Escalator $150: Luke Rosenberg Wins Week 1 Title

2018 Escalator Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Week 1: $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 1,507
Prize Pool: $180,840
February 21-25, 2018

2018 Escalator Week 1 champion, Luke Rosenberg

Final results:

FINISHNAMEPRIZE
1stLUKE ROSENBERG$27,217 + $3,500 Seat
2ndMATTHEW MORGAN$25,776
3rdHENRY HEIL$25,701
4thROBERT HARRIS JR$20,164
5thDOLLINE WILLIS$7,957
6thPEDRO PALACIO$6,149
7thALEXANDER FLEITES$4,702
8thNEIL BLUMENFIELD$3,436
9thTHOMAS SYMONDS$2,441
10thERAN JOSHUA ZUR$1,754
11thJAIME DIAZ$1,754
12thRAMINDER SINGH$1,754
13thMARVIN YOUNG$1,374
14thMark Luppi$1,374
15thMichael Harley$1,374
16thRoberto Pimentel$1,157
17thNithaniel Galliford$1,157
18thJason Cruse$1,157
19thDaniel Genachte$977
20thJuan Ferrer$977
21stSteven Zukowski$977
22ndOneil McCalla$977
23rdCharlemagne Benkamin Jr$977
24thJoseph Warlen$977
25thRandal Fernandez$977
26thJulian Guimaraes$977
27thWilliam Underdown$977
28thRobert Leff$832
29thCharles Townsend$832
30thFabian Henao$832
31stMatthew Vetstein$832
32ndGuillermo Hamilton$832
33rdCHRISTOPHER BROWN$832
34thCARLOS MEDINA CHINTAN$832
35thJOHN DERMODY$832
36thFARIBORZ ZOJAJI$832
37thLUCAS BRAGA$705
38thROBERT FLACCO$705
39thALFREDO VEGA$705
40thNICHOLAS AVENA$705
41stVLADIMIR GRECHNIKOV$705
42ndRANDY MARTINEZ$705
43rdAYCA ERAKBAS$705
44thHARALAMBOS SIDERIS SANSIVIERO$705
45thROBERTO TRANSUE$705
46thALAN AGO$615
47thORY HEN$615
48thJOHN THANH NGUYEN$615
49thTAVERN DOWNING$615
50thMICHAEL GULLIFORD$615
51stALDRING GOMEZ TORRES$615
52ndALEJANDRO ARMAS SENIOR$615
53rdROMAN PESHEKHONOV$615
54thBRANDON MARKLAND$615
55thCARLOS NIETO$543
56thYESNIEL PULIDO$543
57thWANLOP PHONPHORNWITHOON$543
58thLUIS MIRANDA$543
59thROIDI REGALADO$543
60thDOLPHUS POWERS$543
61stDENNIS RODRIGUEZ$543
62ndMICHAEL CHIAPPETTA$543
63rdSOLANGE LUCAS$543
64thDEJAN PETKOVIC$470
65thEMIL SOFFER$470
66thNANCY NIETO$470
67thHAIM TOORGEMAN$470
68thROLANDO MARTINEZ GONZALEZ$470
69thDILAN MARKS$470
70thNESLY JEAN BAPTISTI$470
71stARLENE VAZQUEZ$470
72ndROBERTO DIAZ$470
73rdGREGORY ANDA$416
74thSTEVEN BENNETT$416
75thERIC MUTSCHLER$416
76thDELROY REID$416
77thFREDERIC BUNCHAN$416
78thMARK WAHBA$416
79thDENNIS GROSSMAN$416
80thDIMITRY AGRACHOV$416
81stSTEVEN LAKE$416
82ndCLAUDIO KALILI$380
83rdHENRY MILLER$380
84thOSCAR TRESTINI$380
85thJOEL GOSSETT$380
86thGEORGE LUKAWSKI$380
87thDANIEL DIAMOND$380
88thDAMIEN SIMON$380
89thROBERTO BENDECK$380
90thAARON FRIEDMAN$380

Escalator $150: Day 2 Table Draws

2018 Escalator Series (Week 1)
$150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

Players Remaining: 173 of 1,507 | Structure | Payouts

Flight A: 176 Entries, 17 Advanced
Flight B: 155 Entries, 16 Advanced
Flight C: 207 Entries, 25 Advanced
Flight D: 226 Entries, 25 Advanced
Flight E: 274 Entries, 29 Advanced
Flight F: 469 Entries, 61 Advanced
Day 3: Sunday at Noon

Day 2 table draws:

TABLESEATFIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNTRANK
131NESLYJEAN BAPTISTE71,00093
133HARISUKHU78,20079
134YIGALHEN34,600152
135MELISSADUBE17,600169
136BERNARDCOHEN46,200131
137JOELGOSSETT43,300134
138JULIORUIZ58,200108
139ROBERTFLACCO27,400165
141EVGENIYCATANE89,20068
142LOWELLSCHOONMAKER139,10032
143LUISSUAREZ49,900123
144CHRISTOPHERBROWN202,7008
145MICHAELCHIAPPETTA182,90012
147DANIELDIAMOND107,30053
148ARLENEVAZQUEZ67,90099
149RANDYMARTINEZ118,40041
151DANIELGUANCHE39,000142
152HENRYHEIL77,60082
153CHARLESTOWNSEND108,00051
154PHILIPNOVICK59,000107
156VALERIARODRIGUES28,100163
157OMARRODRIGUEZ73,30090
158ROBERTJONSSON38,600143
159THOMASSYMONDS88,00070
161TRENTSMITH90,90065
162JAMESBOMAR JR28,300162
163PEDROPALACIO117,50042
164ROBERTHARRIS JR32,500155
165JONATHANOUNJIAN70,20095
167NATHANIELGALLIFORD87,50071
168FARIBORZZOJAJI106,80054
169ROIDIREGALADO46,300129
181KENNETHBRUNO47,900127
182CESARMENDOZA GOMEZ133,40035
183JUANFERRER63,900103
184GILGUADALPI77,60081
185MATTHEWZARCADOOLAS36,600147
186EDGARVARAS125,00038
187MICHAELGULLIFORD108,50049
188ARTURGRIGORYANTS20,900166
189ALEJANDROARMAS SENIOR230,9006
191YOANEHAYOUN39,800140
192DEJANPETKOVIC93,40064
193IMANDAN A46,800128
194FABIANHENAO34,900150
195STEVENLAKE18,900168
196ALDRINGGOMEZ TORRES120,20040
197MARKDUBE42,900136
198JARRYDAGELOFF115,60044
199LUCASBRAGA71,10092
201THEIRENCOCORAN95,80058
202GREGORYANDA46,200130
203JAMESSULLIVAN42,700137
204FRANKLINMACHADO66,300100
205CHRISTOPHERHALKITIS110,30047
206ANTHONYVALENTI31,500159
207ROMANPESHEKHONOV140,20029
208RANDALFERNANDEZ142,80027
209MICHAELHARLEY185,2009
211JEFFREYDOAN34,900149
212CLAUDIOKALILI95,70059
213FREDERICODORNELAS77,90080
214ONEILMCCALLA163,40016
215BRANDONMARKLAND176,60013
216LAWRENCEST AMAND31,800157
217RAYMECUETO SILVESTRE57,400111
218ERAN JOSHUAZUR139,70030
219OSCARTRESTINI61,100105
231BARRYCHAZEN53,700118
232JOHN THANHNGUYEN85,40072
233NANCYNIETO79,80076
234FILIPPOSLIAKOUAKOS116,00043
235DOLLINEWILLIS163,00017
236CHANDANMATHUR9,400173
237NEILBLUMENFIELD45,300133
238SHALOMELHARAR93,70063
239GILNACHUM76,90084
241WANLOPPHONPHORNWITHOON129,20037
242HAIMTOORGEMAN57,300112
243GUILLERMOHAMILTON40,600139
244BRANDONVIRGILIO58,000110
245HENRYMILLER63,500104
246AYCAERAKBAS131,00036
247RICHARDGANESH49,300126
248DIMITRYAGRACHOV183,80011
249ROBERTLEFF75,60088
251MATTHEWVETSTEIN94,00062
252LEROYJONES JR39,200141
253CARLOSMEDINA CHINTAN254,9004
254ROBERTOBENDECK52,700119
255DELROYREID82,70074
256ALEXANDERFLEITES412,2001
257DENNISGROSSMAN149,50023
258MARVINYOUNG76,00087
259ANDYGARCIA56,000115
261STEVENZUKOWSKI79,70077
262OSMANYSALDANAS32,300156
263ALEXANDERDVORSKY38,000145
264CORNELIUSROGERS105,50055
265ROBERTOPIMENTEL46,000132
266DEVINBATISTA112,90046
267TRENT-DARYLMCINTURFF149,70022
268SEAMUSHOBAN108,50050
269RAMINDERSINGH264,8003
281GEORGELUKAWSKI56,100114
282RYANRACKLEFF32,700154
283CHARLESHORTON40,800138
284MICHAELSTEINBACHER38,500144
285ALFREDOVEGA76,60085
286STEVENBENNETT90,80066
287SANTANANORONHA76,50086
288ANTHONYDE LA REGATA50,800121
289CHARLEMAGNEBENJAMIN JR170,00015
291CARLOSTORRES VAZQUEZ55,700116
292HARALAMBOSSIDERIS SANSIVIERO95,10060
293MICHAELTOBKES15,400172
294WILLIAM IIIKOPP34,400153
295JUSTINGELATO110,10048
296LARSSWEDMAN30,900160
297SCOTTZAKHEIM28,700161
298ORYHEN139,30031
299ANTONSERKOV101,40057
301JASONHOPKINS67,90098
302YESNIELPULIDO107,80052
303FERNANDOPAGES31,700158
304VLADIMIRGRECHNIKOV151,40021
305DILANMARKS88,30069
306WILLIAMUNDERDOWN284,0002
307ANTHONYABDO77,50083
308ERICMUTSCHLER94,60061
309GREGORYSPINDER49,800124
311MICHAELKESSLER52,600120
312DAMIENSIMON157,00019
313SOLANGELUCAS37,100146
314JASONCRUSE184,30010
315DANIELCOUZENS16,700170
316STEPHENSMITH43,300135
317MARKLUPPI58,100109
318CARLOBUZZETTA55,500117
319FRANKVITTIMBERGA34,800151
331ROBERTTRANSUE85,20073
332LUISSORIANO15,700171
333KEVINSCAROLA66,000101
334FREDERICBUNCHAN173,60014
335DENNISRODRIGUEZ133,70034
336MILCVALDES152,10020
338DOLPHUSPOWERS35,500148
339YASSIELVECIANA28,000164
341JOSEPHWARLEN79,00078
342MATTHEWREED50,700122
343THOMASGARI69,00096
344MICHAELNEWMAN145,00025
345LUISMIRANDA144,70026
346HAROLDPAWLUK20,900167
347LUKEROSENBERG134,40033
349ROBERTODIAZ113,20045
351MARKWAHBA148,10024
352TAVERNDOWNING140,50028
353ALANAGO160,00018
354NICHOLASAVENA70,90094
355ROBERTCHUSID82,20075
356EMILSOFFER122,00039
357JEFFREYNIEDELMAN64,800102
358ROLANDOMARTINEZ GONZALEZ57,100113
361JAIMEDIAZ49,700125
362JOHNDERMODY74,80089
363DONALDWILLIAMS247,8005
364TROYSINGH73,00091
365SCOTTEFRON211,3007
366CARLOSNIETO68,30097
367AARONFRIEDMAN60,800106
368MATTHEWMORGAN90,00067
369JULIANGUIMARAES103,50056

Escalator $150: Day 2 Chip Counts

2018 Escalator Series (Week 1)
$150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

Players Remaining: 173 of 1,507 | Structure | Payouts

Flight A: 176 Entries, 17 Advanced
Flight B: 155 Entries, 16 Advanced
Flight C: 207 Entries, 25 Advanced
Flight D: 226 Entries, 25 Advanced
Flight E: 274 Entries, 29 Advanced
Flight F: 469 Entries, 61 Advanced
Day 3: Sunday at Noon

Day 2 chip counts:

RANKFIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNTTABLESEAT
1ALEXANDERFLEITES412,200256
2WILLIAMUNDERDOWN284,000306
3RAMINDERSINGH264,800269
4CARLOSMEDINA CHINTAN254,900253
5DONALDWILLIAMS247,800363
6ALEJANDROARMAS SENIOR230,900189
7SCOTTEFRON211,300365
8CHRISTOPHERBROWN202,700144
9MICHAELHARLEY185,200209
10JASONCRUSE184,300314
11DIMITRYAGRACHOV183,800248
12MICHAELCHIAPPETTA182,900145
13BRANDONMARKLAND176,600215
14FREDERICBUNCHAN173,600334
15CHARLEMAGNEBENJAMIN JR170,000289
16ONEILMCCALLA163,400214
17DOLLINEWILLIS163,000235
18ALANAGO160,000353
19DAMIENSIMON157,000312
20MILCVALDES152,100336
21VLADIMIRGRECHNIKOV151,400304
22TRENT-DARYLMCINTURFF149,700267
23DENNISGROSSMAN149,500257
24MARKWAHBA148,100351
25MICHAELNEWMAN145,000344
26LUISMIRANDA144,700345
27RANDALFERNANDEZ142,800208
28TAVERNDOWNING140,500352
29ROMANPESHEKHONOV140,200207
30ERAN JOSHUAZUR139,700218
31ORYHEN139,300298
32LOWELLSCHOONMAKER139,100142
33LUKEROSENBERG134,400347
34DENNISRODRIGUEZ133,700335
35CESARMENDOZA GOMEZ133,400182
36AYCAERAKBAS131,000246
37WANLOPPHONPHORNWITHOON129,200241
38EDGARVARAS125,000186
39EMILSOFFER122,000356
40ALDRINGGOMEZ TORRES120,200196
41RANDYMARTINEZ118,400149
42PEDROPALACIO117,500163
43FILIPPOSLIAKOUAKOS116,000234
44JARRYDAGELOFF115,600198
45ROBERTODIAZ113,200349
46DEVINBATISTA112,900266
47CHRISTOPHERHALKITIS110,300205
48JUSTINGELATO110,100295
49MICHAELGULLIFORD108,500187
50SEAMUSHOBAN108,500268
51CHARLESTOWNSEND108,000153
52YESNIELPULIDO107,800302
53DANIELDIAMOND107,300147
54FARIBORZZOJAJI106,800168
55CORNELIUSROGERS105,500264
56JULIANGUIMARAES103,500369
57ANTONSERKOV101,400299
58THEIRENCOCORAN95,800201
59CLAUDIOKALILI95,700212
60HARALAMBOSSIDERIS SANSIVIERO95,100292
61ERICMUTSCHLER94,600308
62MATTHEWVETSTEIN94,000251
63SHALOMELHARAR93,700238
64DEJANPETKOVIC93,400192
65TRENTSMITH90,900161
66STEVENBENNETT90,800286
67MATTHEWMORGAN90,000368
68EVGENIYCATANE89,200141
69DILANMARKS88,300305
70THOMASSYMONDS88,000159
71NATHANIELGALLIFORD87,500167
72JOHN THANHNGUYEN85,400232
73ROBERTTRANSUE85,200331
74DELROYREID82,700255
75ROBERTCHUSID82,200355
76NANCYNIETO79,800233
77STEVENZUKOWSKI79,700261
78JOSEPHWARLEN79,000341
79HARISUKHU78,200133
80FREDERICODORNELAS77,900213
81GILGUADALPI77,600184
82HENRYHEIL77,600152
83ANTHONYABDO77,500307
84GILNACHUM76,900239
85ALFREDOVEGA76,600285
86SANTANANORONHA76,500287
87MARVINYOUNG76,000258
88ROBERTLEFF75,600249
89JOHNDERMODY74,800362
90OMARRODRIGUEZ73,300157
91TROYSINGH73,000364
92LUCASBRAGA71,100199
93NESLYJEAN BAPTISTE71,000131
94NICHOLASAVENA70,900354
95JONATHANOUNJIAN70,200165
96THOMASGARI69,000343
97CARLOSNIETO68,300366
98JASONHOPKINS67,900301
99ARLENEVAZQUEZ67,900148
100FRANKLINMACHADO66,300204
101KEVINSCAROLA66,000333
102JEFFREYNIEDELMAN64,800357
103JUANFERRER63,900183
104HENRYMILLER63,500245
105OSCARTRESTINI61,100219
106AARONFRIEDMAN60,800367
107PHILIPNOVICK59,000154
108JULIORUIZ58,200138
109MARKLUPPI58,100317
110BRANDONVIRGILIO58,000244
111RAYMECUETO SILVESTRE57,400217
112HAIMTOORGEMAN57,300242
113ROLANDOMARTINEZ GONZALEZ57,100358
114GEORGELUKAWSKI56,100281
115ANDYGARCIA56,000259
116CARLOSTORRES VAZQUEZ55,700291
117CARLOBUZZETTA55,500318
118BARRYCHAZEN53,700231
119ROBERTOBENDECK52,700254
120MICHAELKESSLER52,600311
121ANTHONYDE LA REGATA50,800288
122MATTHEWREED50,700342
123LUISSUAREZ49,900143
124GREGORYSPINDER49,800309
125JAIMEDIAZ49,700361
126RICHARDGANESH49,300247
127KENNETHBRUNO47,900181
128IMANDAN A46,800193
129ROIDIREGALADO46,300169
130GREGORYANDA46,200202
131BERNARDCOHEN46,200136
132ROBERTOPIMENTEL46,000265
133NEILBLUMENFIELD45,300237
134JOELGOSSETT43,300137
135STEPHENSMITH43,300316
136MARKDUBE42,900197
137JAMESSULLIVAN42,700203
138CHARLESHORTON40,800283
139GUILLERMOHAMILTON40,600243
140YOANEHAYOUN39,800191
141LEROYJONES JR39,200252
142DANIELGUANCHE39,000151
143ROBERTJONSSON38,600158
144MICHAELSTEINBACHER38,500284
145ALEXANDERDVORSKY38,000263
146SOLANGELUCAS37,100313
147MATTHEWZARCADOOLAS36,600185
148DOLPHUSPOWERS35,500338
149JEFFREYDOAN34,900211
150FABIANHENAO34,900194
151FRANKVITTIMBERGA34,800319
152YIGALHEN34,600134
153WILLIAM IIIKOPP34,400294
154RYANRACKLEFF32,700282
155ROBERTHARRIS JR32,500164
156OSMANYSALDANAS32,300262
157LAWRENCEST AMAND31,800216
158FERNANDOPAGES31,700303
159ANTHONYVALENTI31,500206
160LARSSWEDMAN30,900296
161SCOTTZAKHEIM28,700297
162JAMESBOMAR JR28,300162
163VALERIARODRIGUES28,100156
164YASSIELVECIANA28,000339
165ROBERTFLACCO27,400139
166ARTURGRIGORYANTS20,900188
167HAROLDPAWLUK20,900346
168STEVENLAKE18,900195
169MELISSADUBE17,600135
170DANIELCOUZENS16,700315
171LUISSORIANO15,700332
172MICHAELTOBKES15,400293
173CHANDANMATHUR9,400236

Escalator $150: Prize Pool and Payouts

2018 Escalator Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Week 1: $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 1,507
Prize Pool: $180,840
February 21-25, 2018

1st – $44,335
2nd – $25,860
3rd – $17,180
4th – $11,483
5th – $7,957
6th – $6,149
7th – $4,702
8th – $3,436
9th – $2,441
10th-12th – $1,754
13th-15th – $1,374
16th-18th – $1,157
19th-27th – $977
28th-36th – $832
37th-45th – $705
46th-54th – $615
55th-63rd – $543
64th-72nd – $470
73rd-81st – $416
82nd-90th – $380

Escalator Schedule | Week 1

Week 1 | $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

Final table receives $250 Week 2 entry | Winner receives added $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship seat

Wednesday, February 21st

11am: Flight A – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

  • 10,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
  • Play concludes following Level 14 (6:40pm) or 10 percent of the field
  • Day 2 begins Sunday, February 25th at 12pm

7pm: Flight B – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

  • 10,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 11:30pm)
  • Play concludes following Level 14 (2:40am) or 10 percent of the field
  • Day 2 begins Sunday, February 25th at 12pm

Thursday, February 22nd

11am: Flight C – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

  • 10,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
  • Play concludes following Level 14 (6:40pm) or 10 percent of the field
  • Day 2 begins Sunday, February 25th at 12pm

7pm: Flight D – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

  • 10,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 11:30pm)
  • Play concludes following Level 14 (2:40am) or 10 percent of the field
  • Day 2 begins Sunday, February 25th at 12pm

Friday, February 23rd (One Flight)

11am: Flight E – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

  • 10,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
  • Play concludes following Level 14 (6:40pm) or 10 percent of the field
  • Day 2 begins Sunday, February 25th at 12pm

Saturday, February 24th (One Flight)

11am: Flight F – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

  • 10,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
  • Play concludes following Level 14 (6:40pm) or 10 percent of the field
  • Day 2 begins Sunday, February 25th at 12pm

Updated chip counts will be posted each morning | Day 2 table draws and payout information will be posted Sunday prior to the restart