Championship: Francis Anderson Doubles Thru Fabian Gumz; Gumz Down to 2bb

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 988

From left to right: Francis Anderson, Roman Korenev, and Fabian Gumz

Fabian Gumz raised under the gun to 250,000, Jeff Blenkarn moved all in UTG+1 for 1,650,000, and Gumz used two Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he folded. Blenkarn took the pot.

Jeff Blenkarn – 2,225,000 (18 bb)

A few hands later, Francis Anderson moved all in from the hijack for 1,625,000, and Fabian Gumz moved all in over the top from the button for 1,850,000 with .

Anderson turned over , and he was dominated and facing elimination.

The board came , and Anderson paired his king on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips, leaving Gumz with less than two big blinds.

Francis Anderson – 3,575,000 (29 bb)
Fabian Gumz – 225,000 (2 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,950,000 (40 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $67,240 each.