Escalator Series

Event 5: Three-Table Redraw

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

Event 5: Joel Gola Eliminated in 30th Place by Michael Roseingrave

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 9s6d2h and action checked to Roseingrave who bet 100,000. Gola raised all in for 625,000, Singh folded, Altman folded and Roseingrave called with 9h9d for a set of nines, leading Gola’s 6s2s for sixes and deuces.

The 5c turn and 7s 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

Event 5: Chip Leaders at Break

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)

Event 5: 33rd – 45th Place Finishers

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

Event 5: Table 45 Chip Counts

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

Event 5: Table 26 Chip Counts

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

Event 5: Table 27 Chip Counts

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)

Event 5: 46th – 54th Place Finishers

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

Event 5: 55th – 70th Place Finishers

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:  54 of 559

55th:  Antonio Salorio  –  $3,000
56th:  Artilio Labrador Guerrero  –  $3,000
57th:  Scott Levitt  –  $3,000
58th:  Trent Smith  –  $3,000
59th:  Michael Wetcher  –  $3,000
60th:  Michele Iacovone  –  $3,000
61st:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  $3,000
62nd:  Oscar Marques  –  $3,000
63rd:  Nadya Magnus  –  $3,000

64th:  Scott Baumstein  –  $2,700
65th:  Moshe Tarich  –  $2,700
66th:  Irwin Block  –  $2,700
67th:  Sergio Giha  –  $2,700
68th:  Paul Domb  –  $2,700
69th:  Kevin Davis  –  $2,700
70th:  Michael Merisier  –  $2,700

Event 5: Scott Baumstein Eliminated in 64th Place by Brett Bader

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 559

Scott Baumstein was all in from the big blind for about 315,000 against Event 4 champion Brett Bader under the gun.

Baumstein:  AhQd
Bader:  KhKd

The board came Qh3s2d6s3c, not enough help to Baumstein, locking up the pot for Bader.

Brett Bader  –  690,000  (69 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  Eliminated in 64th Place  ($2,700)