Ian Simpson raised to 600,000 on the button and Alvaro Murciano called with J♦7♥.
The Q♥5♥4♥ flop was checked through and the 4♠ fell on the turn. Simpson then bet 800,000 and Murciano raised to 1,700,000 with jack-high. Simpson folded.
Ian Simpson raised to 600,000 on the button and Alvaro Murciano called.
The flop came Q♦7♥7♠ and Simpson bet 350,000. Murciano called and the Q♥ turn was checked through.
Murciano then led out for 500,000 on the 8♦ river and Simpson raised to 2,100,000. Murciano quickly called with A♣8♣ for two pair, but Simpson had Q♣9♣ for a full house to win the big pot and retake the chip lead.
Ian Simpson raised to 600,000 on the button and Alvaro Murciano called.
Simpson bet 350,000 on the J♠3♠3♥ flop and Murciano called. Both players then checked the 10♣ turn.
The river was the A♠ and Simpson resumed betting, putting in 1,000,000. Murciano used a time bank before calling with K♥Q♠ for a rivered straight as Simpson mucked A♦9♣.
On the first hand of heads-up action, Ian Simpson raised to 600,000 on the button with A♦7♥, Alvaro Murciano three-bet K♠5♥ to 1,700,000, and Simpson called.
The flop came Q♦J♠8♣ and Murciano bet 2,300,000. Simpson quickly folded.
Angel Perez raised to 600,000 on the button and Ian Simpson called in the big blind.
The flop came K♣10♦8♦ and Perez bet 450,000. Simpson then moved all in and Perez called for his last 2,000,000.
Angel Perez: Q♠Q♥
Ian Simpson: K♠6♠
Simpson had outflopped Perez's queens by making a pair of kings as the 7♠ turn left Perez hoping for just one of the last two queens in the deck to stay alive. He instead saw the dealer turn over K♦, giving Simpson trips and sending Perez to the rail in third place.
Angel Perez raised to 600,000 on the button and Ian Simpson called in the big blind.
The flop came 8♠4♥2♦ and Perez bet 450,000. Simpson asked Perez to stack his chips evenly to make them easier to count, all while his timer continued to count down. He eventually called and the 6♦ fell on the turn.
Perez then bet 850,000 and Simpson again called. Both players checked the 4♣ river and Simpson showed 6♣3♣ for sixes and fours. Perez mucked J♦7♣ and Simpson took down the big pot to draw level with Alvaro Murciano atop the leaderboard.
After the hand, a tournament official came to the table and made Simpson put in his last time bank card, much to his vocal disagreement.
Alvaro Murciano raised to 800,000 in the small blind and Ian Simpson, munching on a banana, moved all in for 6,450,000 with 7♥7♣. Murciano quickly folded 4♥2♣.
Simpson then limped in from the small blind, Angel Perez jammed for 3,900,000 in the big blind with K♥10♥, and Simpson folded J♠3♣.