Championship: Milen Stefanov Crosses 13 Million and Extends His Lead

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 988

Milen Stefanov

Milen Stefanov raised to 450,000 from the hijack and Roman Korenev called from the button.

The flop was 8s6c8h, Stefanov continued for 750,000 and Korenev folded.

Seat 1. Cesar Fuentes – 6,025,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2. Milen Stefanov – 13,425,000 (67 bb)
Seat 3. David Novosel – 6,875,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5. Roman Korenev – 6,825,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6. Fabian Gumz – 6,350,000 (32 bb)

Championship: Chip Counts

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 988

Seat 1.  Cesar Fuentes  –  7,050,000 (35 bb)
Seat 2.  Milen Stefanov  –  10,600,000  (53 bb)
Seat 3.  David Novosel  –  7,625,000 (38 bb)
Seat 5.  Roman Korenev  –  7,775,000  (39 bb)
Seat 6.  Fabian Gumz  –  6,450,000 (32 bb)

Championship: Francis Anderson – 6th Place ($111,895)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 988

Francis Anderson

Fabian Gumz raised to 400,000 from the hijack, Milen Stefanov called from the button and Francis Anderson three-bet shoved from the big blind for 2,275,000. Gumz folded and Stefanov called.

Stefenov: 7c7h
Anderson: KdQd

The flop came down 6s10s2h, keeping Stefenov ahead with a pair of sevens.

The turn was the Qh, giving Anderson the lead with a pair of queens.

The river was the 7s, however, giving Stefenov a set of sevens to eliminate Anderson in sixth place.

Milen Stefenov – 10,600,000 (53 bb)
Francis Anderson – Eliminated in 6th Place ($111,895)

Francis Anderson

Championship: Cards Back in the Air

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 988

The pre-game instructions and introductions are complete, Tony Burns put cards in the air for the 2019 WPT RRPO Championship final table.

Blinds are at 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante and blind levels are now one-hour long.

We will be posting on a 30-minute delay to avoid spoilers for the WPT Live Stream.

Championship: Final Table Ready to Go

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 988

Milen Stefanov
Milen Stefanov returns with the final table chip lead

The 2019 WPT Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” final table is set and the stage is awaiting the six remaining players. They return at 2 pm to play it out for the title along with $545,070.

The final table consists of players from around the world including our Poker Room’s very own Cesar Fuentes sitting second in chips. Melin Stefanov holds the biggest stack but everyone still has a chance.

Cards fly at the top of the hour and we will bring the updates.

Seat 1.  Cesar Fuentes  –  7,550,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2.  Milen Stefanov  –  8,925,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  David Novosel  –  7,525,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Francis Anderson  –  2,175,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Roman Korenev  –  8,175,000  (41 bb)
Seat 6.  Fabian Gumz  –  5,150,000  (26 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st:  $545,070* + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $353,380
3rd:  $260,845
4th:  $194,605
5th:  $146,760
6th:  $111,895

 

Championship: Meet Your Final Table

The 2019 WPT Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” Championship Final Table is set with six players remaining, all vying for the top prize of $545,070 along with a seat in the WPT Tournament of Champions.

They will gather together on Wednesday afternoon to play it out for the title on the World Poker Tour live-stream stage and a chance to put their name on the WPT Champions Cup.

Here are the six remaining players:


Cesar Fuentes

Seat 1:  Cesar Fuentes
Chip Count  –  7,550,000

Cesar Fuentes is 35-year-old professional poker player originally from Venezuela, and he is a regular here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, with 44 cashes and three tournament victories at this casino alone. This final table is already guaranteed to be his biggest, as even sixth-place money would be more than four times larger than the biggest cash of his career to this point.


Milen Stefanov

Seat 2:  Milen Stefanov
Chip Count  –  8,925,000

Milen Stefanov is 25 years old and from Varna, Bulgaria. Stefanov has more than $129K in career tournaments earnings, and most of his cashes have come overseas, as this is just his third cash in the USA (and all three have come within the past two months here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood). This is already guaranteed to be the biggest cash of Stefanov’s career, and if he finishes fifth or better, he’ll double his career earnings.


David Novosel

Seat 3:  David Novosel
Chip Count  –  7,525,000

David Novosel is a 37-year-old former accountant-turned-entrepreneur from Cincinnati, Ohio, though he has played poker for most of his life (he has two tournament wins from more than a decade ago) and he has more than $254K in career tournament earnings, including four WSOP cashes.

This is Novosel’s first cash on the World Poker Tour, and his first cash at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and it’s already guaranteed to be the biggest cash of his career.


Francis Anderson

Seat 4:  Francis Anderson
Chip Count  –  2,175,000

Francis Anderson is a 32-year-old professional poker player from New York with more than $518K in career tournament earnings. While this is his first cash on the World Poker Tour, Anderson has 23 WSOP cashes on his resume, along with 15 cashes here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

Coincidentally, the biggest score of Anderson’s tournament career was this past summer in the WSOP Marathon event, where he finished fourth to earn $149,605. The winner of that event? The player seated to Anderson’s left at this final table — Roman Korenev.


Roman Korenev

Seat 5:  Roman Korenev
Chip Count  –  8,175,000

Roman Korenev is a 31-year-old professional poker player from Russia, and he is arguably the most accomplished tournament player at this final table with $2.2 million in career earnings, 27 WSOP cashes, and a WSOP bracelet in the 2019 Marathon event where he won $477,401.

However, this is just the third WPT cash of Korenev’s career, following a 40th-place finish in this event last year and an 18th-place finish in the 2017 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio in Las Vegas. But he has a chance tomorrow to join the elite list of players who have won both a WSOP bracelet and a WPT title.


Fabian Gumz

Seat 6:  Fabian Gumz
Chip Count  –  5,150,000

Fabian Gumz is a 25-year-old professional poker player originally from Hamburg, Germany, and he is one of the most accomplished players at this final table, with 16 WSOP cashes for more than $240K in WSOP earnings, including an eighth-place finish in the 2019 WSOP Millionaire Maker for $157,565.

About two months ago, Gumz had another big score, final tabling the WPT’s Devilfish Cup (a special $5,300 buy-in event honoring the late David “Devilfish” Ulliott), where he finished third to earn $115,150. While Gumz has some impressive accomplishments on his poker resume, if he finishes fourth or higher here it will be the biggest cash of his career.

Championship: WPT Final Table Begins Tomorrow at 2pm with Milen Stefanov in the Lead

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 988

Milen Stefanov
Chipleader Milen Stefanov

After the elimination of Jeff Blenkarn in seventh place, the final six players verified their chip stacks and filled out their bio sheets. The WPT Final Table begins tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:00 pm EST, with the WPT Live Stream beginning on a 30-minute delay (with hole cards and expert commentary) at 2:30 pm EST.

Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Cesar Fuentes  –  7,550,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2.  Milen Stefanov  –  8,925,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  David Novosel  –  7,525,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Francis Anderson  –  2,175,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Roman Korenev  –  8,175,000  (41 bb)
Seat 6.  Fabian Gumz  –  5,150,000  (26 bb)

The stacks are very shallow because it took more than eight hours to knock out the final four players. Here is the remaining prizepool, followed by the players who busted today:

1st:  $545,070* + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $353,380
3rd:  $260,845
4th:  $194,605
5th:  $146,760
6th:  $111,895

7th:  Jeff Blenkarn  –  $86,255
8th:  Antonio Mallol  –  $67,240
9th:  Bin Weng  –  $53,005
10th:  Danny Fuhs  –  $53,005
11th:  Arkadiy Tsinis  –  $42,265
12th:  Toby Joyce  –  $42,265
13th:  Mitchell Smith  –  $34,095
14th:  Jeffrey Colpitts  –  $34,095
15th:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  $27,825
16th:  Aaron Mermelstein  –  $27,825
17th:  Hiroaki Harada  –  $22,975

Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for player bios, which will be posted later tonight, and as always, we will be providing live updates for the final table tomorrow.

* First prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.

Championship: Jeff Blenkarn – 7th Place ($86,255)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 988

Jeff Blenkarn

Jeff Blenkarn raised all in for 2,650,000 from under the gun and Roman Korenev called from the small blind.

Blenkarn: AsQh
Korenev: AcKh

The board ran out 8s3s5d3hKd, giving Korenev kings and threes to eliminate Blenkarn in seventh place.

Roman Korenev – 8,175,000 (41 bb)
Jeff Blenkarn – Eliminated in 7th Place ($86,255)

Championship: Milen Stefanov Leads the Final Seven Players at the Break

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 988

Milen Stefanov
Chipleader Milen Stefanov

The players return from break to begin Level 32, with increased blinds of 100,000-200,000 and a 200,000 ante. With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5,650,000 (28 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Cesar Fuentes  –  7,550,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2.  Milen Stefanov  –  8,925,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  David Novosel  –  7,525,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Francis Anderson  –  2,175,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Roman Korenev  –  5,125,000  (26 bb)
Seat 6.  Fabian Gumz  –  5,550,000  (28 bb)
Seat 7.  Jeff Blenkarn  –  2,650,000  (13 bb)

And here is the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $545,070* + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $353,380
3rd:  $260,845
4th:  $194,605
5th:  $146,760
6th:  $111,895
7th:  $86,255

* First prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.