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2016 Escalator Series

Week 1, Flight C: Play Concludes with 9 Remaining

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$150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

Level 14 has ended and play has concluded in Flight C of the Escalator Series opener. Action began tonight at 7 p.m. with 95 entries and played down to 9 players over the course of about eight hours. That brings our three flight total coming back to Day 2 at 26 players.

Pedro Palacio bagged 248,500 to lead the way in Flight C, but Ira Schwartz is still our chip leader through the first 3 flights, having bagged 257,000 in Flight B. Chip counts through Flight C will be posted in the morning around 9am.

For those of you still looking to get in on the action, there are three flights tomorrow and Friday at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

2016 Escalator Series

Week 1, Flight C: Reg. Closes with 95 Entries

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$150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

Level 9 is underway and registration is officially closed for Flight C of the $150 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed Escalator event. The field drew 95 entries tonight and they’ll combine with all the entries from the other eight flights to create the complete player pool.

Here’s a look at the remaining tournament flights:

  • Flight D – Tomorrow at 11 a.m.
  • Flight E – Tomorrow at 3 p.m.
  • Flight F – Tomorrow at 7 p.m.
  • Flight G – Friday at 11 a.m.
  • Flight H – Friday at 3 p.m.
  • Flight I – Friday at 7 p.m.

The Flight C clock shows 32 players remaining and they’re set to log just about three more hours of play before action concludes at roughly 2:45 p.m. local time. Once again, complete chip counts for all of today’s flights will be posted first thing in the morning.

2016 Escalator Series

Week 1, Flight B: Play Concludes with 6 Remaining

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$150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

Level 14 has ended and play has concluded in Flight B of the Escalator Series opener. Action began today at 3 p.m. with 98 entries and played down to 6 players over the course of about eight hours. That brings our two flight total coming back to Day 2 at 17 players.

Ira Schwartz is our chip leader through the first 2 flights, having bagged 257,000 in Flight B. Chip counts through Flight C will be posted in the morning around 9am.

For those of you still looking to get in on the action, there are three flights tomorrow at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Daily Tournaments

PETER PILZ WINS HOLIDAY DEEPSTACK!!!

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Peter Pilz - 1st Place ($12,433 & $3,750 in LHPO Seats)
Peter Pilz – 1st Place ($12,633 & $3,750 in LHPO Seats)

Hollywood, FL- When the dust settled and the 5-way deal was made, Peter Pilz came out victorious! For his efforts, he takes home $12,633 and seats the WPTDeepStacks Hollywood Main Event ($1,100/$1M GTD) and LHPO Event #9 ($2,650/$500K GTD)! The Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood would like to thank everyone again for joining us today. We set a new Holiday DeepStack entry record of 302 and more than doubled the $30k guarantee!!! What a way to start off the New Year!!!  See you all at Lucky Hearts Poker Open kicking off with Event #1, $350/$500K GTD, Ultimate Re-Entry on Thursday, January 7th!!!

Holiday DeepStack Winner's List

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1PETERPILZ$12,633*
2ROBERTWILLIAMS$8,789*
3JOSHUARITTENBERG$6,676*
4ITAIBENOSH$5,935*
5JORGEVALDES$5,539*
6JASONGOOCH$2,466
7ERICPIDERIT$1,892
8MARVINYOUNG$1,395
9MICHAELNEWMAN$1,319
10HAGAISTEIN$1,205
11DOLPHUSPOWERS$1,205
12ANGELOCASTALDI$1,205
13MORTENOLSEN$1,034
14DERRICKROSE$1,034
15JAIMEWIEGREFE$1,034
16CLAUDIOKALILI$863
17CRAIGWITZ$863
18IDOASHKENAZI$863
19RAYMONDROBERTY$469
20CHARLESDIFALCO$469
21MARCDUQUETTE$469
22STEVENCOHEN$469
23ORYHEN$469
24ERROLMASSEY$469
25JACQUELYNSCOTT$469
26JAMESSMITH III$469
27ERICKOLODNY$469
28GERMANFLOREZ$361
29VITOPOLERA$361
30RICHARDMEYER$361
31ESTEBANGARCIA$361
32JAVIERSARACHE$361
33DAMIENSIMON$361
34JILLFIORENTINO$361
35RAMINDERSINGH$361
36MARCELOSADOBE$361
*Denotes 5-Way Deal*
First Place also received
$3,750 in LHPO Seats!
Daily Tournaments

$30K GTD Holiday DeepStack Final Table

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$30K Holiday DeepStack Final Table 1/2/16
$30K Holiday DeepStack Final Table 1/2/16

Hollywood, FL- The final ten have taken their seat and here’s where they currently stand. New level is now 5000 ante 15,000/30,000 :

Seat 1  – Jason Pideriti – 675,000

Seat 2 – Jason Gooch – 440,000

Seat 3 – Hagai Stein – 240,000

Seat 4 – Peter Pilz – 1.425M

Seat 5 – Jorge Valdes – 500.000

Seat 6 – Robert “CarWash” Williams – 740,000

Seat 7 – Itai Benosh – 295,000

Seat 8 – Michael Newman – 440,000

Seat 9 – Marvin Young – 610,000

Seat 10 – Josh Rittenberg – 400,000

 

Daily Tournaments

Dinner Break & In the Money!!!

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Holiday Clock 5

Hollywood, FL- With our 37th place elimination, remaining players are now in the money and on a 30 minute dinner break. Today’s field saw 302 entries and lots of action!!! First place will take home over $16,600 and 2 seats to the Lucky Hearts Poker Open valued at $3,750!!!

$30K Holiday DeepStack Payouts

PlacePrize Amount
1st$16,635
2nd$9,748
3rd$6,308
4th$4,014
5th$2,867
6th$2,466
7th$1,892
8th$1,395
9th$1,319
10th-12th$1,205
13th-15th$1,034
16th-18th$863
19th-27th$469
28th-36th$361
*First Place Receives $3,750 in LHPO Seats*

 

Daily Tournaments

200 and Counting…

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Hollywood, FL- With almost 2 hours of play in the books, the $30,000 guarantee has been smashed!!! So far we’ve seen 202 entries with many South Florida locals in the field! Sean & Michelle Shah, Ory Hen, Lou Stadler, Abbey Daniels, and Jackie Scott to mention a few. We thank everyone who has come out so far and don’t forget that late reg. and re-entries are open until ~ 3:20pm!!! Good Luck!!!

First Place receives $3,750 in LHPO Seats!!!
First Place receives $3,750 in LHPO Seats!!!
Daily Tournaments

Happy New Year Players!!!

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Hollywood, FL- Happy New Year and Welcome to the 2016 $30K GTD Holiday DeepStack!!! Today’s event is a $250 Buy-in with a $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool!!! First place today will also receive an $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event Seat and a $2,650 Lucky Hearts Poker Open seat! Late registration will be open until the start of Level 13, approximately 3:20pm. Come join the action and follow today’s tournament updates on the blog!

2015 RRPO Live Updates

Event 1 Chip Counts Thru Day 1B

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2015 ROCK & ROLL POKER OPEN
 $350 Deep Stack Hold-em (Re-Entry) Event #1
November 19th thru November 22
Entries:749Buy-In:$350
Players Remaining:150
Avg. Chip Stack:100,000Prize Pool:$500,000 GTD

Chip Counts

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNT
DAVIDMADDOXBOYNTON BEACHFL438,500
MICHAELFERNEMANDAVENPORTFL287,500
JESSICAMEIRFORT LAUDERDALEFL280,000
RAYMONDCLAUSSTUARTFL273,500
MARIOJIMENEZMIRAMARFL251,000
DAVIDHASSDELRAY BEACHFL230,500
ROBERTOALBERROCORAL GABLESFL220,000
BRYANEMORYPLANTATIONFL208,000
JOSEPHGALEDELRAY BEACHFL201,500
KEVINDUBROCQHIALEAHFL196,000
FRANCISLANGERPEMBROKE PINESFL192,000
MARKZANDWESTONFL184,500
YVESFEQUIEREMIAMIFL180,000
YAAKOVMELENCEDARHURSTNY177,500
MichaelMonacoDAVIEFL173,500
JEFFREYELLIOTTODUMGA168,000
JORGEGOMEZMIAMIFL163,000
THUHUYNHBOCA RATONFL162,500
RYANBROWNWOODSTOCKGA161,000
JAMESSALMONPLANTATIONFL160,500
ERIKCHRISTENSENMIAMIFL159,500
MOHAMMADSIDDIQUIPEMBROKE PINESFL157,500
DWIGHTRODRIGUEZ ALMODOVARSAN JUANPR156,000
MARCIMILESWEST PALM BEAFL155,000
JONATHANMARLOWAPOPKAFL151,500
JOHNNYLAYNE IIBOYNTON BEACHFL148,000
ARMANDOPOZOLAKE WORTHFL144,000
KEVINDENGCORAL SPRINGSFL141,000
JULIORUIZWELLINGTONFL141,000
JEFFKESSLERPLANTATIONFL139,500
FREDDYFERMIN PAREDESGUAYNABOPR139,500
FEDERICOESTRADA MAZZARELLABUENOS AIRES139,500
STEVENBENNETTDEERFIELD BEACHFL139,000
JamieCustalowTAMPAFL138,000
DonaldDelancyMIAMIFL134,000
ALBERTODESTRADEMIAMIFL133,500
JOHNVALEVICHPALM COASTFL133,000
ERICKOLODNYAVENTURAFL131,500
KISHORBHAKTAMIRAMARFL129,500
ROBERTCAMPBELLNORTH MIAMIFL127,000
MARCSCHILLERDAVIEFL125,000
MAURICECOSTIGANLAKE WORTHFL125,000
GREGORYBARBABOCA RATONFL123,000
JULIOACOSTAMIAMIFL122,500
SCOTTMCINNISBOCA RATONFL122,250
JOHNCASQUILLALAKE WORTHFL119,000
WILLIAMCOMEEJACKSONVILLEFL115,500
RAJIVMARAGHHOLLYWOODFL114,000
JASONWANDLINGIOWA CITYIA114,000
DEVONDMARSHALLMIAMIFL114,000
MICHAELARRINGTONMYRTLE BEACHSC113,500
MENAHEMSHARFORT LAUDERDALEFL113,000
JAMESSMITH IIIEAST PALATKAFL112,000
WAYNELIPPMANMIAMIFL111,500
DANIELLETTSMIAMI BEACHFL111,000
JASONGOOCHVIDORTX111,000
RICHARDPACELOUISVILLEKY111,000
ThomasCurtisMIAMI SPRINGSFL105,500
REESSCRUGGSDENTONTX102,500
ANTHONYOCAMPOMIAMIFL101,000
RAYMONDRUSZKOWSKICUTLER BAYFL100,500
JerryRobertsSATELLITE BEACHFL99,500
DAVIDGANTZFORT LAUDERDALEFL99,000
MATTHEWYORRAMIAMIFL98,500
PATRICKDEPRIESTFORT LAUDERDALEFL95,000
stephenbronieckiSOUTHAMPTONNY94,500
SCOTTBLACKMANEGG HARBOR TOWNSHIPNJ93,500
ARIELROSELLO QUINTANAHIALEAHFL93,500
THAOLEHOLLYWOODFL92,500
PIAJEPPSENSOLFRORD92,000
ALDRINGOMEZMIAMI BEACHFL91,000
ROSSWILLNERBOCA RATONFL91,000
ROBERTCHUSIDCOOPER CITYFL91,000
LOUISLEO IVCORAL SPRINGSFL90,500
JASONDOLLINGERCORAL SPRINGSFL88,500
HungLeCasselberryFL86,000
JOSEPHPATALANOWELLINGTONFL85,500
GARYKREYMERNORTHBROOKIL84,500
MICHAELAMATOBOCA RATONFL84,000
MICHAELGARCELLHIALEAHFL83,500
EVANSHAUGHNESSYPITTSFORDNY82,000
JASONCOMISFORT LAUDERDALEFL82,000
PETERCHINHOLLYWOODFL80,500
ALLANBIELERFORT LAUDERDALEFL80,000
FRANCISMARGAGLIONEDAVIEFL79,500
JONATHANANITRAVERO BEACHFL79,000
NATACHAGOUREAUBAL HARBOURFL78,000
OMARNASIFFFAIRFAXVA78,000
GUNTHERROWOHLTSUNNY ISLES BEACHFL78,000
MICHAELGROSSNAPLESFL77,000
ALEXANDREZACARIAS FRARECURITIBA76,000
DEREKSCHWABFORT PIERCEFL75,000
EMMANUELSANTOSWEST PALM BEACHFL75,000
ZACHARYKREMPLERBOCA RATONFL74,500
ZACKFISHBOCA RATONFL74,000
DAVIDKAYEHOLLYWOODFL73,000
ANTOINEBAHIBOCA RATONFL72,000
ILIALEKACHHOLLYWOODFL71,000
JOSHUAGIBSONFORT MYERSFL69,000
YECHEZKELWELLSMIAMI BEACHFL69,000
DAVIDCOUGHLINUGHTHOUSE POINTFL68,500
RAULALVARZ BARRIGAMIWFLORA67,500
JULIETYARINASUNNY ISLES BEACHFL67,000
GUSTAVOLOPEZMIAMIFL67,000
RANDALLBUTTNEREAST MEADOWNY66,500
JONATHANGRASSOCORAL SPRINGSFL66,500
MARCINPLEWINSKICOCONUT CREEKFL66,000
CARLOSPOSSOCHICAGOIL64,000
JUANRODRIGUEZBOCA RATONFL63,000
AARONROSENTHALATLANTIC BCHFL62,000
DAVIDGELLEYPALM BCH GDNSFL61,500
BenjaminMcAninchMYRTLE BEACHSC61,000
FabianForbesHOLLYWOODFL59,500
BRUCESNELLOKEECHOBEEFL57,000
LOCNGUYENNORTH MIAMIFL57,000
AntonioSalorioCORAL SPRINGSFL57,000
MARKGELLEYDIX HILLSNY56,500
LennyDuvdivaniSUNRISEFL56,500
COURTNEYROWEWEST PALM BEACHFL55,500
JOSHUAGERZOGMIAMLFL55,500
THEODOREPRYSTAL IIIWILMINGTONNC54,500
MosheShabatAVENTURAFL54,500
JuanFerrerMIAMIFL54,000
ORYHENCOOPER CITYFL54,000
RAULGUERRANORTH BERGENNJ53,500
FRACKVON MATTMIAMIFL53,500
TIMOTHYKEGELHOLLYWOODFL53,000
LUIZSTADLERMIAMIFL50,500
PAULIUSBIKUSVILNIUS50,500
KEVINHOFORT MYERSFL48,000
PERRYSHIAOPEMBROKE PINESFL47,500
MOSHEWASSERLAKE WORTHFL47,000
GILIPRIZAMENTBISCAYNE PARKFL46,500
ANH-KHOACHAULAKE WORTHFL44,500
ANTHONYCASASMIAMIFL43,500
JeffreySeldinWESTONFL42,500
ZACHARYMULLENNIXPITTSBURGHPA40,500
ANDREWREIDAVENTURAFL37,000
DAVIDBRADSHAWELLENWOODGA37,000
ALANGREENSTEINPalmetto BayFL35,500
LARRYHIRONSARLINGTONTX35,000
NICOLASOCHOAKEY BISCAYNEFL35,000
MANUELSOLTERO LUNAMIAMIFL33,500
JUANDIAZMIAMIFL30,000
JOHNMACDOUGALLFREEPORT29,500
MICHAELSTRATOSMIAMIFL27,500
SURENKHAIMOVBOCA RATONFL26,000
COREYBRYSMANFORT LAUDERDALEFL17,000
ALEXANDERKARACHEVSUNNY ISLES BEACHFL14,000
LASCELLESPEARTWEST PALM BCHFL4,000