Event 3: A.K. Iminov – 4th Place ($25,510)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,351

A.K. Iminov raised all in for 2,400,000 from UTG/cutoff and Michael Fryett called on the button.

Iminov:  QsTs
Fryett:  Ad9c

The flop was Qd5d6s, giving Iminov a pair of queens to take the lead.

The turn was the 2d, giving Fryett a flush draw.

The river was the As, giving Fryett a pair of aces to eliminate Iminov in fourth place.

Michael Fryett  –  9,000,000  (60 bb)
A.K. Iminov  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($25,510)

Event 3: Gil Guadalpi – 5th Place ($19,200)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,351

Alejandro Arana Torres limped in from the cutoff, Gil Guadalpi did the same from the small blind and A.K. Iminov raised all in for 1,425,000 in the big blind. Torres folded and Guadalpi called.

Guadalpi:  Qh4h
Iminov:  Ac5c

The board ran out 9h2cTc8sAh, giving Iminov a pair of aces to double up.

Down to 625,000, Guadalpi was all in two hands later with Ac4s against Peter Fellows.

Guadalpi:  Ac4s
Fellows:  JdJh

The board came down 6h2dTs8dQh, ending Guadalpi’s tournament in fifth place.

Peter Fellows  –  5,900,000  (39 bb)
A.K. Iminov  –  3,000,000  (20 bb)
Gil Guadalpi  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($19,200)

Event 3: Stuart Greenbaum – 6th Place ($15,530)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,351

Stuart Greenbaum raised to 400,000 from the cutoff, Alejandro Arana Torres three-bet to 1,200,000 from the big blind, Greenbaum four-bet all in for 4,125,000 and Torres tanked for a bit before he called.

Greenbaum:  AdKs
Torres:  8c8h

The board ran out Ac8s6hJc9s, giving Torres a set of eights to eliminate Greenbaum in sixth place.

Alejandro Arana Torres  –  16,000,000  (128 bb)
Stuart Greenbaum  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($15,530)

Event 3: Jeffrey Green – 7th Place ($12,800); Jason Korb – 8th Place ($10,100)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,351

A.K. Iminov limped from under the gun, Alejandro Arana Torres did the same from middle position and Jason Korb raised all in for 1,200,000 from the cutoff.

Jeffrey Green reraised all in from the big blind for about 3,500,000, Iminov folded and Torres thought for a little while before he called with the biggest stack of the bunch.

Torres:  AcKh
Korb:  Ah3s
Green:  AsJc

The board ran out KdKs6cQs6s, giving Torres kings full of sixes to score the double elimination.

Alejandro Arana Torres  –  11,800,000  (94 bb)
Jeffrey Green  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($12,800)
Jason Korb  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($10,100)

Event 3: Owen Lynn – 9th Place ($7,530)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,351

Gil Guadalpi raised to 250,000 from under the gun, Owen Lynn three-bet to about 800,000 from middle position, A.K. Iminov four-bet to about 3,000,000, Guadalpi folded, Lynn reraised all in for about 4,000,000 and Iminov called.

Lynn:  AhKd
Iminov:  KcKs

The board ran out 9c3h8s9d6d, no help to Owen, ending his tournament in ninth place.

A.K. Iminov  –  10,500,000  (105 bb)
Owen Lynn  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($7,530)

Event 3: Final Table Lineup

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,351

Seat 1:  Stuart Greenbaum  –  3,600,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2:  Jeffrey Green  –  3,200,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3:  Owen Lynn  –  4,000,000  (40 bb)
Seat 4:  A.K. Iminov  –  5,700,000  (57 bb)
Seat 5:  Michael Fryett  –  4,100,000  (41 bb)
Seat 6:  Alejandro Arana Torres  –  3,800,000  (38 bb)
Seat 7:  Peter Fellows  –  6,150,000  (62 bb)
Seat 8:  Jason Korb  –  1,650,000  (17 bb)
Seat 9:  Gil Guadalpi  –  1,600,000  (16 bb)

1st:  $73,775 + Trophy
2nd:  $50,570
3rd:  $34,425
4th:  $25,510
5th:  $19,200
6th:  $15,530
7th:  $12,800
8th:  $10,100
9th:  $7,530

Event 3: Tuan Nguyen Eliminated in 10th Place by A.K. Iminov

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,351

A.K. Iminov limped on the button, Tuan Nguyen raised all in for 1,150,000 and Iminov called with KdQh, leading Nguyen’s Ks9d.

The board ran out 9cJsJh8sQd, giving Iminov queens and jacks to eliminate Nguyen in 10th place.

A.K. Iminov  –  5,400,000  (54 bb)
Tuan Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($7,530)

Recent Eliminations
11th:  Neal Corcoran  –  $5,705

Event 3: Paul Koster Eliminated in 12th Place by Peter Fellows

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,351

Peter Fellows opened to 250,000 from under the gun, Paul Koster three-bet to 950,000 from the small blind and Fellows called.

The flop was 3h2dTh, Koster shoved for about 1,500,000 and Fellows called instantly with QhQs for a pair of queens, leading Koster’s JcJd for a pair of jacks.

The 7c turn and 8c river completed the board, no help to Koster, locking up the pot for Fellows.

Peter Fellows  –  5,800,000  (58 bb)
Paul Koster  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($5,705)

Recent Eliminations
13th:  Wiliam Chase  –  $4,425

Event 3: Cameron Bellamy Eliminated in 14th Place; Calixto Rodriguez Eliminated in 15th Place

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,351

Calixto Rodriguez raised all in for about 400,000 from under the gun, Cameron Bellamy three-bet all in for about 800,000 from the button and Alejandro Arana Torres isolated the action from the small blind.

Rodriguez:  6c5h
Bellamy:  AdQd
Torres:  KdKh

The board ran out 6d7h3d2cTh, keeping Torres’ kings best to score the double elimination.

Alejandro Arana Torres  –  3,400,000  (45 bb)
Cameron Bellamy  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($4,425)
Calixto Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($4,425)

Event 3: Stuart Greenbaum Doubles Thru Calixto Rodriguez

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,351

Stuart Greenbaum was all in for 1,525,000 under the gun with Ac4h against Calixto Rodriguez the next seat over holding QdQc.

The board ran out As7s8s3c7d, giving Greenbaum aces and sevens to double up.

Stuart Greenbaum  –  3,250,000  (43 bb)
Calixto Rodriguez  –  400,000  (5 bb)