Championship: Fabian Gumz Takes the Lead, But Milen Stefanov Doubles The Following Hand to Retake It

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 36:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 988

Milen Stefanov raised to 1,300,000 from the button Fabian Gumz called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a Jc5d10dJd board where Gumz bet 1,800,000. Stefanov called.

The river was the 8s, Gumz bet 1,300,000 and Stefanov called.

Gumz tabled 9d8h for jacks and eights, Stefanov mucked and Gumz won the pot to take the chip lead.

Fabian Gumz – 21,950,000 (44 bb)
Milen Stefanov – 17,550,000  (35 bb)

The following hand,  Gumz raised to 1,000,000 from the button and Stefanov called.

The flop came down 2d9d7h and Stefanov check-called 2,000,000 from Gumz.

The turn was the Qd, Stefanov led for 4,000,000 and Gumz called.

The river was the 6s, Stefanov shoved for 10,100,000 and Gumz used his remaining four time extensions before he called.

Stefanov tabled 8s5s for a rivered nine-high straight, besting Gumz’s Kd9s to double back into the chip lead.

Milen Stefanov – 34,600,000 (69 bb)
Fabian Gumz – 4,900,000 (10 bb)