Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 559

Fred Dabus raised to 65,000 from under the gun, Brandon Navarrete three-bet to 170,000 from the next seat over, Dabus four-bet all in for 615,000 and Navarrete called.

Dabus: 
Navarrete: 

The flop was , giving Navarrete a pair of kings to pull ahead.

The turn was the , giving Dabus a king-high straight.

The river was the , safe for Dabus to double through Navarrete.

Fred Dabus  –  1,295,000  (52 bb)
Brandon Navarrete  –  550,000  (22 bb)

Recent Eliminations
23rd:  Brett Bader  –  $6,215
24th:  Mike Chiappetta  –  $6,215
25th:  Armando Romero  –  $5,315

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 559

Dan Blackburn raised all in for 180,000 from middle position and Armando Romero isolated with a shove of his own for 290,000 from the cutoff.

Blackburn: 
Romero: 

The board came , giving Romero queens full of sixes to eliminate Blackburn in 27th place.

Armando Romero  –  535,000  (21 bb)
Dan Blackburn  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($5,315)

Recent Eliminations
26th:  Ernesto Castellano  –  $5,315

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 559

Table 14
Seat 1:  Michael Jagroo  –  275,000  (14 bb)
Seat 2:  Vincent Cafone  –  990,000  (50 bb)
Seat 3:  Gary Gelman  –  900,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4:  Anthony Valiente  –  430,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5:  Steven Cohen  –  500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 6:  Art Peacock  –  1,000,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7:  Dennis Altman  –  470,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8:  David Moore  –  940,000  (47 bb)
Seat 9:  Mike Chiappetta  –  620,000  (31 bb)

Table 20
Seat 1:  Quan Phui  –  300,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2:  Loni Hui  –  1,250,000  (63 bb)
Seat 3:  Alejandro Funes  –  1,040,000  (52 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Roseingrave  –  1,550,000  (78 bb)
Seat 5:  Dmitry Savelyev  –  680,000  (34 bb)
Seat 6:  Nick Yunis  –  625,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7:  Dan Blackburn  –  200,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8:  Raminder Singh  –  990,000  (50 bb)
Seat 9:  Armando Romero  –  300,000  (15 bb)

Table 45
Seat 1:  Ernesto Castellano  –  240,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2:  Scott Heiligman  –  675,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3:  Brett Bader  –  580,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4:  Alton Mendleson  –  1,100,000  (55 bb)
Seat 5:  John McDonald  –  1,500,000  (75 bb)
Seat 6:  Aaron Stefansky  –  3,150,000  (158 bb)
Seat 7:  Claudio Piedrabuena  –  390,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8:  Fred Dabus  –  700,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9:  Brandon Navarrete  –  640,000  (32 bb)

Recent Eliminations
28th:  Robert Jonsson  –  $4,440
29th:  Aaron Rosenthal  –  $4,440

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 559

Michael Roseingrave opened to 50,000 from under the gun, Joel Gola three-bet to 100,000 from the cutoff, Raminder Singh called in the small blind, Dennis Altman called in the big blind and Roseingrave called.

The flop was and action checked to Roseingrave who bet 100,000. Gola raised all in for 625,000, Singh folded, Altman folded and Roseingrave called with for a set of nines, leading Gola’s for sixes and deuces.

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Roseingrave to score the elimination.

Michael Roseingrave  –  2,000,000  (100 bb)
Joel Gola  –  Eliminated in 30th Place  ($4,440)

Recent Eliminations
31st:  Jay Klitzner  –  $4,440
32nd:  Gil Guadalpi  –  $4,440

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 559

Here were the chip leaders at break:

1.  Aaron Stefansky  –  2,195,000  (110 bb)
2.  John McDonald  –  1,680,000  (84 bb)
3.  Art Peacock  –  1,545,000  (77 bb)
4.  Alejandro Funes  –  1,295,000  (65 bb)
5.  Raminder Singh  –  1,195,000  (60 bb)
6.  Vincent Cafone  –  1,105,000  (55 bb)
7.  Loni Hui  –  1,060,000  (53 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 559

33rd:  Greg Levine  –  $4,440
34th:  Brian Powell  –  $4,440
35th:  Valery Litvak  –  $4,440
36th:  Mike Vela  –  $4,440

37th:  Steve Yagudaev  –  $3,850
38th:  Guy Naimi  –  $3,850
39th:  Rafael Fernandez  –  $3,850
40th:  Alejandro Arana Torres  –  $3,850
41st:  Peter Fellows  –  $3,850
42nd:  Eduardo Subirats  –  $3,850
43rd:  Colbert Da Silva  –  $3,850
44th:  Lazaro Rojas  –  $3,850
45th:  Victor Figueroa  –  $3,850

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 559

Seat 1:  Jay Klitzner  –  165,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Valery Litvak  –  220,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4:  Steven Cohen  –  360,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Nick Yunis  –  835,000  (56 bb)
Seat 6:  Aaron Stefansky  –  2,100,000  (140 bb)
Seat 7:  Ernesto Castellano  –  300,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8:  Aaron Rosenthal  –  280,000  (19 bb)
Seat 9:  Brandon Navarrete  –  650,000  (43 bb)

Recent Eliminations
38th:  Guy Naimi  –  $3,850
39th:  Rafael Fernandez  –  $3,850

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 559

Seat 1:  Rafael Fernandez  –  490,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2:  Alejandro Funes  –  1,150,000  (77 bb)
Seat 3:  Dmitry Savelyev  –  390,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4:  Steve Yagudaev  –  415,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5:  Art Peacock  –  1,040,000  (69 bb)
Seat 6:  Greg Levine  –  540,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  John McDonald  –  1,140,000  (76 bb)
Seat 9:  Alton Mendleson  –  560,000  (37 bb)

Recent Eliminations
40th:  Alejandro Arana Torres  –  $3,850
41st:  Peter Fellows  –  $3,850
42nd:  Eduardo Subirats  –  $3,850
43rd:  Colbert Da Silva  –  $3,850
44th:  Lazaro Rojas  –  $3,850

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 559

Seat 1:  Guy Naimi  –  150,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2:  Colbert Da Silva  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:  Victor Figueroa  –  Eliminated in 45th Place  ($3,850)
Seat 4:  Robert Jonsson  –  220,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5:  Raminder Singh  –  700,000  (47 bb)
Seat 6:  Dennis Altman  –  110,000  (7 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Roseingrave  –  550,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8:  Mike Vela  –  300,000  (20 bb)
Seat 9:  Armando Romero  –  560,000  (37 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 559

46th:  Noris Barcimanto –  $3,360
47th:  David Poces  –  $3,360
48th:  Eitan Aloush  –  $3,360
49th:  Scott Drobes  –  $3,360
50th:  Ariel Mantel  –  $3,360
51st:  David Chase  –  $3,360
52nd:  Max Goliger  –  $3,360
53rd:  Jack Sumner Jr  –  $3,360
54th:  Fernando Halac  –  $3,360