$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

The players return form break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 75,000-125,000 and a 125,000 ante. With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,950,000 (40 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Cesar Fuentes  –  5,925,000  (47 bb)
Seat 2.  Milen Stefanov  –  6,925,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3.  David Novosel  –  11,375,000  (91 bb)
Seat 4.  Francis Anderson  –  2,425,000  (19 bb)
Seat 5.  Roman Korenev  –  5,450,000  (44 bb)
Seat 6.  Fabian Gumz  –  3,300,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7.  Jeff Blenkarn  –  1,975,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8.  Antonio Mallol  –  2,175,000  (17 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
8th:  $67,240

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

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 988

Cesar Fuentes raised to 225,000, and Milen Stefanov moved all in for 3,125,000. Francis Anderson called, and Fuentes folded.

Stefanov turned over , and Anderson turned over , so unless somebody made a flush, it would be a chopped pot.

The board came , and Stefanov won the pot with an ace-king-vs.-ace-king flush to double up in chips.

Milen Stefanov  –  7,075,000  (71 bb)
Francis Anderson  –  2,525,000  (25 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,950,000 (50 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $67,240 each.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 988

Cesar Fuentes raised from middle position to 225,000, Bin Weng moved all in from the cutoff for 1,875,000, and Fuentes folded. Weng took the pot.

Bin Weng  –  2,350,000  (24 bb)

A short while later, Milen Stefanov raised under the gun to 225,000, Weng called UTG+1, and David Novosel reraised from middle position to 850,000. Stefanov folded, and Weng used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he called.

The flop came , Weng moved all in for 1,525,000, and Novosel quickly called with .

Weng turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card paired the board with the , and the pocket aces held up for Novosel to win the pot and eliminate Weng in ninth place.

David Novosel  –  11,350,000  (114 bb)
Bin Weng  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($53,005)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,950,000 (50 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $67,240 each.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 988

Fabian Gumz raised from middle position to 225,000, and Bin Weng called from the big blind.

The flop came , Weng checked, Gumz bet 150,000, and Weng check-raised to 350,000. Gumz tanked for a while before he three-bet all in for 1,325,000.

Weng quickly called with for a pair of nines with a gutshot straight draw, and Gumz turned over for an overpair. Gumz needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving Weng additional outs with an open-ended straight draw, but the river card was the . The pocket kings held up for Gumz to win the pot and double up in chips.

Fabian Gumz  –  3,250,000  (33 bb)
Bin Weng  –  3,150,000  (32 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,400,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $53,005 each.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 988

Cesar Fuentes raised UTG+1 to 200,000, and Bin Weng called from middle position.

The flop came , Fuentes bet 250,000, and Weng called.

The turn card double-paired the board with the , Fuentes bet 450,000, and Weng called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Fuentes showed to play the board, but Weng turned over to win the pot with a full house, queens full of kings.

Bin Weng  –  4,725,000  (47 bb)
Cesar Fuentes  –  7,200,000  (72 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,400,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $53,005 each.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 988

With the board showing on the turn, David Novosel bet 850,000, Fabian Gumz moved all in, and Novosel called all in for 3,825,000 with for a set of sevens.

Gumz turned over for a set of fives, and it was a cooler situation as Novosel needed to dodge a single out (the five of clubs) on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Novosel won the pot with his set of sevens to double up in chips.

David Novosel  –  9,500,000  (95 bb)
Fabian Gumz  –  1,225,000  (12 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,400,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $53,005 each.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 988

The final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table, and action will continue tonight until there are six players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s WPT Final Table.

Here is the seat draw with their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Cesar Fuentes  –  8,975,000  (90 bb)
Seat 2.  Milen Stefanov  –  3,175,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Bin Weng  –  2,500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  David Novosel  –  4,650,000  (47 bb)
Seat 5.  Francis Anderson  –  4,750,000  (48 bb)
Seat 6.  Roman Korenev  –  4,975,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7.  Fabian Gumz  –  5,550,000  (56 bb)
Seat 8.  Jeff Blenkarn  –  2,275,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9.  Antonio Mallol  –  2,200,000  (22 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
8th:  $67,240
9th:  $53,005

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

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 988

Cesar Fuentes raised under the gun to 225,000, Danny Fuhs moved all in from the button for 1,075,000, and Fuentes called with .

Fuhs turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket fours held up for Fuentes to win the pot and eliminate Fuhs in 10th place.

Cesar Fuentes  –  9,000,000  (90 bb)
Danny Fuhs  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($53,005)

The final nine players are now redrawing for random seats at the final table.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 988

The players return from break to begin Level 29, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a 100,000 ante. With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,950,000 (40 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Francis Anderson  –  5,125,000  (51 bb)
Seat 2.  Jeff Blenkarn  –  2,275,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Cesar Fuentes  –  7,775,000  (78 bb)
Seat 4.  Antonio Mallol  –  1,875,000  (19 bb)
Seat 5.  Danny Fuhs  –  1,325,000  (13 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Roman Korenev  –  4,600,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2.  Fabian Gumz  –  6,125,000  (61 bb)
Seat 3.  Bin Weng  –  3,400,000  (34 bb)
Seat 4.  David Novosel  –  3,725,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Milen Stefanov  –  3,175,000  (32 bb)

Nobody has been eliminated for a full three hours. Here are the players who have busted so far today:

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

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 988

In the last hand of the level, after a flop of , Cesar Fuentes checked the small blind, and Danny Fuhs bet 250,000 from under the gun. Jeff Blenkarn folded the button, and Fuentes check-raised to 625,000. Fuhs called.

The turn card was the , Fuentes moved all in, and Fuhs used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he folded. Fuentes took the pot.

Cesar Fuentes  –  7,775,000  (104 bb)
Danny Fuhs  –  1,325,000  (18 bb)

Level 28 came to an end, and the players took a 15-minute break. Stay tuned for official chip counts.