Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  23 of 169

Solomon Tibebu raised to 12,000 from middle position, Richard Rice three-bet all in for about 95,000 from the cutoff and Tibebu called all in for 79,500 with , leading Rice’s .

The board came , safe for Tibebu to double up.

Solomon Tibebu  –  169,000  (42 bb)
Richard Rice  –  15,000  (4 bb)

Rice was eliminated shortly thereafter, prompting the start of hand-for-hand play.

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  27 of 169

Billy Pilossoph was all in for 53,500 in the cutoff with against Courtney Rowe in the small blind holding .

The board ran out , giving Pilossoph kings and eights to double through Rowe.

Billy Pilossoph  –  115,000  (29 bb)
Courney Rowe  –  410,000  (103 bb)

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure

Flight D of Escalator VI Series Event 3 gets underway at 6 p.m.

Players start with 20,000 in chips and late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at about 10:30 p.m. Players may re-enter as often as needed during that time. All Day 1 levels are 30 minutes.

Flight D will continue late into the night and bag when 12.5% of the field remains. Those players will return for Day 2 on Sunday at noon in the money. Players must bag a stack in order to reach the money.

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (10:30 p.m.)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of the field remains
• Structure Sheet

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  27 of 169

As relayed to us, following a flop of , Javier Sarache was all in for about 130,000 with in middle position against Courtney Rowe in the hijack holding .

Sarache couldn’t catch up, locking up the pot for Rowe, who is leading the flight with 27 players left. Only 22 will advance to Day 2.

Courtney Rowe  –  445,000  (148 bb)
Javier Sarache  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  31 of 169

Anmar Ibrahim raised all in for 18,000 from middle position, Javier Sarache called from the small blind, Courtney Rowe reraised all in from the big blind with a covering stack and Sarache folded.

Ibrahim: 
Rowe: 

The board ran out , no help to Ibrahim, locking up the pot for Rowe.

Courtney Rowe  –  243,000  (97 bb)
Javier Sarache  –  60,000  (24 bb)
Anmar Ibrahim  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  36 of 169

Veljko Lakusic raised to 9,000 from early position, George Hortelano called from middle position, and Avram Lockwood three-bet all in for 39,000 from the button. Lakusic folded and Hortelano called after a few moments.

Hortelano: 
Lockwood: 

The board ran out , safe for Lockwood to double up.

Avram Lockwood  –  93,500  (37 bb)
George Hortelano  –  175,000  (70 bb)

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  40 of 169

George Hortelano raised from the hijack, Max Romano three-bet all in for about 38,000 from the button and Hortelano called with , leading Romano’s .

The board ran out , safe for Hortelano to score the elimination.

George Hortelano  –  214,000  (107 bb)
Max Romano  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  44 of 169

After a series of raises, Ryan Estrada was all in for about 87,000 from the small blind against Courtney Rowe in early position.

Estrada: 
Rowe: 

The flop came , giving Estrada a pair of aces to take the lead. The turn, however, was the to give Rowe a set of queens to retake the lead. The river was the , no help to Estrada, locking up the pot for Rowe.

Courtney Rowe  –  188,000  (94 bb)
Ryan Estrada  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  51 of 169

A player in middle position opened to 5,000, Bryan Hunter three-bet all in for 26,500 from the next seat over, and Ryan Estrada isolated the action with a four-bet shove from the button.

Hunter: 
Estrada: 

The board ran out , giving Estrada a pair of aces to eliminate Hunter.

Ryan Estrada  –  104,000  (52 bb)
Bryan Hunter  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  63 of 169

As relayed to us, the action started with a player in early position opening to 3,200. Caleb Piderit three-bet all in for about 17,000 from middle position, George Hortelano four-bet all in for 46,400 from the hijack and the player on the button called.

The player in the big blind then called all-in for about 19,000, putting the action back on the initial raiser who five-bet all in for roughly 62,000. The button called, putting the other four players at risk.

Here were the hands in descending order of chip count:

Button: 
UTG+1: 
Hortelano: 
Big Blind: 
Pideit: 

The board ran out , giving Hortelano a set of queens to eliminate both Piderit and the big blind, while doubling through the button and UTG+1 players.

George Hortelano  –  190,000  (158 bb)
Caleb Piderit  –  Eliminated