888poker Ambassador Ian Simpson has claimed his third dwell title of 2025. His Excessive Curler win at PokerStars Open Manchester now sits alongside his 888poker LIVE Madrid Foremost Occasion win in January and his Foremost Occasion UKPL Newcastle win in April 2025.
Simpson took down the £2,200 Excessive Curler title at PokerStars Open Manchester this week, topping a discipline of 106 entrants to gather £53,140 from a complete prize pool of £233,200.
In accordance with PokerNews, Simpson informed PokerStars shortly after his win: “You’re meant to have been brief in some unspecified time in the future, I simply wasn’t. I did must make some calls and bluffs, however I had a collection of huge fingers, and I simply needed to click on the decision button. On one bullet too, very good!”
This newest triumph marks Simpson’s third main dwell victory of 2025, a run that started in January throughout the 888poker LIVE Madrid occasion. Simpson outlasted a discipline of 403 entries to take the €888 Foremost Occasion and its €62,000 first prize.
On the time Simpson said: “I don’t have phrases. It’s one of the best. I’ve all the time needed to run deep in a Foremost Occasion, after which when it’s like remaining 20 you’re like, okay, perhaps I’ll remaining desk. Then it’s like remaining 13 or 14 and also you’re like, I’m actually hoping I don’t get like ninth, eleventh. Then you definately get to the ultimate desk, and also you’ve received the chip lead. It’s a variety of feelings, they usually’re all good ones.”
Then in April, Simpson went on to take down the Foremost Occasion on the 888poker sponsored UK Poker League (UKPL) Foremost Occasion that passed off in Newcastle. He took residence £34,800 on the £560 buy-in marquee occasion.
Simpson additionally cashed in 4 Irish Poker Open occasions again within the spring and 5 World Sequence of Poker occasions over the summer season — making it a stand out yr for the sponsored professional. And though October is coming to an in depth, there may be nonetheless loads of dwell poker motion available.
Firstly, PokerStars Open Manchester nonetheless runs via the weekend, with a Tremendous Excessive Curler, Thriller Bounty and Foremost Occasion nonetheless to return. Then eyes flip to NAPT that takes place in Vegas in November, and the WPT World Championships earlier than EPT Prague and WSOP Paradise closes out the yr.
Though 888poker’s marquee occasions below their LIVE banner have wrapped for 2025, there may be nonetheless extra to return through their sponsored UKPL. The UKPL will play out with its final cease in Coventry between November 11 to 16.
Time Nonetheless Left on 888poker’s Half Value Sale
Till the tip of the week, 888Poker are operating their Sale Week that has buy-ins on well-liked tournaments slashed in half while ensures stay the identical. This well-liked sale is all the time a fan-favorite. The sale will conclude on October 27, so there may be nonetheless time to make the most of the good worth.
There’s over $300,000 in assured prize cash up for grabs, and there are ten tournaments nonetheless set to run. The Thriller Bounty Foremost Occasion is a stand out occasion happening this Sunday. The $109 buy-in is now sitting at $55 with it’s $100,000 assure unchanged.
The costliest match but to run is The Huge Shot, which takes place on Sunday. It’s a high-roller occasion often priced at $525, nevertheless, this time gamers can enter for $265 and get the standard assure of $30,000.
October Sale Week MTT Schedule Remaining
Date
Occasion
Purchase-In
Assure
Oct 24
MB Huge or Small
$11
$10,000
Oct 24
The PKO Rumble 55
$27.50
$10,000
Oct 25
The PKO Rumble 33
$16.50
$5,000
Oct 25
MB Huge or Small
$11
$10,000
Oct 26
Thriller Bounty Foremost Occasion
$55
$100,000
Oct 26
Sunday Thriller Bounty 55
$27.50
$25,000
Oct 26
MB Huge or Small 22
$11
$12,000
Oct 26
Huge Shot 525
$265
$30,000
Oct 27
Each day Gems – Huge Shot 215
$109
$8,000
Oct 27
The PKO Rumble 55
$27.50
$10,000
