And thus reached the final table as chip leader. Eight players are still competing for the title. Phil Ivey missed the final by one place.
Hansen is on day 2 with 567 000 chips, and begin the biggest stack. In his neck but he already feels the breath of Joe Hachem, who has collected 538 000 chips.
In the final hand of the match with 6-7 Hansen flopped two pair, who held against Ivey’s pair of eights with open-ended straight draw.
Aside from his appearance in Macau Ivey had been absent since the Black Friday of the tournament scene. When he suddenly calmly strolled into the tournament room, which caused a sensation accordingly.
Unfortunately, Ivey, who played a very active, as he would have to shake some rust from the hinges poker, do not reach the money.
Take heed!
Hansen and Hachem are at the top of the small final field. Not all who were able to achieve this as well, we had to expect.
Dan Smith, Mikhail Smirnov, Sorel Mizzi, Tony G., Nam Le and Sam Trickett are now also reflected in the title race to intervene.
However, could be Jason Mercier (10) and Erik Seidel (11) does not qualify for the finals.
Also, Tony Bloom, Tom Dwan, Dan Shak, Mike Watts and Jonathan Karamilikis the rapid structural needed to pay tribute and dropped out prematurely. Later in the day, it caught and Daniel Alaei, Daniel Negreanu, Tobias Meier Reinke, Daniel Cates, and JC Tran.
A total of 22 players attended the event, significantly less than last year competed las 38th
Only four players will split the more than two million Australian dollars among themselves. The winner collects $ 1.012 million AUD.
The positions two to four will be rewarded with $ 616,000, $ 330,000 and $ 242,000.
In the final chip counts:
First Gus Hansen – 567 000
Second Joe Hachem – 538 000
Third Dan Smith – 346 500
4th Mikhail Smirnov – 265,000
5th Sorel Mizzi – 228 500
6th Tony G. – 102 000
7th Nam Le – 79 500
8th Sam Trickett – 73 000