Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  53 of 318

Eric Kolodny raised to 5,000 from middle position, the player on the button called and the players in the blinds tagged along.

The flop was and action checked to Kolodny who continued for 10,500. Only the button called.

The turn was the , Kolodny bet 12,500 and the button called.

The river was the and both checked.

Kolodny tabled for tens full of jacks, his opponent mucked and Kolodny collected the pot.

Eric Kolodny  –  286,000  (114 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  58 of 318

Eric Kolodny  –  275,000  (110 bb)
Rick Aronson  –  215,000  (86 bb)
Chuck Gambino  –  210,000  (84 bb)
Diane Linke  –  193,000  (77 bb)
David Vurgait  –  170,000  (68 bb)
Eric Piderit  –  125,000  (50 bb)
Angelo Miele  –  113,000  (45 bb)
Caleb Piderit  –  110,000  (44 bb)
Shannon McCloud  –  90,000  (36 bb)
Julio Delgado  –  75,000  (30 bb)
Fred Dabus  –  68,000  (27 bb)
Timothy Allen  –  65,000  (26 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota  –  40,000  (16 bb)
George Hortelano  –  36,000  (14 bb)
Richard Katz  –  31,000  (12 bb)
Adam Mammon  –  23,000  (9 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  71 of 318

A player in middle position was all in for 33,000, Rick Aronson was all in for about 84,500 in the big blind, and the action was on Zoltan Czinkota in the small blind with 21,000 already committed.

After a little while mulling it over, Czinkota called with . Aronson tabled , while the middle-position player showed .

“No flush! No straight!” said Aronson upon seeing his favorable situation.

The board came down , safe for Aronson to eliminate one opponent while doubling through Czinkota.

Rick Aronson  –  210,000  (105 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota  –  50,000  (25 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  78 of 318

A scan of the stacks during the break revealed two stacks above the 200K mark. Chuck Gambino leads with 281,000 (141 bb), with Eric Kolodny seconds in chips with 230,000 (115 bb).

Play in Flight E will continue until the field reaches 40 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  84 of 318

A player in middle position opened to 5,400, Eric Piderit called in the small blind and the player in the big blind three-bet all in for 15,000. Both the middle-position player and Piderit called.

A board of was checked down. Piderit’s for a pair of jacks was best, giving him the pot.

Eric Piderit  –  154,000  (96 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  93 of 318

On a flop of with about 8,000 in the pot, the players in the blinds checked to Zoltan Czinkota who bet 3,200 from under the gun. Timothy Allen was the lone caller in the hijack.

The turn was the , Czinkota bet 5,100 and Allen called.

The river was the , Czinkota bet 6,000, Allen raised to 15,100 and Czinkota called.

Allen tabled for aces and fives, Czinkota mucked and Allen collected the pot.

Timothy Allen  –  70,000  (58 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota  –  113,000  (94 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  99 of 318

Richard Katz raised to 3,100 from the cutoff and was called by the player on the button.

The flop was , Katz continued for 3,000 and his opponent called.

The turn was the , Katz moved all in for about 34,200 and his opponent thought briefly before he folded.

Richard Katz  –  50,000  (42 bb)

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 E Players Remaining:  117 of 318

David Vurgait  –  170,000  (170 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota  –  120,000  (120 bb)
Diane Linke  –  103,000  (103 bb)
Lyle Diamond  –  80,000  (80 bb)
Caleb Piderit  –  70,000  (70 bb)
Richard Katz  –  65,000  (65 bb)
Angelo Miele  –  65,000  (65 bb)
George Hortelano  –  57,000  (57 bb)
Eric Kolodny  –  47,000  (47 bb)
Shannon McCloud  –  46,000  (46 bb)
George Boyadjian  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  39,000  (39 bb)
Fred Dabus  –  38,000  (38 bb)
Julio Delgado  –  30,000  (30 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin  –  27,000  (27 bb)
Ya Yun Liu  –  25,000  (25 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  24,000  (24 bb)

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 E Entries:  318

Flight E of Escalator VII Series Event 2 drew 318 entries, bringing the total field size to 1,197 entries with one starting flight to go. The prize pool currently sits at $248,976.

Play in Flight E will continue until 40 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Chip Counts Thru Flight D

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  111 of 879

Flight A:  215 Entries;  27 Advanced
Flight B:  203 Entries;  25 Advanced
Flight C:  244 Entries;  31 Advanced
Flight D:  217 Entries;  28 Advanced
Flight E:  Underway;  Registration Open Until 3:30 p.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 11 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.