Event 3 Flight B: Chip Leaders at Break

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  187

Claudio Piedrabuena  –  160,000  (160 bb)
Harrison Brown  –  156,000  (156 bb)
Ziad Matta  –  120,600  (121 bb)
Michael Johnson  –  120,000  (120 bb)
Jorge Hau  –  112,000  (112 bb)
Anthony Casas  –  105,000  (105 bb)
Alain Candales Falcon  –  100,400  (100 bb)

Event 3 Flight B: Valerie Cross Doubles Up

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Flight B Entries:  184

With two limpers before her, Valerie Cross raised to 4,500 from middle position. Todd Murray three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind, the limpers folded and Cross called.

The flop was 4hQc6h, Murray shoved for effectively 23,100 and Cross called all in with AhJh, facing Murray’s 8s8c.

The 4d turn and Kh river completed the board, giving Cross an ace-high flush on the river to double up.

Valerie Cross  –  79,600  (100 bb)

Event 3 Flight B: Chip Counts From Around the Room

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight B Entries:  180

There are roughly 90 players remaining in Flight B. Registration is open until the start of Level 9 at about 10:30 p.m.

Alain Candales Falcon  –  92,000  (153 bb)
Mike Graffeo  –  52,000  (87 bb)
Michael Johnson  –  51,000  (85 bb)
Valerie Cross  –  42,000  (70 bb)
Scott Blackman  –  37,000  (62 bb)
Sean Shah  –  23,000  (37 bb)
Long Nguyen   –  22,000  (37 bb)
Rob Brown  –  19,000  (32 bb)
Fred Dabus  –  19,000  (32 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  17,000  (28 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  10,000  (17 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza   –  6,000  (10 bb)

Event 3 Flight B: Thomas Gari Eliminated by Scott Levitt

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight B Entries:  173

Following a flop of QcJh9s with a side pot brewing, Thomas Gari was all in for about 9,000 from the big blind with Qd6h. Scott Levitt had him covered from under the gun with 10s10c, and a third shorter-stacked player in middle position was all in with 10h10d.

The Ks turn and Qs river completed the board, giving Levitt and the short stack a king-high straight. Gari’s trip queens were third best, busting to Levitt’s straight.

Scott Levitt  –  40,000  (80 bb)
Thomas Gari  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series Event #3 Chip Counts Thru Flight A

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 160

Flight A:  160 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight B:  Underway
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 6 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
274PerlaOjedaMiamiFL289,500
209RichardLegerLighthouse PointFL273,500
248MichaelNewmanFort LauderdaleFL256,500
121YuriyKozinskiyMiami BeachFL222,000
262ScottRobbinsMillburyMA221,500
451RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL220,000
369ScottBaumsteinFt LauderdaleFL214,000
246PaulDombKey BiscayneFL199,500
191JorgeRamosMiamiFL172,500
247NickYunisMiamiFL163,000
368AllanBielerSunriseFL162,500
146CarlosBolanosMiamiFL159,000
458MatthewWaxmanParklandFL133,000
264BrandonNoeFort LauderdaleFL101,000
263JackRolnitzkyCommerce TownshipMI92,000
242ErnestoRencurrellMiamiFL79,000
367MikhailProkopchukMiamiFL74,000
122MihailsMorozovsRigaLatvia72,000
459ZakiLichaaNew YorkNY61,500
268AlexanderOrlovMoscowRussia50,000

Event 3 Flight A: Richard Rice Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Rick Leger

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  20 of 160

Richard Rice raised all in for 70,000 from the small blind and Rick Leger called from the big blind.

Rice:  Kh10d
Leger:  AcJh

The board ran out AsQc3s2s3d, no help to Rice, eliminating him on the money bubble.

Rick Leger  –  275,000  (46 bb)
Richard Rice  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

The remaining 20 players have secured their seat for Day 2, which is Sunday at noon.

Full chip counts will be posted soon.

Event 3 Flight A: Jorge Ramos Doubles Thru Allan Bieler

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  21 of 160

Nick Yunis raised to 11,000 from middle position, Allan Bieler called from the button, Carlos Bolanos called in the small blind and Jorge Ramos raised all in for 62,500 from the big blind. Only Bieler called.

Bieler:  As3s
Ramos:  9s9c

The board ran out 8h5c3h7sQd, safe for Ramos to double up.

Jorge Ramos  –  152,000  (30 bb)
Allan Bieler  –  210,000  (42 bb)

Event 3 Flight A: Nick Yunis Takes One Out; Hand-For-Hand Play Begins

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  21 of 160

The player under the gun raised all in for 51,000 and Nick Yunis isolated the action with a shove of his own from the cutoff with 10c10s, leading his opponent’s Jd10d.

The board came Ah2s9d4s9h, safe for Yunis to score the elimination.

Nick Yunis  –  150,000  (30 bb)

There are now 21 players remaining and hand-for-hand play is underway.

Event 3 Flight A: Carlos Bolanos Doubles Thru Scott Baumstein

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  22 of 160

Carlos Bolanos raised to 12,000 from early position, Paul Domb called in middle position and Scott Baumstein three-bet to 40,000 from the cutoff. Bolanos four-bet all in for 74,500, Domb folded and Baumstein called.

Bolanos:  7h7s
Baumstein:  AcKd

The board came down 8d8sJc2s7d, giving Bolanos sevens full of eights to double through Baumstein.

Carlos Bolanos  –  171,000  (43 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  152,000  (38 bb)

Event 3 Flight A: Ernie Castellanos Eliminated by Brandon Noe

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  23 of 160

Brandon Noe raised all in for 64,500 from under the gun and Ernie Castellanos called all in for about 52,000 from the hijack.

Noe showed AhKd, leading Castellanos’ AdJc.

The board ran out 6h5sKs10dAc, no help to Castellanos, scoring the elimination for Noe.

Brandon Noe  –  126,500  (32 bb)
Ernie Castellanos  –  Eliminated