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

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 C Players Remaining:  49 of 244

Joseph Petrolino raised to 5,000 from early position, Phillip Stuttman three-bet all in for 20,000 from the next seat over and Petrolino called.

Petrolino: 
Stuttman: 

The board ran out , giving Petrolino trip tens to eliminate Stuttman.

Joseph Petrolino  –  145,000  (73 bb)
Phillip Stuttman  –  Eliminated

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 C Players Remaining:  51 of 244

Jorge Gomez was all in for about 28,000 from early position against Kevin Payton in the cutoff.

Gomez: 
Payton: 

The board ran out , no help to Gomez, locking up the elimination for Payton.

Kevin Payton  –  110,000  (55 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  Eliminated

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 C Players Remaining:  59 of 244

1.  Yoannis Leyva  –  330,000  (165 bb)
2.  Benjamin Pollan  –  195,000  (98 bb)
3.  Nigel Murray  –  190,000  (95 bb)
4.  Diego Mora-Bolanos  –  180,000  (90 bb)

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 C Players Remaining:  71 of 244

A player in early position limped in, Nigel Murray raised to 4,900, from the cutoff, the player on the button called, the player in the big blind called and the early-position limper called.

The flop was and action checked to Murray who continued for 11,000. The button called, the big blind called and the early-position limper folded.

The turn was the , the big blind checked, Murray bet 35,000, and both of his opponents folded.

Nigel Murray  –  210,000  (131 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 C Players Remaining:  81 of 244

Nigel Murray  –  160,000  (133 bb)
Trent Smith  –  77,000  (64 bb)
George Boyadian  –  67,000  (56 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  63,000  (53 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  58,000  (48 bb)
Steven Bennett  –  53,000  (44 bb)
David Baize  –  45,000  (38 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  40,000  (33 bb)
Jacquelyn Scott  –  38,000  (32 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  37,000  (31 bb)
Paul Domb  –  30,000  (25 bb)
Paul Freedman  –  25,000  (21 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  23,000  (19 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi  –  23,000  (19 bb)
Marc Sacheli  –  10,000  (8 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 C Entries:  244

Flight C of Escalator VII Series Event 2 drew 244 entries, bringing the total field size to 662 entries through two flights.

Play in Flight C will continue until 31 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Chip Counts Thru Flight B

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:  52 of 418

Flight A:  215 Entries; 27 Advanced
Flight B:   203 Entries; 25 Advanced
Flight C:  Underway
Flight D: Thursday at 6 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 Schedule

11 a.m. – Event  #2 Flight C – $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • 30-minute levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30 p.m.)
  • Flight C will end when the field reaches 12.5%
  • Structure Sheet

6 p.m. – Event  #2 Flight D – $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• • $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

Tournament updates will begin at about 3:45 p.m.

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 B Entries:  203

Flight B of Escalator VII Series Event 2 attracted 203 entries, bringing the total field size to 418 entries through two flights.

Play in Flight B will continue until 26 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Chip counts through Flight A