Let's follow along today and see if chipstack = finishing place
#1 stack Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke ? place
#2 stack Gus Hansen ? place
#3 stack Andrew Black ? place
#4 stack Kristy Gazes ? place
#5 stack Julius Colman ? place
#6 stack Marc Karam ?place
#7 stack Hans Martin Vogl ? place
How did Chip Stack equal finishing order yesterday?
#1 stack Jimmy Fricke enters today #1 again!
#2 stack Gus Hansen is still #2
#3 stack Andrew Black is in #3 again today
#4 stack Patrik Antonius finished 13th yesterday
#5 stack Marc Karam is now in 6th
#6 stack Julius Colman is in 5th starting today
#7 stack Hans Vogl is still 7th
#8 stack Jonas Buskas finished 11th
#9 stack Kristy Gazes has moved up to 4th to start today
#10 stack Paul Wasicka finished 12th
#12 stack Jacok Glassl finished on the bubble at 8th
#13 stack Dennis Huntly went out in 9th
#14 stack Curly Seal was 10th
So, only one of the 7 stacks at the bottom of yesterday's list survived (Kristy Gazes and only one of the top 7 (Patrik Antonius) did not make the final table.
In early action on Hand #3, Kristy Gazes raised from the button and Gus Hansen called. The flop was. Both players checked. The turn was and Hansen checked. Gazes bet 250K and Hansen folded.
Jimmy Fricke came in for a 90K raise and Gus Hansen called. The flop was . Hansen checked, Fricke bet 150K and Hansen check-raised to 350K. Fricke called. The turn was . Hansen bet 465K and Fricke folded. Gus took over the chiplead from Fricke.
Julius Colman moved all in for 725K with and Jimmy Fricke called . The flop was an Colman took the lead. The turn was . The turn was and Julius Colman doubled up with an Ace high flush.