Event 4 Flight E: Raffaello Locatelli Eliminated by Jose Jaramillo

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  41 of 199

Jose Jaramillo raised to 9,000 from the hijack, Raffaello Locatelli three-bet all in for 81,000 from the button, and Jaramillo called.

Jaramillo:  AhKh
Locatelli:  JdJc

The board ran out 5c7d10cQdJs, giving Jaramillo an ace-high straight to eliminate Locatelli.

Jose Jaramillo  –  212,000  (71 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli  –  Eliminated

Event 4 Flight E: A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  48 of 199

Nashaat Antonious  –  290,000  (116 bb)
Michael Tufaro  –  210,000  (84 bb)
George Boyadjian  –  175,000  (70 bb)
Marc Sacheli  –  150,000  (60 bb)
Haim Toorgeman  –  140,000  (56 bb)
Scott Zakehim  –  138,000  (55 bb)
Carlos Correa  –  119,000  (48 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli  –  117,000  (47 bb)
Daniel Aguirre  –  90,000  (36 bb)
Richard Katz  –  78,000  (31 bb)
Long Nguyen  –  54,000  (22 bb)
Mark Gaudino  –  43,000  (17 bb)
Jairo Velasquez  –  41,000  (16 bb)
Mike Beasley  –  36,000  (14 bb)
Anthony Ruttler  –  28,000  (11 bb)

Event 4 Flight E: Nick Chiappetta Eliminated by Jeff Kessler

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  56 of 199

Nick Chiappetta raised to 4,000 from the middle position, Jeff Kessler called from the small blind, and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was Kd6s6d, Kessler led for 5,000, and only Chiappetta called.

The turn was the 3d, Kessler checked, Chiappetta bet his remaining 13,000-ish and Kessler called with Ad9c, trailing Chiappetta’s AcAs.

The river was the 10d, giving Kessler an ace-high flush to eliminate Chiappetta.

Jeff Kessler  –  195,000  (98 bb)
Nick Chiappetta  –  Eliminated 

Event 4 Flight E: Nick Chiappetta and Jonathan Jackson Chop a Four-Way All In

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  70 of 199

Jeff Kessler limped from the hijack, Jonathan Jackson raised to 5,500 from the button, and Nick Chiappetta reraised all in for 19,300 from the small blind.

The player in the big blind called all in for 2,800, Kessler called, Jason reraised all in for 41,700, and Kessler called.

Kessler:  Qs10s
Jackson:  AdKs
Chiappetta:  AcJc
Big Blind:  5h3c

The board ran out 3s2d4c5d7c, giving both Jackson and Chiappetta  five-high straights to survive.

Jonathan Jackson  –  76,000  (48 bb)
Nick Chiappetta  –  32,000  (20 bb)
Jeff Kessler  –  140,000  (88 bb)

Event 4 Flight E: Rina Coss Eliminated by Roni Zelichonok

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  88 of 199

Rina Coss raised to 3,500 from early position, Roni Zelichonok three-bet to about 85,000 from the button and Coss called all in for about 23,000 with 10s10d, trailing Zelichonok’s KcKd.

The board ran out 8s9c9d8hKh, further improving Zelichonok to kings full of nines to eliminate Coss.

Roni Zelichonok  –  154,000  (128 bb)
Rina Coss  –  Eliminated

Event 4 Flight E: Registration Closed; Guarantee Surpassed

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  105 of 199

Flight E of Escalator VI Event #4 drew 199 entries, bringing the total field size through five starting flights to 848 entries. The $400,000 guarantee has also been eclipsed, with the prize pool currently sitting at $445,200.

Play in Flight E will continue until 25 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.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Wednesday at 10 a.m.A15820
Wednesday at 6 p.m.B16020
Thursday at 10 a.m.C14018
Thursday at 6 p.m.D19124
Friday at 10 a.m.E199TBD
Saturday at 10 a.m.F——
Total84882

Chip counts through Flight D

Event 4 Flight E: Chip Counts From Around the Room

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight E Entries:  154

Evan Teitelbaum  –  108,000  (216 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli  –  87,000  (174 bb)
Scott Zekheim  –  75,000  (150 bb)
Chris Nomikos  –  64,000  (128 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  56,000  (112 bb)
Al Norman  –  48,000  (96 bb)
Mike Beasley  –  43,000  (86 bb)
Roni Zelichonok  –  37,000  (74 bb)
Sheldon Gross  –  30,000  (60 bb)
Nashaat Antonious  –  30,000  (60 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  29,000  (58 bb)
Rina Coss  –  27,000  (54 bb)
Sean Shah  –  26,000  (52 bb)
Yuriy Kozinskiy  –  26,000  (52 bb)
Thomas Gari  –  25,000  (50 bb)
Adam Zeltser  –  25,000  (50 bb)
Randy Sim  –  25,000  (50 bb)
Anthony Ruttler  –  25,000  (50 bb)
Steven Bennett  –  23,000  (46 bb)
Michael Newman  –  19,000  (38 bb)
Josh Beckley  –  12,000  (24 bb)
David Nathaniel Jr.  –  12,000  (24 bb)

Event 4: Chip Counts Thru Flight D

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  82 of 649

Flight A:  158 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight B:  160 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight C:  140 Entries; 18 Advanced
Flight D:  191 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight E:  In Progress
Flight F:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
198Ya YunLiuBeijing667,000
209MikeChiappettaBoca RatonFL561,000
73MarekBartoszewiczDeszczno550,500
69EliasNassifDavieFL524,500
243RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL495,500
247LlandyMolinerMiamiFL442,000
207HaimNagarHollywoodFL436,500
67AlejandroArana TorresWestonFL411,500
259BernardoAbramovichCoral SpringsFL330,000
459MarkNimirovskyMorganvilleNJ326,000
402MichaelElkinMargateFL320,000
268PaulDombKey BiscayneFL313,000
66PhilippeSoukiMiamiFL299,500
403EricBoninFraminghamMA291,000
276MahmoudHamedNablus278,500
113DavidInselbergBoca RatonFL273,000
62JosephDursoHollywoodFL270,000
115AlikSitnyakovskyMiamiFL255,000
272MichaelScheinbergMiamiFL254,500
266WalterBravoGolden BeachFL249,000
208JosephPetrolinoBoca RatonFL248,000
147ShamicaLamarWellingtonFL243,000
116GeorgeHortelanoPlantationFL231,000
249GuyHayunHollywoodFL221,000
144OscarMendoza PalaciosCaracas218,000
119KennethMcAdamsLas VegasNV216,000
275RichardLegerLighthouse PointFL211,000
264RafikiBrownSunriseFL207,000
254RafaelRodriguez ArangoMedellin206,000
408RonaldCampilloPlantationFL205,500
203HarjinderChawlaMiamiFL204,000
458JamesReynoldsLeominsterMA203,500
77GastonMiculitzkiMiamiFL202,000
197SteveBlackmonArcadiaFL201,000
401ZoltanCzinkotaDavieFL200,500
125CarterMcMahonSyracuseNY199,500
111RobertBushLake WorthFL192,500
131WilliamPappasMarco IslandFL185,500
124RichardParadisFossambault Sur- LacQC177,500
137JonathanGrassoCoral SpringsFL173,500
405AmitSavaniMiamiFL158,000
201FrancoZamboliMiamiFL157,000
267IgorKorkhinAventuraFL156,000
122NicolasYunisMiamiFL154,500
252AlexanderPerezMiamiFL149,000
262StevenGelleyParklandFL145,000
407NicholasCarballoMiamiFL142,000
258YaroslavNakonechnyySunny Isl BchFL138,000
112ChristopherHowardWellingtonFL137,500
71YigalHenCooper CityFL137,000
199SagiZommerDavieFL137,000
273JosephMcCrayNaplesFL134,000
456LazaroRojasMiamiFL126,000
248JosephDuchmanMiami BeachFL125,500
127RobertFlaccoAmblerPA119,000
453ErnestoRasseMiramarFL118,000
118StanleyBilanNorth MiamiFL117,000
135JuanDiazMiamiFL110,500
404MarcRabuseYonkersNY108,000
277MarkWeymanMiamiFL106,500
271DucarmelBeaubienMiramarFL105,000
206DanKuntzmanCrestviewFL105,000
195HagaiSteinDavieFL103,500
142BrandonNoeFort LauderdaleFL103,000
134WilliamSchraftNew YorkNY102,500
192RubenTorresPort CharlotteFL102,000
117RachaelPampinellaMidlothianVA102,000
263FredericoDabusDoralFL99,000
76AllanBielerSunriseFL94,000
129DerrickFosterPembroke PinesFL90,500
251AndrewDoonaKillarney89,000
194MichaelFryettPalm CityFL83,500
146MatiasChervinMiamiFL83,000
241HayZoharAskelon82,500
202BorisGoldfederAventuraFL82,000
245RonnieTateFort LauderdaleFL76,500
193JordanFlaschnerOkeechobeeFL75,500
61JustinLernerLong BeachNY74,500
121StephenEkinVero BeachFL67,500
253MichaelKilkerMiamiFL63,000
242JasonWandlingBoynton BeachFL56,500
143JonathanMerrithewFort LauderdaleFL52,500

Event 4 Flight E: Shuffle Up and Deal

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure

Flight E of Escalator VI Series Event 4 is now underway.

Players start with 25,000 in chips and late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at about 2:30 p.m. Players may re-enter as often as needed during that time. All Day 1 levels are 30 minutes.

Flight E will continue into the evening 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.

  • $400,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30 p.m.)
  • Day 1 will end when the field reaches 12.5%
  • Structure Sheet

Event 4 Flight D: Registration Closed

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Entries:  191

Flight D of Escalator VI Event #4 drew 191 entries, bringing the total field size through four starting flights to 649 entries.

Play in Flight D will continue until 24 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.

Chip counts through Flight D will be posted tomorrow.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Wednesday at 10 a.m.A15820
Wednesday at 6 p.m.B16020
Thursday at 10 a.m.C14018
Thursday at 6 p.m.D191TBD
Friday at 10 a.m.E——
Saturday at 10 a.m.F——
Total64958

Chip counts through Flight C