2022 Escalator VI Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,129
Prize Pool:  $592,725
March 2-6, 2022

Event 4 of the 2022 Escalator VI Series was a $600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 1,129 entries generated a prize pool of $592,725, breezing past the $400,000 guarantee.

A three-way deal was reached at the final table and as the chip leader, Mike Chiappetta was the official winner, earning $82,449 for his showing.

This result marks Chiappetta’s largest career score, surpassing his $53,900 payday from Event 31 at the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

“I’ve been studying a little more,” Chiappetta said afterward. “Going over certain spots, putting my opponents on ranges, board textures, just taking advantage of good spots.”

The victory puts Chiappetta past the $500K mark in career tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

Chiappetta was the Flight B chip leader and came into Day 2 sitting third in chips overall of the remaining 143 players. By the time the final table was reached, Chiappetta was in the middle of the pack. However, he found a rush and took a comfortable chip lead with six players left. He continued to chip up and eventually, the deal was reached.

“I had stopped playing for a little while, and this year I decided I’d play more. The feel is there and it’s been working out.”

*denotes three-handed deal

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $592,725
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,129

After playing three-handed for a little while, the remaining players agreed to look at the numbers and reached a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Mike Chiappetta  –  15,375,000  (103 bb)
Phil Souki  –  8,925,000  (60 bb)
William Schraft  –  3,925,000  (26 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Mike Chiappetta  –  $82,449
Phil Souki  –  $71,547
William Schraft  –  $57,214

As the chip leader, Mike Chiappetta is the official winner of Escalator VI Series Event #4.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $592,725
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,129

Joseph Durso raised all in for 375,000 from the small blind and Mike Chiappetta called from the big blind.

Durso: 
Chiappetta: 

The board came , giving Chiappetta trip kings to eliminate Durso in fourth place.

Mike Chiappetta  –  18,000,000  (120 bb)
Joseph Durso  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($33,590)

With three players remaining from a field of 1,129, the average chip stack is about 9.4 million (63 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $44,325 each.

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $592,725
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,129

Mike Chiappetta  –  15,850,000  (106 bb)
Phil Souki  –  7,350,000  (49 bb)
William Schraft  –  3,650,000  (24 bb)
Joseph Durso  –  1,375,000  (9 bb)

1st:  $100,620
2nd:  $66,265
3rd:  $44,325
4th:  $33,590

With four players remaining from a field of 1,129, the average chip stack is about 7 million (47 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $33,590 each.

5th:  Richard Leger  –   $25,380
6th:  Justin Datloff  –  $20,520
7th:  Ronald Campillo  –  $16,950
8th:  Alon Yehudai  –  $13,435
9th:  Joseph McCray  –  $9,965

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $592,725
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,129

Joseph Durso limped on the button, Mike Chiappetta raised to 475,000 from the small blind and Richard Leger reraised all in for 775,000 from the big blind. Durso folded and Chiappetta called with , facing Leger’s .

The board came down , giving Chiappetta trip kings to eliminate Leger in fifth place.

Mike Chiappetta  –  14,100,000  (113 bb)
Richard Leger  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($25,380)

With four players remaining from a field of 1,129, the average chip stack is about 7 million (56 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $33,590 each.

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $592,725
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,129

Mike Chiappetta raised to 300,000 from the hijack, Justin Datloff three-bet all in for 525,000 from the cutoff, William Schraft called from the small blind and Chiappetta called.

The flop was , Schraft led for 500,000 and Chiappetta folded.

Schraft: 
Datloff: 

Schraft had pulled ahead with two pair and held up through the turn and river to eliminate Datloff in sixth place.

William Schraft  –  7,100,000  (57 bb)
Justin Datloff  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($20,520)

With five players remaining from a field of 1,129, the average chip stack is about 5.6 million (45 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $25,380 each.

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $592,725
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,129

Phil Souki raised to 275,000 from the hijack, Mike Chiappetta three-bet to 650,000 from the button and Souki called.

The flop was and Souki check-called 450,000 from Chiappetta.

The turn was the and Souki check-called 1,300,000 from Chiappetta.

The river was the and both checked.

Chiappetta showed for aces and fives, besting Souki’s for kings and queens to win the pot and take the chip lead.

Mike Chiappetta  –  10,800,000  (86 bb)
Phil Souki  –  6,100,000  (49 bb)

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $592,725
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,129

Ronald Campillo raised all in for 575,000 from under the gun and Joseph Durso called from the big blind with , leading Campillo’s .

The board ran out , giving Campillo tens and sevens to double up.

Ronald Campillo  –  1,300,000  (13 bb)
Joseph Durso  – 700,000  (7 bb)

The next hand, Phil Souki raised to 2,000,000 from the button, Durso folded the small blind, and Campillo thought for about 90 seconds before he called all in for 1,200,000 with , racing with Souki’s .

The board ran out , no help to Campillo, ending his run in seventh place.

Phil Souki  –  9,100,000  (91 bb)
Ronald Campillo  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($16,950)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,129, the average chip stack is about 4.7 million (47 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $20,520 each.

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $592,725
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,129

Joseph Durso limped from early position, Richard Leger did the same from the button, William Schraft completed from the small blind and Alon Yehudai checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was and action was checked to Yehudai who bet his remaining 425,000. Only Leger called.

Leger: 
Yehudai: 

The turn and river completed the board, giving Leger tens and fives to eliminate Yehudai in eighth place.

Richard Leger  –  3,600,000  (36 bb)
Alon Yehudai  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($13,435)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,129, the average chip stack is about 4 million (40 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $16,950 each.

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $592,725
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,129

Richard Leger raised to 175,000 from under the gun, Joseph McCray three-bet all in for about 900,000 from middle position and Leger called.

Leger: 
McCray: 

The board came , no help to McCray, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Richard Leger  –  3,900,000  (52 bb)
Joseph McCray  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($9,965)

With eight players remaining from a field of 1,129, the average chip stack is about 3.5 million (47 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $13,435 each.