Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure

The second flight of Escalator VI Series Event 3 gets underway at 6 p.m.

Players start with 20,000 in chips and late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at about 10:30 p.m. Players may re-enter as often as needed during that time. All Day 1 levels are 30 minutes.

Flight B will continue late into the night and bag when 12.5% of the field remains. Those players will return for Day 2 on Sunday at noon in the money. Players must bag a stack in order to reach the money.

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (10:30 p.m.)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of the field remains
• Structure Sheet

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  28 of 160

Following a flop of with about 30,000 in the pot, a flurry of action led to Rafael Lima all in for 121,000 from under the gun against Paul Domb in the small blind.

Lima: 
Domb: 

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Lima, locking up the pot for Domb.

Paul Domb  –  270,000  (90 bb)
Rafael Lima  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  31 of 160

Immediately after doubling up, Steven Cardarelli busted the following hand.

The board was with about 115,000 in the pot.

Cardarelli was in the cutoff and tanking for his tournament life, facing a shove from Perla Ojeda in early position with a covering stack. After a few minutes in the tank, Cardarelli called all in for about 75,000 with for queens and sevens.

Ojeda showed for trip sevens, eliminating Cardarelli and soaring toward the chip lead.

Perla Ojeda  –  290,000  (97 bb)
Steven Cardarelli  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  34 of 160

Following the turn of a board with about 28,000 in the pot, Ernie Castellanos bet 18,000 from the cutoff. Steven Cardarelli raised all in for 52,500 from the button and Castellanos thought for a bit before he called with for a pair of jacks and a straight draw, trailing Cardarelli’s for an ace-high straight.

The river completed the board, safe for Cardarelli to double up.

Steven Cardarelli  –  132,000  (53 bb)
Ernie Castellanos  –  66,000  (26 bb)

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  39 of 160

Allan Bieler  –  215,000  (86 bb)
Carlos Bolanos  –  203,000  (81 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  160,000  (64 bb)
Paul Domb  –  160,000  (64 bb)
Ernie Castellanos  –  155,000  (62 bb)
Yuriy Kozinskiy  –  140,000  (56 bb)
Michael Newman  –   135,000  (54 bb)
Brandon Noe  –  135,000  (54 bb)

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  42 of 160

George Boyadjian was all in for about 38,000 from early position with , racing with Brandon Noe’s in the big blind.

The board ran out , no help to Boyadjian, locking up the pot for Noe.

Brandon Noe  –  112,000  (56 bb)
George Boyadjian  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  45 of 160

Michael Mendez limped in from early position, Scott Robbins did the same from the cutoff and Michael Fryett followed suit on the button.

Jack Rolnitzky raised all in for 37,000 from the small blind and Mendez was the lone caller.

Mendez: 
Rolnitzky: 

The board ran out , giving Rolnitzky a pair of kings to double up.

Jack Rolnitzky  –  81,000  (41 bb)
Michael Mendez  –  58,000  (29 bb)

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  54 of 160

Nick Yunis  –  118,000  (74 bb)
Richard Rice  –  115,000  (72 bb)
Michael Newman  –  110,000  (69 bb)
Roni Zelichonok  –  95,000  (59 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  87,000  (54 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  74,000  (49 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  64,000  (40 bb)
Matt Waxman  –  48,000  (30 bb)
George Boyadjian  –  38,000  (24 bb)
Scott Zakheim  –  24,000  (15 bb)

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  68 of 160

Nick Yunis raised to 2,200 from early position, the player in the hijack called and Scott Baumstein three-bet all in for 17,000 from the cutoff. Yunis isolated the pot with a four-bet shove.

Yunis: 
Baumstein: 

The flop came , keeping Baumstein ahead with his nines. The turn gave Yunis the lead with a pair of kings, but the river fell to give Baumstein a set of nines to double up.

Scott Baumstein  –  38,700  (39 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  68,000  (68 bb)

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  160

Flight A of Escalator VI Event 3 drew 160 entries, generating $54,400 toward the $300,000 guarantee.

Play will continue until 20 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to make the money, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at noon.