$1M Escalator Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, FL
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,286 Prize Pool: $385,800
Event #3 of the $1M Escalator Series ($350 No Limit Hold’em) drew a combined 1,286 entries over the course of six starting flights. The $300,000 guaranteed prize pool was surpassed midway through the fifth flight before the sixth and final start day settled it at $385,800. Each of the top 120 finishers earn prize money with the tournament’s champion pocketing $82,307 in cash and prizes.
$1M Escalator Event #3 Payouts
| Place | Prize Amount |
|---|---|
| 1st | $82,307* |
| 2nd | $49,035* |
| 3rd | $30,405* |
| 4th | $25,650* |
| 5th | $21,290* |
| 6th | $17,480* |
| 7th | $13,675* |
| 8th | $10,255* |
| 9th | $7,500* |
| 10th | $5,085* |
| 11th - 12th | $4,525 |
| 13th - 15th | $3,040 |
| 16th - 18th | $2,035 |
| 19th - 27th | $1,684 |
| 28th - 36th | $1,464 |
| 37th - 45th | $1,274 |
| 46th - 54th | $1,099 |
| 55th - 63rd | $951 |
| 64th - 72nd | $817 |
| 73rd - 81st | $753 |
| 82nd - 90th | $715 |
| 91st - 100th | $684 |
| 101st - 110th | $665 |
| 111th - 120th | $654 |
*Denotes prize inclusive of Event #4 $560 Seat
In addition to their score, the top 10 players earn a $560 seat in Event 4 of the $1M Escalator Series. What’s more, the top two finishers also earn $3,500 seats in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship which runs April 15-20, 2016. These two seats are added courtesy of the Seminole Hard Rock.