Escalator $350: Boyadjian Eliminated 19th; Two Tables Remain

2018 Escalator Series (Week 3)
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 1,435 | Structure | Payouts

Georges Boyadjian

Georges Boyadjian busted in 19th place sending the Escalator $350 down to 18 players and the final two tables.

The final two tables in the Escalator $350

Here’s a look at the eliminations since dinner:

20th: Alan Gold – $1,878
21st: Sean Shah – $1,878
22nd: Gabriel Caballero – $1,878
23rd: Alberto Niebla – $1,878
24th: Shlomi Bracha – $1,878

Additional results are available in the posts below.

Escalator $350: Shah Eliminated by Levitt

2018 Escalator Series (Week 3)
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 1,435 | Structure | Payouts

Sean Shah

There was an under the gun raise by Scott Levitt and Sean Shah three-bet all-in for about 300,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Levitt called putting Shah at risk.

Shah: TcTh
Levitt: AsKc

Runout: Ad9d3d9c4s

Levitt paired his ace to come from behind and eliminate Shah in 21st place.

Scott Levitt – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Sean Shah – Eliminated in 21st place ($1,878)

Escalator $350: Bracha Eliminated by Poces

2018 Escalator Series (Week 3)
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 1,435 | Structure | Payouts

Shlomi Bracha

Down to the 10-big-blind range, Shlomi Bracha got the last of his stack in preflop versus David Poces. Poces had the best of it with JsJc versus Bracha’s Ad9h.

Runout: QhTd5c4hQc

Poces’ jacks held and Bracha was eliminated in 24th place.

David Poces – 1,300,000 (43 bb)
Shlomi Bracha – Eliminated in 24th place ($1,878)

Escalator $350: Dinner Time; Updated Results

2018 Escalator Series (Week 3)
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Heading to Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 1,435 | Structure | Payouts

The remaining 24 players are now on a 40-minute dinner break. Cards go back in the air at about 9:08pm. Until then, here’s an updated look at the tournament results:

25th: Ory Hen – $1,878
26th: Michael Graffeo – $1,878
27th: Charlemagne Benjamin – $1,878
28th: Iman Dan – $1,581
29th: Salvador Hernandez – $1,581
30th: Manny Tarich – $1,581
31st: Mark Wahba – $1,581
32nd: Michael Bucar – $1,581
33rd: Franis Margaglione – $1,581

Additional results are available in the posts below.

Escalator $350: Down to Three Tables

2018 Escalator Series (Week 3)
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 1,435 | Structure | Payouts

The final three tables

Play has narrowed to 27 players with Idris Ambraisse remaining atop the counts. Others still in include Michael Graffeo, Ory Hen, David Shmuel, Sean Shah, Georges Boyadjian, Evan Teitelbaum and Joseph Gotlieb.

Dinner break is currently less than 10 minutes away and we’ll provide an updated look at the results during the recess. In the meantime, here’s a look at the remaining payouts:

1st – $88,939* + $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Seat
2nd – $53,460*
3rd – $33,362*
4th – $28,179*
5th – $23,505*
6th – $19,171*
7th – $14,892*
8th – $11,013
9th – $8,081*
10th – $5,531*
11th-12th – $4,971
13th-15th – $3,314
16th-18th – $2,252
19th-27th – $1,878

Escalator $350: Margaglione Gone 33rd; Ambraisse’s Stack Grows

2018 Escalator Series (Week 3)
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 1,435 | Structure | Payouts

Francis Margaglione is the most recent opponent to meet his fate courtesy of chip leader Idris Ambraisse. Margaglione got his last roughly 125,000 in the middle preflop and was drawing slim with 5s5d against Ambraisse’s 8c8h. The runout fell lame and Margaglione hit the rail in 33rd place.

After busting Francis Margaglione in 33rd place, Idris Ambraisse has more than 4,100,000 chips

For Ambraisse, the hand moved him further above the 4,000,000 mark. Here are some figures putting Ambraisse’s 4,125,000 chips in perspective:

  • Ambraisse holds more than 19 percent of the total chips in play with 32 players remaining
  • He claims more than 200 big blinds which accounts for just under six times the average stack
  • If play was five-handed right now, he’d have an average stack

Idris Ambraisse – 4,125,000 (206 bb)
Francis Margaglione – Eliminated in 33rd place ($1,581)

Escalator $350: Updated Results

2018 Escalator Series (Week 3)
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 1,435 | Structure | Payouts

Here’s a look at the updated results through 34th place:

34th: Michael Babani – $1,581
35th: Mark Nahama – $1,581
36th: Ronald Campillpo – $1,581
37th: James Clark – $1,351
38th: Raymond Roberty – $1,351
39th: Alan Saltzman – $1,351
40th: Pedro Palacio – $1,351
41st: Zoltan Czinkota – $1,351
42nd: Arturo Trujillo – $1,351
43rd: Emerson Ward – $1,351
44th: Angelo Miele – $1,351
45th: Karen Mairena – $1,351
46th: Aldring Torres – $1,168
47th: Frederico Dornelas – $1,168
48th: Jordan Meltzer – $1,168
49th: Reinaldo Trutschel – $1,168
50th: Lester Trimino – $1,168
51st: Chad Starker – $1,168
52nd: Robertas Zebrauskis – $1,168
53rd: Kristopher Stupicic – $1,168
54th: Jason Ehlen – $1,168
55th: Dimitry Agracho – $1,020
56th: Jorge Gomez – $1,020
57th: Jonathan Brody – $1,020
58th: Daniel Pearlman – $1,020

Additional results are available in the posts below.

Escalator $350: Battle of the Chip Leaders; Ambraisse Doubles Huge, Campillo Busts

2018 Escalator Series (Week 3)
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 1,435 | Structure | Payouts

Idris Ambraisse

 

As recapped by the table, Ronald Campillo raised the cutoff to 50,000 and Idris Ambraisse three-bet the button to 150,000. It was on the small blind and he four-bet shoved for 245,000. Both Campillo and Ambraisse — who sat with over 1,400,000 apiece — called. They were heads up to the flop and compete for a sidepot. Campillo checked blind.

Flop: Tx5x3x — With Campillo’s dark check, action was on Ambraisse who checked as well.

Turn: Tx5x3x2x — Campillo bet and Ambraisse boldly moved all-in for 1,452,000. Campillo called and the biggest pot of the tournament was in limbo.

Ambraisse: 2x2x for a set
Campillo: JxJx for an overpair
Small blind: AxQc

River: 3x

Ronald Campillo (Seat 4) stands as tournament staff sorts out the 4,000,000-chip pot

Ambraisse improved to a fullhouse and took a multi-million chip pot from Campillo while eliminating the small blind in the process.

Campillo was left short and busted soon after when his AxQc was second best to Ambraisse’s QxQx all-in preflop. Ambraisse enjoyed a huge chip lead.

Idris Ambraisse – 4,025,000 (201 bb)
Ronald Campillo – Eliminated in 36th place ($1,581)

Escalator $350: Mann Sends One Home as Level 22 Expires

2018 Escalator Series (Week 3)
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 38 of 1,435 | Structure | Payouts

Adam Mann

The under the gun player raised to 35,000 and Adam Mann called from middle position. It folded around to the big blind who came along as well and they were three-handed to the flop.

Flop: Qc6h2h – The big blind shoved for about 110,000. The under the gun player folded and Mann called. The big blind was at risk.

Mann: QsJc for top pair, jack kicker
Big blind: QdTc for top pair, 10 kicker

Turn and river: 7h6d

Mann’s kicker was best and the big blind was eliminated just as players headed on break.

Adam Mann – 1,630,000 (101 bb)