2018 Escalator Series (Week 3)
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 206 of 1,435 | Structure | Payouts

It’s just before 1pm local time in South Florida and we’re moments away from Day 2 of the Seminole Hard Rock’s Escalator $350. The $300,000 guaranteed tournament (which is the third of four events on the Escalator schedule) saw a monster field of 1,435 entries smash the six-figure target to the tune of a $430,500 prize pool. After six starting flights, the event is down to 206 with only the top 140 finishing in the money. In addition to an $88,939 first prize, the champion is set to earn an *added* $3,500 seat in next month’s WPT Poker Showdown Championship.

Day 2 chip counts | Table Draws | Prize pool and payouts

Play resumes at 1pm with Lester Trimino leading the way claiming a stack of 415,000. Others hanging around the top 10 with a chance at a title include Michael Graffeo (332,500), Zoltan Czinkota (300,000) and Charlemagne Benjamin (240,000).

As mentioned earlier, only the to p140 finish in the money with a min-cash awarding $629. The top 10 finishers earn prizes that are inclusive of $560 seats in next week’s Escalator $400,000 guarantee. The winner, meanwhile, pockets the aforementioned payday in excess of $88,000.

We’ll provide updates throughout the day all the way until we crown a champion. Good luck, players!