$1M Escalator Series
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed

It’s on to Day 2 of Event 3 of the $1M Escalator Series on Sunday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood. Beginning at 2 p.m., Day 2 sees what’s left of the field reconvene to battle for a share of the prize pool — which exceeds $300,000 — as well as a $3,500 seat in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.

Sunday’s schedule:

• 2PM: $350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed – Day 2

Full payout information is available a few posts below. We will touch base with you again before cards go in the air at 2 p.m.

Good luck to all Day 2 players!

$1M Escalator Series
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed

Saturday has come to a close here at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood. All starting flights for the $350 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Event 3 of the $1M Escalator Series are in the books and it’s on to Sunday’s Day 2.

Sunday’s schedule:

• 2PM: $350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed – Day 2

Full Day 2 chip counts with seat assignments will be posted in the morning around 9 a.m. While you wait, more information on the event to this point is available in the posts below.

Goodnight and see you in the morning.

$1M Escalator Series
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante
Players Remaining: 44

The sixth and final starting flight in Event 3 of the $1M Escalator Series has come to a close. Things began tonight at 6 p.m. with a field of 277 entries. Following 14 levels of play, just 44 remain. The total field stands at a combined 1,286 entries with 201 moving on to Sunday’s Day 2 at 2pm.  While Riley Fuller (pictured above) bagged the chip lead in Flight F with 237,000, all players trail chip leader, Dan Weitzenkokrn, who holds 298,500.

Flight-by-flight breakdown:

Complete, combined chip counts with seat assignments will be posted in the morning around 9 a.m. In the mean time, good night and good luck to all those players who still remain!!!

$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

*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.

$1M Escalator Series
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Start of Level 9: 400/800/100 Ante
Players Remaining: TBD

Cards are in the air following the second break of the day and registration is officially closed in Event 3 of the $1M Escalator Series. Today’s large turnout has given tournament staff some extra work and it will be a little bit of time before the registration figures are verified and the prize pool is finalized.

Full payout information will be posted as soon it’s made available.

Stay tuned.

$1M Escalator Series
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante
Players Remaining: 52/295

From 295 starting, the field in Flight E of Event 3 of the $1M Escalator Series is down to 52 following 14 levels of play. Bagging the chip lead in the fifth of six starting flights was Abbey Daniels who holds 220,000.

As is, the field stands at 1,009 entries with late registration/unlimited re-entry available in tonight’s Flight F until 10:30 p.m.

Complete, combined chip counts with seat assignments will be posted Saturday around 9 a.m. In the meantime, more information on the tournament is available in the posts below.

$1M Escalator Series
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 1: 25/50

The sixth and final starting flight in Event 3 of the $350 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed $1M Escalator Series is underway. The guarantee was surpassed during today’s 11 a.m. Flight E and this evening’s entries are set to add to the six-figure prize total from now until registration closes following Level 8.

Player begin with 15,000 chips and are set to log 14, 30-minute levels on Day 1. Here’s a closer look at the tournament’s final flight:

6PM: $350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed – Flight F

• 15,000-chip starting stacks and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 10:30 p.m.)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (about 1:45 a.m.)
• Structure sheet

We will touch base with you again when registration closes.

$1M Escalator Series
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 9: 400/800/100 Ante
Players Remaining: 135/295

Registration is closed in Flight E and the final numbers are in. Today’s 11 a.m. start flight was by far the largest of the bunch to this point as it drew 295 entries bringing the five-flight total to 1,009. Tonight’s Flight F is still to come and is expected to draw another large turnout putting the prize pool further over the $300,000 guarantee.

Flight-by-flight breakdown:

The Flight E clock shows 135 players remaining toward the beginning of Level 9. They’ll log about six more levels of play before action concludes and we’ll update you again at that time.

$1M Escalator Series
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 8: 300/600/75 Ante

Just moments ago, the Flight E clock ticked past 286 entries officially putting the combined field over 1,000 and besting the tournament’s $300,000 guarantee. Late registration/re-entry in Flight E is available for about 45 more minutes while Flight F kicks off at 6 p.m.

Each additional entry from this point forward will help grow the prize pool above and beyond the $300,000 mark.

$1M Escalator Series
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 1: 25/50

The clock strikes 11 a.m. and tournament supervisor Jordan Cutter is in the midst of the Flight E “shuffle up and deal” announcement. In the next few seconds, cards will be in the air for the fifth of six starting flights in Event 3 of the $1M Escalator Series. The combined field sits at 714 entries meaning today’s 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. flights need to draw a combined 286 entries to meet the $300,000 guarantee.

Here’s a closer look at the 11 a.m. Flight E that’s underway now:

11AM: $350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed – Flight E

• 15,000-chip starting stacks and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30 p.m.)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (about 6:45 p.m.)
• Structure sheet

We will touch base with you again when registration closes.

Good luck, players!