Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  93 of 318

On a flop of with about 8,000 in the pot, the players in the blinds checked to Zoltan Czinkota who bet 3,200 from under the gun. Timothy Allen was the lone caller in the hijack.

The turn was the , Czinkota bet 5,100 and Allen called.

The river was the , Czinkota bet 6,000, Allen raised to 15,100 and Czinkota called.

Allen tabled for aces and fives, Czinkota mucked and Allen collected the pot.

Timothy Allen  –  70,000  (58 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota  –  113,000  (94 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  99 of 318

Richard Katz raised to 3,100 from the cutoff and was called by the player on the button.

The flop was , Katz continued for 3,000 and his opponent called.

The turn was the , Katz moved all in for about 34,200 and his opponent thought briefly before he folded.

Richard Katz  –  50,000  (42 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  117 of 318

David Vurgait  –  170,000  (170 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota  –  120,000  (120 bb)
Diane Linke  –  103,000  (103 bb)
Lyle Diamond  –  80,000  (80 bb)
Caleb Piderit  –  70,000  (70 bb)
Richard Katz  –  65,000  (65 bb)
Angelo Miele  –  65,000  (65 bb)
George Hortelano  –  57,000  (57 bb)
Eric Kolodny  –  47,000  (47 bb)
Shannon McCloud  –  46,000  (46 bb)
George Boyadjian  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  39,000  (39 bb)
Fred Dabus  –  38,000  (38 bb)
Julio Delgado  –  30,000  (30 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin  –  27,000  (27 bb)
Ya Yun Liu  –  25,000  (25 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  24,000  (24 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  318

Flight E of Escalator VII Series Event 2 drew 318 entries, bringing the total field size to 1,197 entries with one starting flight to go. The prize pool currently sits at $248,976.

Play in Flight E will continue until 40 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Chip Counts Thru Flight D

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  111 of 879

Flight A:  215 Entries;  27 Advanced
Flight B:  203 Entries;  25 Advanced
Flight C:  244 Entries;  31 Advanced
Flight D:  217 Entries;  28 Advanced
Flight E:  Underway;  Registration Open Until 3:30 p.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 11 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.

Escalator VII Schedule

11 a.m. – Event  #2 Flight E – $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • 30-minute levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30 p.m.)
  • Flight E will end when the field reaches 12.5%
  • Structure Sheet

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Entries:  217

Flight D of Escalator VII Series Event 2 drew 217 entries, bringing the total field size to 879 entries with two starting flights to come.

Play in Flight D will continue until 28 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Chip Counts Thru Flight C

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Flight D Entries:  211

On the turn of a board with roughly, Neil Zonenashvili checked in middle position, the player in the hijack bet 6,000, Lyle Diamond called in the cutoff and Zonenashvili called.

The river was the and action checked to Diamond who bet 6,000. Zonenashvili check-raised all in with a covering stack, the player in the hijack called all in for about 25,000 and Diamond folded.

Zonenashvili tabled for quad kings, his opponent showed a defeated for a flush and Zonenashvili collected the pot.

Neil Zonenashvili  –  110,000  (138 b)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Flight D Entries:  209

Mike Beasley raised to 1,800 from middle position and both players in the blinds called.

The flop was , the small blind checked and the big blind bet 2,500. Beasley raised all in for 17,800, the small blind folded and the big blind thought for a little while before he folded as well.

Beasley showed for a pair of nines with a flush draw as he collected the pot.

Mike Beasley  –  26,500  (33 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 2
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight D Entries:  198

Juan Mubarak Peralta  –  67,000  (134 bb)
Lyle Diamond  –  53,000  (106 bb)
James Tomblin  –  49,000  (98 bb)
James Anderson  –  40,000  (80 bb)
Theo Lawson  –  35,000  (70 bb)
Neil Zonenashvili  –  30,000  (60 bb)
Perry Shiao  –  28,000  (56 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  25,000  (50 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  17,000  (34 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  17,000  (34 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum  –  14,000  (28 bb)
George Hortelano  –  13,000  (26 bb)
Roberto Bendeck  –  10,000  (20 bb)