3 players, chip leader wins, who gets second?

[Kemics]

Last 3 of a 10 handed tournament.

player 1: 1000 chips
player 2: 800 chips
player 3: 750 chips

All players in PF

player 1: Wins with aces up (ATs)
player 2: Pocket 7's
Player 3: Pocket 9's

Board (rainbow) A T 2 4 Q

So player 1 gets all the chips and first prize. But who gets 2nd/3rd? The argument was player 3 had the better hand, but player 2 had more chips?

from the dusty synapses firing in my brain, i had a memory that player 2 should be getting second simply because he had more chips but didn't saying anything because i wasnt 100%

[HalfSugar]

Since the chip leader won, the other two hands do not matter, it is purely the chip counts and so you are right that player 2 takes 2nd.

[Kemics]

was fairly sure but didnt have any way to prove it so i didnt want to make a scene. Thanks Geno

[paulige]

I had this EXACT same question!!

Except I was player 2, with a better hand than player 3.

But that's irrelevant anyway.

Thanks for the good answer!