2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Bienvenido Santiago opened to 225,000 and a shortstacked Brian Hastings moved all-in. Santiago called and Hastings was at risk.

Santiago:
Hastings:

Runout:

Santiago’s kings held and Hastings was eliminated in 14th place. With more than $2,600,000 in career earnings, Hastings boasted the second highest earnings of any player left in the event (bested only by 2015 WSOP Main Event runner-up Josh Beckley).

Brian Hastings – Eliminated in 14th place ($4,432)

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Kobi Ribak – Eliminated in 15th place ($4,432)

Adam Horowitz – Eliminated in 16th place ($2,964)

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

In a three-way all-in, Oleksandr Vaserfirer was at risk along with Josh Rittenberg. Adam Horowitz had both players covered and had the opportunity for a double bustout.

Rittenberg:
Vaserfirer:
Horowitz:

Runout:

Rittenberg spiked a set and tripled up. Vaserfirer was sent home 17th for $2,964 while Horowitz’s stack took a hit.

Preceding Vaserfirer to the rail in 18th place was Kharlin Sued.

Josh Rittenberg – 2,350,000
Adam Horowitz – 870,000
Oleksandr Vaserfirer – Eliminated in 17th place ($2,964)
Kharlin Sued – Eliminated in 18th place ($2,964)

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Following Craig Witz’s 19th-place elimination, two tables remain in the Escalator $560. GT Jack Sumner leads with 3,575,000 chips.

1st – $120,622 + $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Seat
2nd – $72,020
3rd – $44,043
4th – $36,841
5th – $30,470
6th – $24,653
7th – $19,390
8th – $14,404
9th – $10,166
10th-12th – $6,620
13th-15th – $4,432
16th-18th – $2,964

GT Jack Sumner – 3,575,000
Craig Witz – Eliminated in 19th place ($2,493)

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Aaron Mahlfeldt open-shoved for 520,000 and Song O called putting him at risk.

O:
Mahlfeldt:

Runout:

O’s pair was good and Mahlfeldt was eliminated in 20th place earning $2,493. Preceding him on the rail in 21st for the same figure was Brett Bader.

Song O – 955,000
Aaron Mahlfeldt – Eliminated in 20th place ($2,493)
Brett Bader – Eliminated in 21st place ($2,492)

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Jonathan Ounjian got his last 485,000 in preflop and GT Jack Sumner called putting him at risk.

Sumner:
Ounjian:

Runout:

Sumner’s pair held and Ounjian was eliminated in 22nd place earning $2,493. Preceding him on the rail shortly after dinner break was John De Soto who busted 23rd for the same sum.

GT Jack Sumner – 2,625,000
Jonathan Ounjian – Eliminated in 22nd place ($2,493)
John De Soto — Eliminated in 23rd place ($2,493)

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Heading to Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

The remaining 23 players are on a 40-minute dinner break with play set to resume at roughly 9pm. Here’s a look at some of the big stacks followed by up-to-date results:

• Josh Beckley – 2,470,000
• GT Jack Sumner – 1,850,000
• Song O – 1,700,000
• Brian Hastings – 1,350,000
• Kharlin Sued – 1,345,000
• Gary Flur – 1,285,000
• Adam Horowitz – 1,125,000
• Lawrence Klur – 1,165,000

24th: Haim Nagar – $2,493
25th: Michael Newman – $2,493
26th: David Poces – $2,493
27th: Reinaldo Troconis – $2,493
28th: Ethiel Garcia – $2,161
29th: Iman Dan – $2,161
30th: Peter Fellows – $2,161
31st: Michael Chiapetta – $2,161
32nd: Juan Barbosa – $2,161
33rd: Zach Hammons – $2,161
34th: Raminder Singh – $2,161
35th: Andrew Gordon – $2,161
36th: Scott Zakheim – $2,161

Additional results are available in the posts below.

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

David Poces is the most recent elimination in the Escalator $560. He busted just a few moments ago in 26th place earning $2,493.

David Poces – Eliminated in 26th place ($2,493)

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Paul Balzano opened with a raise to 57,000 from the small blind. John De Soto was in the big blind and defended.

Flop: — Both players checked.

Turn: — Balzano checked. De Soto bet 65,000. Balzano called.

River: — Balzano checked a third time. De Soto bet 105,000. Balzano called and De Soto was first to table.

De Soto: for eight-six high
Balzano: for ace-king high

Balzano’s ace-king was best and he took the pot from De Soto.

Paul Balzano – 710,000
John De Soto – 670,000

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

37th: Philip Consolo – $1,884
38th: Corey Ristich – $1,884
39th: Richard Arno – $1,884
40th: Brian Landesman – $1,884
41st: Alejandro Funes – $1,884
42nd: John Valevich – $1,884
43rd: Vito Polera – $1,884
44th: Blake Kouwenhoven – $1,884
45th: Jeff Charlton – $1,884
46th: Lester Trimino – $1,607
47th: Daniel Couzens – $1,607
48th: Carlos Castro – $1,670
49th: Dennis Johnson – $1,607
50th: Matthew Goldman – $1,607

Additional results are available in the posts below.