Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Entries:  217

Flight D of Escalator VII Series Event 2 drew 217 entries, bringing the total field size to 879 entries with two starting flights to come.

Play in Flight D will continue until 28 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Chip Counts Thru Flight C

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Flight D Entries:  211

On the turn of a board with roughly, Neil Zonenashvili checked in middle position, the player in the hijack bet 6,000, Lyle Diamond called in the cutoff and Zonenashvili called.

The river was the and action checked to Diamond who bet 6,000. Zonenashvili check-raised all in with a covering stack, the player in the hijack called all in for about 25,000 and Diamond folded.

Zonenashvili tabled for quad kings, his opponent showed a defeated for a flush and Zonenashvili collected the pot.

Neil Zonenashvili  –  110,000  (138 b)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Flight D Entries:  209

Mike Beasley raised to 1,800 from middle position and both players in the blinds called.

The flop was , the small blind checked and the big blind bet 2,500. Beasley raised all in for 17,800, the small blind folded and the big blind thought for a little while before he folded as well.

Beasley showed for a pair of nines with a flush draw as he collected the pot.

Mike Beasley  –  26,500  (33 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight D Entries:  198

Juan Mubarak Peralta  –  67,000  (134 bb)
Lyle Diamond  –  53,000  (106 bb)
James Tomblin  –  49,000  (98 bb)
James Anderson  –  40,000  (80 bb)
Theo Lawson  –  35,000  (70 bb)
Neil Zonenashvili  –  30,000  (60 bb)
Perry Shiao  –  28,000  (56 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  25,000  (50 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  17,000  (34 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  17,000  (34 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum  –  14,000  (28 bb)
George Hortelano  –  13,000  (26 bb)
Roberto Bendeck  –  10,000  (20 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  83 of 662

Flight A:  215 Entries;  27 Advanced
Flight B:  203 Entries;  25 Advanced
Flight C:  244 Entries;  31 Advanced
Flight D:  Underway;  Registration Open Until 10:30 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 11 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 11 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  31 of 244

Before hand-for-hand play began, near simultaneous eliminations of Nancy Birnbaum by Quan Phui at one table and Benjamin Pollan by Diego Mora-Bolanos at another left the field with 31 players and in the money.

Full chip counts through Flight C will be posted within the hour.

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  33 of 244

Following a flop of , Solange Lucas was all in for about 50,000 in middle position against Yoannis Leyva in the big blind.

Lucas: 
Leyva: 

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Lucas, locking up the pot for Leyva.

Yoannis Leyva  –  360,000  (90 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  Eliminated

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  38 of 244

Kevin Payton was all in for about 40,000 from the small blind against Anwar Mohamed in the big blind.

Payton: 
Mohamed: 

The board ran out , giving Mohamed a pair of kings to eliminate Payton.

Anwar Mohamed  –  225,000  (75 bb)
Kevin Payton  –  Eliminated

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  43 of 244

Moses Morales opened to 7,000 from middle position, Nancy Birnbaum called in the small blind and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was and action checked to Morales who continued for 9,000. Birnbaum check-raised all in for 82,000, the big blind folded, and Morales called all in for about 60,000.

Morales: 
Birnbaum: 

The turn and river completed the board, giving Birnbaum trip jacks to eliminate Morales.

Nancy Birnbaum  –  175,000  (58 bb)
Moses Morales  –  Eliminated

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure

Flight D of Escalator VII Event 2 begins at the top of the hour. The tournament is a $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), the fourth of six starting flights, and is a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 20,000 in chips and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 p.m. They will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and players with chips will return Sunday for Day 2 at 12 p.m. noon in the money.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• 30-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30 p.m.)
• Flight D will end when the field reaches 12.5%
• Structure Sheet