$1M Escalator Series
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 19: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 100/1,081
From 1,081 starting to just 100 remaining, Event 4 of the $1M Escalator series is in the money. The bubble burst just moments ago early in Level 19 following about four hours of Day 2 play. The fateful hand, which came during the fourth round of hand-for-hand, saw Nissim Gozlan’s 
outdraw the 
of an unknown player. It went limp, raise, call preflop. Gozlan spiked a seven on the flop and eventually got the unknown player to risk all their chips. The board ran out no help and, with that, the bubble burst.
All remaining players have locked up $1,081 with the tournament’s champion earning $118,906 and a $3,500 seat in the $2,000,000 guaranteed Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.
One other notable hand that took place during hand-for-hand saw Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year points leader Timothy Miles call off his stack with the best of it. He lead the flop out of position and then check-called the turn. The board was 
and Miles checked again. His opponent moved all in and Miles went into the tank before calling off. Miles tabled 
and had his opponent’s 
outkicked. Miles now claims one of the largest stacks in the room.
Notables still in contention include Miles, Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Stewart Newman, reigning SHRP Player of the Year Ory Hen, Abbey Daniels, Michael Bennett, Stu Patterson, Frederico Dabus and Andrew Badecker.Those who made Day 2 but hit the rail before the money include last year’s World Series of Poker Main Event runner up Josh Beckley and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team members Mukul Pahuja and Sheddy Siddiqui.
We will bring you the first round of results when the line subsides at the payout desk.