Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 559

Alton Mendleson raised all in for 610,000 from the cutoff and Steven Cohen isolated the action from the button with , leading Mendleson’s .

The board ran out , not enough help to Mendleson, ending his tournament in 17th place.

Steven Cohen  –  1,700,000  (43 bb)
Alton Mendleson  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($8,855)

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 559

Raminder Singh raised to 105,000 form the button, Art Peacock three-bet all in for 535,000 in the small blind, Dennis Altman reraised all in for about 2,000,000 in the big blind and Singh folded.

Peacock: 
Altman: 

The board came , giving Peacock a set of of kings to double through Altman.

Art Peacock  –  1,215,000  (30 bb)
Dennis Altman  –  1,500,000  (38 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 559

On the turn of a board, Steven Cohen bet effectively 400,000-ish from the small blind and Brandon Navarrete tanked in middle position before he called all in.

Cohen showed , leading Navarrete’s .

The river was the , no help to Navarrete, ending his tournament in 18th place.

Steven Cohen  –  1,440,000  (48 bb)
Brandon Navarrete  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($8,855)

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 559

Steven Cohen raised all in for 390,000 from the small blind and Raminder Singh called in the big blind.

Cohen: 
Singh: 

The board ran out , giving Cohen nines full of fours to double through Singh.

Steven Cohen  –  810,000  (37 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  1,140,000  (38 bb)

Recent Eliminations
19th:  Quan Phui  –  $7,480

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 559

Claudio Piedrabuena was all in for 580,000 in the cutoff against Scott Heiligman in the big blind.

Piedrabuena: 
Heiligman: 

The board ran out , giving Heiligman jacks full of treys on the river to eliminate Piedrabuena in 20th place.

Scott Heiligman  –  2,650,000  (88 bb)
Claudio Piedrabuena  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($7,480)

Recent Eliminations
21st:  Anthony Valiente  –  $7,480

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 559

Scott Heiligman raised to 65,000 from UTG+1, John McDonald three-bet to 190,000 from the cutoff and Heiligman called.

The flop was , Heiligman checked, McDonald continued for 260,000, Heiligman raised all in for effectively 760,000 and McDonald called with , leading Heiligman’s .

The turn and river completed the board, giving Heiligman a ten-high straight to eliminate McDonald in 22nd place.

Scott Heiligman  –  2,050,000  (68 bb)
John McDonald  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($6,215)

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 559

Play resumes at 9:13 p.m.

Table 14
Seat 1:  Michael Jagroo  –  400,000  ( 13 bb)
Seat 2:  Vincent Cafone  –  1,290,000  (43 bb)
Seat 3:  Gary Gelman  –  1,050,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4:  Anthony Valiente  –  125,000  (4 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Art Peacock  –  590,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7:  Dennis Altman  –  1,600,000  (53 bb)
Seat 8:  David Moore  –  435,000  (15 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 20
Seat 1:  Quan Phui  –  510,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2:  Loni Hui  –  1,285,000  (43 bb)
Seat 3:  Alejandro Funes  –  965,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Roseingrave  –  1,330,000  (44 bb)
Seat 5:  Dmitry Savelyev  –  1,045,000  (35 bb)
Seat 6:  Nick Yunis  –  985,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7:  Steven Cohen  –  375,000  (13 bb)
Seat 8:  Raminder Singh  –  1,385,000  (46 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 45
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Scott Heiligman  –  1,045,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Alton Mendleson  –  855,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5:  John McDonald  –  950,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:  Aaron Stefansky  –  3,170,000  (106 bb)
Seat 7:  Claudio Piedrabuena  –  655,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8:  Fred Dabus  –  1,330,000  (44 bb)
Seat 9:  Brandon Navarrete  –  990,000  (33 bb)

1st:  $160,880 + Trophy
2nd:  $109,200
3rd:  $72,400
4th:  $51,200
5th:  $39,300
6th:  $32,400
7th:  $26,800
8th:  $21,400
9th-10th:  $16,075
11th-12th:  $13,275
13th-15th:  $10,625
16th-18th:  $8,855
19th-21st:  $7,480
22nd:  $6,215

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 559

The remaining 22 players are on a one-hour dinner break. Play resumes at 9:13 p.m.

Full chip counts will be posted soon.

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