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In the final hand of this heads-up match Gus got it started with a raise to $350,000 which Jimmy Fricke called. The flop came Q♦ 8♦ 6♣ and after a check from Jimmy, Hansen threw one million into the middle. Fricke immediately pushed all-in and Gus insta-called. The Dane turned over a monster - pocket aces - and was ahead of Fricke who had pushed with yet another draw.

Jimmy was holding 7♣ 9♣ for an open-ended straight draw and when the 2♣ hit the turn he picked up a flush draw to go with it. Gus had to sweat it on the river but the 9♠ sealed the deal and ended the event. Jimmy Fricke will be our runner-up and take home a cool $1 million and Gus has earned the title, the bracelet and $1.5 million. Congratulations Mr. Hansen!

This tournament is over and Gus Hansen is the champion. Stay tuned for the details which will follow soon.

Hansen has picked up a few small pots in a row to add to his chip lead.

After turning a flush to win a modest pot Gus Hansen has established himself as the dominant chip leader once again with $10.3 million to Jimmy Fricke's $4.5 million.

This hand began with a raise to $450k from Gus and a call from Fricke. The flop came K♦ J♣ 6♠ and after Gus checked it, Fricke moved all-in. Gus quickly made the call and turned over K-T for top pair. We saw Fricke had been making a move as he turned over Q-9 for an inside straight draw. Fricke was unable to make it there this time and after the board finished 5-6 he was forced to hand the chip lead back over to Gus.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Jimmy Fricke cannot lose! In what was definitely the call of the tournament Gus Hansen had Jimmy all-in and way behind after the flop. Hansen opened this pot for $425,000 and Fricke called. The flop came out J♦ T♦ T♥ and Fricke checked it to Hansen. Gus threw in $500k and Jimmy quickly announced all-in. He had about $4.3 million total and Gus took some serious time in making his decision. Talking his way through the hand he eventually decided to make the call. Turning over his hand we saw why it was a tough call to make, A♥ K♥ for nothing but ace high.

When we saw Jimmy's call though we saw it was an amazing read. Fricke needed some help with his K♦ Q♣. He was drawing to a nine or some sort of running cards for the win. The turn came the T♠ which gave Fricke a few more outs as he could hit a queen to make a full house. It looked like the tournament was over as there was only one card to come but I guess we forgot for a second that it was Jimmy Fricke who was in the hand. The river was the 9♣ and Jimmy sucks-out yet again to become the chip leader.

A short break has come and gone and the blinds are up to $60,000/$120,000 with a $20,000 ante. Gus has taken a commanding lead in this match with the following chip counts:

Gus Hansen:	$10,465,000
Jimmy Fricke:	$4.480,000

With two substantial pots Gus Hansen has taken the chip lead. The first hand began with a raise to $300k from Hansen on the button and a call from Fricke. The flop came J-6-2 with two diamonds and after a check from Jimmy, Gus threw in $400,000 and Fricke check-raised to $1.5 million. Gus wasn't going to be pushed around though and quickly announced all-in. Fricke threw away his hand and conceded the pot.

On the next hand Gus raised pre-flop to $300,000 and got re-raised to $600k by Fricke. Hansen made the call and the flop came 9-7-4 with two clubs. Both players checked and the turn was the 6♥. After a $500k bet from Fricke, Hansen pushed all-in for the second time in as many hands and took down the pot. Gus is now the chip leader.

To answer the question posed in the last update: Gus Hansen has doubled through Jimmy Fricke to pull almost even in this heads-up match. The hand started with a raise to $300k from Gus and a call from Fricke. The flop came 7♥ A♣ K♠ and Fricke check-called a $350,000 bet from Hansen. The turn brought the 8♣ and after Fricke checked again, Gus announced he was all-in. Jimmy went deep into the tank before making his decision.

After several minutes Fricke called and they both flipped them up. Hansen was in great shape with A♠ 2♠ leading Fricke's K♥ Q♥ going to the river. Jimmy was looking for a king or a queen but the river fell the 5♣ and Gus doubles-up. Pulling close to even with $7.36 million to Fricke's $7.6 million, Gus is right back in this match.

As Jimmy Fricke puts on a demonstration of big-stack play, everyone here is starting to wonder who the better player really is - the veteran Gus Hansen or the young upstart Jimmy Fricke.

The first few hands of heads-up play have been back and forth between Gus and Jimmy. If anyone has the edge though it's Jimmy, picking up the bigger of the pots.

After Andy Black's elimination we are down to heads-up play. Jimmy Fricke is in a dominating position with $11,175,000 to Gus' $3.7 million. It's going to be an uphill battle for Hansen to overcome Fricke's monster stack but if anyone can do it it's Gus.

Andy Black has been elimininated from this event in third place after getting into a dominated all-in confrontation with Jimmy Fricke. Fricke made a pre-flop raise and Black quickly moved all-in. The words were barely out of his mouth before Fricke said call and turned over his cards. Black was in bad shape with K-Q to Fricke's A-Q and needed some help going to the flop. The board came 3♠ 7♦ 7♥ 9♠ T♥ and Andrew Black is outta here. Finishing in 3rd, Andy will take home $700,000.

After a raise to $350k from Jimmy Fricke in the small blind, Andrew Black moves all-in for $1.14 million total. Jimmy Fricke considers his options for a few moments and reluctantly makes the call. It's Black in the lead going to the flop and the dealer turns over T♠ 5♦ A♥. Fricke manages to pair his five but it's Black with the higher pair - tens. The board finishes out 2♦ J♦ and Andy Black doubles to $2.28 million.

The break is over and the cards are back in the air. The first two hands of this level have been walks as the players settle in.

The most recent level has come to an end and the players have gone on a short break. The blinds will go up when we return and we'll see if either of these players can halt the one-man wrecking crew known as Jimmy fricke.

Andy Black averted disaster after getting all-in with Gus Hansen and ending up with a split pot. A raise from Gus Hansen to $250,000 was followed by an all-in move from Andrew. Gus made the call and before they rolled them over it was clear by his expression that Andy wasn't happy about the call. Behind going to the flop with A♣ 3♥ against Hansen's A♠ 8♦. The flop came 4♠ Q♠ 2♦, giving Black a few more outs and the 4♣ on the river added a ton more for a split. The T♥ on the river is good for the chop and Black stays alive.

It;s hard to believe but Jimmy Fricke is absolutely dominating this final table and having two players like Gus Hansen and Andy Black to contend with makes it all the more impressive. Executing aggressive moves, Fricke is owning this match. Fricke just showed us an example of the kind of play I'm talking about when, after Black raised to $250,000 and Gus made the call, Fricke came over the top and made it $1.5 million, taking down the pot.

This hand began with Jimmy Fricke raising it up to $250,000 and after Black got out of the way Gus makes the call. The flop comes 9♥ A♣ 3♦ and Fricke bets out $350k. Hansen quickly raises to $700,000. After a few moments Fricke lays down his hand and Gus rakes in the pot.

After Andy Black raised to $250,000 and got calls from both Hansen and Fricke, the flop came A-Q-7 rainbow. Gus checks from the small blind and Fricke throws in half a million worth of chips. Both players fold and Fricke takes down the pot.

Gus Hansen and Andy Black both limped into this pot and after a flop of 8♥ 6♥ 3♥ Black bet out $250,000 and Hansen made the call. The turn was the T♣ and after Black checked, Gus he threw out a bet of $350,000. The chips were barely in the middle before Andrew announced he was all-in. Hansen took a few seconds to think it through before mucking his hand.

In an un-raised pot between Gus Hansen and Andrew Black in the blinds it was checked all the way down. After Black showed seven-high Gus says, "that's no good", and turns over his queen high for the win.

After getting a walk on his big blind the hand before, Gus Hansen raises to $260k from the small blind and takes down the blinds and antes.

The players have just come back from a short five-minute break and are ready to get back to it. The blinds are up and the current chip counts are as follows:

Seat 1	Gus Hansen:	$4.53 million
Seat 2	Jimmy Fricke:	$8.12 million
Seat 3	Andrew Black:	$2.3 million

After a period of Jimmy Fricke winning almost every pot, Gus Hansen has taken one for himself. After both Fricke and Hansen limped the flop fell 8-5-2 rainbow. Fricke checked it to Gus and he bet out $60k. Jimmy made the call and the turn brought the J♥. Fricke led out for $150,000 and was raised by Gus $350,000 more. Fricke called and after the river fell the 4♠ and Jimmy checked, Gus pushed in a big bet, $700,000. It was enough to force Fricke to lay down his hand and Gus rakes in a nice pot.

Jimmy Fricke is comletely running over this final table. Using his big stack, Jimmy has just taken down two more consecutive posts, one from each of his opponents.

After calling down Andrew Black, Jimmy Fricke took about half a million chips from Black by showing down bottom pair. Fricke is not only able to get lucky, he's making some strong reads as well.

After taking a big pot from Gus Hansen a few hands ago, Jimmy Fricke has picked up two hands worth of blinds and antes. Fricke is now the huge chip leader with more than half the chips in play.

Jimmy Fricke just took down a huge pot by pushing Gus Hansen out of the hand after the flop. Fricke got the action started with a raise to $200,000 from the button and was re-raised by Gus in the blind who made it $700,000 total. The flop came 6♣ T♠ A♥ and Gus bet out $800k. Fricke began counting out chips and popped it to make it $1.6 million to go. With a pained expression Gus slowly folded his hand after a few moments of deliberation.

Julius Coleman moves all-in preflop for $525,000 and gets called by Andrew Black, who shows pocket queens to Coleman's A♠ 6♣. The board comes A♣ A♥ Q♥, filling Black up but giving Coleman plenty of outs. He can't get any of those outs on fourth or fifth street, however, as the board finishes out K♠ 9♦, and Coleman is eliminated in fourth place. He'll take home $500,000 for his efforts.

Hans Vogl has been eliminated after getting all-in with the wrong guy - Jimmy Fricke. You'd think these players would have learned by now that it doesn't matter what Fricke's cards are, he can't lose a hand! After a pre-flop raise from Vogl, Fricke popped it to $1 million, enough to put Hans All-in. Vogl made the call and saw he was slightly ahead with A-9 to Jimmy's K-J. The board came 8-9-5 rainbow and Vogl was still in front. The turn was a queen but the river was a jack, pairing up Jimmy Fricke and eliminating Hans Vogl from this event. Hans will take home $400,000.

We're back from the break and the blinds have gone up. The price to play is now $30,000/$60,000 with an ante of $5,000.

Gus Hansen raises to $120,000 and Hans Vogl calls in the big blind. The flop comes 5♣ 5♥ 3♥ and Vogl checks to Hansen, who bets $140,000. Vogl folds and Hansen takes the pot. Vogl is down to the dregs of his stack and will need to double up with a quickness.

It's break time!

We're done the first two levels of play and the players have gone on their first break. Julius Colman, having been on a ten-minute penalty for acting out of turn, will join us again when we return.

Andy Black makes it $120,000 to go and Gus Hansen and Jimmy Fricke both make the call. The flop comes J♣ 8♣ 4♣ and Black checks to Hansen, who bets $175,000. Fricke and Black both lay it down and Hansen takes the pot.

Jimmy Fricke raises to $90,000 in the cutoff and Andy Black makes the call on the button. The flop comes J♣ T♥ 3♣ and Fricke bets out. Black lays it down and Fricke takes the pot.

Marc Karam moves all-in from under the gun and the action folds around to Gus Hansen, who deliberates for a few minutes before making the call with A♣ 9♠ to Karam's K♣ J♦. The board comes T♥ 8♦ 5♠ 9♦ 4♣ and the Great Dane takes the pot with a pair of nines. Karam is eliminated in sixth place and will take home $300,000 for his efforts.

Jimmy Fricke raises to $90,000 from under the gun and Andrew Black makes the call in middle position. The flop comes A♦ 2♦ 6♠ and Fricke checks to Black, who bets out $100,000. Fricke makes the call and the turn is the Q♦. Fricke bets out $175,000 and Black makes the call. The river card is the 4♣ and both players check. Fricke shows A♥ 9♦ and that's good for the pot.

Getting into it with Gus Hansen, shortstack Marc Karam takes down a nice pot with a $125,000 bet on the flop. With the conclusion of this hand the blinds go up, we are now at $20,000/$40,000 with an ante of $5,000.

Gus Hansen and Jimmy Fricke have been butting heads at this table and they went heads-up again in this hand. A raise from Gus Hansen to $105,000 started the hand and Fricke, on the button, made the call. The flop came 4♠ 8♥ 3♣ and Gus tosses in $140,000. Fricke makes the call and and the Q♦ hits the turn.Gus fires again, pushing in $330,000. Fricke calls and the river is the A♣. Gus reaches deep this time and comes out with a bet of $770k.

Fricke looks distressed as he exclaims, "I can't believe I got to this decision with this hand". Making the call he turns over A-J. Unbelievably he had been calling every street with ace-high and had spiked an ace on the river. All Hansen could come up with was bottom pair and would be forced to concede the hand. A big pot for Fricke puts him back in the lead.

Gus opened this pot with a raise to $105,000 and Jimmy Fricke makes the call. The flop comes 4♠ K♠ Q♣ and both players check. The 6♥ on the turn brings a bet of $150,000 from Fricke which is called by Gus and the river is the 7♣. Fricke fires another bullet, this time $350,000, and after a few moments Gus makes the call. Both players turn over K-8 and they will chop this pot.

We've had our first elimination and it is Kristy Gazes. Kristy opens this pot with a raise to $100k and when the action gets to Gus Hansen he re-raises to $380,000 total. The action is folded around to Kristy and she takes a few seconds before announcing she's all-in. It's $660,000 more to Gus.

"I should have at least eighteen percent", comments Gus as he makes the call. When the cards are rolled we see he's in much better shape than that with pocket nines up against Kristy's A♥ Q♥. They run the board and after it comes out J-8-5-2-4. Kristy is eliminated in seventh place and will receive $220,000.

With a pre-flop raise to $90,000 Jimmy Fricke picks up the blinds and antes. With $80,000 in the pot these small pots are no longer so small.

Hans Vogl is on the button and after the action is folded to Julius Colman he pops it to $100,000. It's folded to Gus Hansen who reaches for chips and makes the call. Everyone gets out of the way and it's heads-up to the flop. The board shows 3♠ 4♦ 6♥ and Hansen is first to act. He begins to count out chips and throws in a bet of $130,000. Colman looks stoic as he announces he's all-in. The count is about $1.5 million and Gus takes a few seconds before mucking his hand.

With a raise to $90,000 Marc Karam takes his first pot of the day.

After a raise from Gus Hansen to make it $110,000, Julius Colman announced he was all-in for a total of $725,000. Jimmy Fricke, next in line, makes the call and after Hansen gets out of the way the two players roll them. A♣ Q♠ for Colman is in a race against Fricke's pocket tens.

The flop comes Q♣ 3♣ 8♣ and Colman takes the lead with a pair of queens. Fricke needs a ten that's not a club for the win but the J♠ on the turn gives Jimmy an inside straight draw. The 6♣ hits the turn and improves Colman's hand to a flush. With that hand Colman chips up to about $1.5 million.

After losing the last hand Jimmy Fricke throws in a pre-flop raise to make it $90k to go and picks up the blinds and antes.

This hand began with a pre-flop raise from Jimmy Fricke to $90,000 and a call from Gus Hansen. The flop came 2♦ T♣ 2♣ and Fricke bet out $150,000. After a bit of deliberation Gus popped it to $350,000 total which Jimmy called. The K♣ on the turn brought a $465,000 bet from Hansen and a slow fold from Fricke. With that pot Gus Hansen moves into the chip lead.

The players are at the table and the cards are in the air. We're starting with seven players and we'll play until we have a champion. The blinds will begin at $20,000/$40,000 with an ante of $5,000 and we'll be playing levels of sixty minutes. High cards have been dealt and Jimmy Fricke will have the button. Unfortunately we have no access to the final table and will be unable to bring you any photos of the action.