial table. A guy to my right started with just 10 big blinds at 1,500/3,000 but took a very aggressive line and got up to 55k. He threebet all in and … Continue reading →

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Ian Simpson: European Poker Tour London Main Event Cash – Part II

Posted on March 19, 2013

Day two dawns and I have the pleasure of having Jude Ainsworth at my table, thankfully he is to my right. The table is quite aggressive and I didn’t get the chance to play many hands. Then I got dealt … Continue reading →

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Ian Simpson: European Poker Tour London Main Event Cash – Part I

Posted on March 15, 2013

Day 1 of the European Poker Tour London could not have gone much better. The first two levels started slow and steady and by the first break I had increased my stack to 33,000 having started with 30,000. Being deep stacked I … Continue reading →

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Ian Simpson: Poker In London: Winning At UKIPT Part II

Posted on March 15, 2013

This is where things took a turn for the worse. The table had been quite tight, most of them unused to final table pressure, so naturally I opened up my range of raising hands to apply the pressure to them. … Continue reading →

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Ian Simpson: Poker in London – Winning at UKIPT Part 1

Posted on March 12, 2013

There was a little £110 turbo I decided to play after busting out of the UK & Ireland Poker Tour main event. I had gotten my money in good in the main event with 8-7 on a 8-7-6 flop. The other guy … Continue reading →

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Ian Simpson: Sit ‘N’ Go Inflection Points Part II – Analysis

Posted on March 11, 2013

Thanks for the replies guys and girls. I got lots of responses both on the CardPlayer blog and the PaddyPower blog. It’s very interesting how what appears to be a rather simple hand at first gets played very differently by … Continue reading →

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