Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,351

A.K. Iminov limped on the button, Tuan Nguyen raised all in for 1,150,000 and Iminov called with , leading Nguyen’s .

The board ran out , giving Iminov queens and jacks to eliminate Nguyen in 10th place.

A.K. Iminov  –  5,400,000  (54 bb)
Tuan Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($7,530)

Recent Eliminations
11th:  Neal Corcoran  –  $5,705

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,351

Peter Fellows opened to 250,000 from under the gun, Paul Koster three-bet to 950,000 from the small blind and Fellows called.

The flop was , Koster shoved for about 1,500,000 and Fellows called instantly with for a pair of queens, leading Koster’s for a pair of jacks.

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

Peter Fellows  –  5,800,000  (58 bb)
Paul Koster  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($5,705)

Recent Eliminations
13th:  Wiliam Chase  –  $4,425

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,351

Calixto Rodriguez raised all in for about 400,000 from under the gun, Cameron Bellamy three-bet all in for about 800,000 from the button and Alejandro Arana Torres isolated the action from the small blind.

Rodriguez: 
Bellamy: 
Torres: 

The board ran out , keeping Torres’ kings best to score the double elimination.

Alejandro Arana Torres  –  3,400,000  (45 bb)
Cameron Bellamy  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($4,425)
Calixto Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($4,425)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,351

Stuart Greenbaum was all in for 1,525,000 under the gun with against Calixto Rodriguez the next seat over holding .

The board ran out , giving Greenbaum aces and sevens to double up.

Stuart Greenbaum  –  3,250,000  (43 bb)
Calixto Rodriguez  –  400,000  (5 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,351

Table 20
Seat 1:  Jeffrey Green  –  2,600,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2:  Owen Lynn  –  2,250,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3:  William Chase  –  950,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4:  Jason Korb  –  1,450,000  (19 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Michael Fryett  –  2,800,000  (37 bb)
Seat 7:  A.K. Iminov  –  2,600,000  (35 bb)
Seat 8:  Neal Corcoran  –  3,350,000  (45 bb)
Seat 9:  Tuan Nguyen  –  1,500,000  (20 bb)

Table 27
Seat 1:  Alejandro Arana Torres  –    2,100,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2:  Stuart Greenbaum  –  1,400,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3:  Calixto Rodriguez  –  2,100,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Paul Koster  –  3,600,000  (48 bb)
Seat 5:  Gil Guadalpi  –  2,600,000  (35 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Peter Fellows  –  2,900,000  (39 bb)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  Cameron Bellamy  –  1,800,000  (24 bb)

1st:  $73,775 + Trophy
2nd:  $50,570
3rd:  $34,425
4th:  $25,510
5th:  $19,200
6th:  $15,530
7th:  $12,800
8th:  $10,100
9th-10th:  $7,530
11th-12th:  $5,705
13th-15th:  $4,425

Recent Eliminations
16th:  Steven Bennett  –  $3,555
17th:  Mohamed Al Balushi  –  $3,555
18th:  Steven Cohen  –  $3,555

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,351

William Chase was all in from the small blind for 335,000 against Steven Cohen on the button.

Chase: 
Cohen: 

The board ran out , no help to Cohen after flopping the nut flush draw, locking up the double for Chase.

William Chase  –  790,000  (13 bb)
Steven Cohen  –  60,000  (1 bb)

Recent Eliminations
19th:  Ernesto Castellano  –  $2,870
20th:  James Newcomb  –  $2,870
21st:  Richard Blume  –  $2,870

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,351

Kevin Naim was all in for roughly 600,000 from under the gun against Paul Koster in the small blind.

Naim: 
Koster: 

The board ran out , no help to Naim, locking up the pot for Koster.

Paul Koster  –  3,400,000  (57 bb)
Kevin Naim  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place ($2,395)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  30,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,351

Steven Bennett raised to 110,000 from the button, Feiwen Wu three-bet to 430,000 from the small blind, Bennett four-bet all in for roughly 950,000 and Wu called.

Bennett: 
Wu: 

The board ran out , giving Bennett trip aces to double up.

Wu was eliminated shortly thereafter.

Steven Bennett  –  2,200,000  (44 bb)
Feiwen Wu  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($2,395)

Recent Eliminations
23rd:  Gili Prizament-Simon  –  $2,395
25th:  Jose Garcia  –  $2,035

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  30,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,351

Cameron Bellamy raised to 110,000 from middle position, Jason Korb three-bet to 325,000 from the hijack, Bellamy four-bet shoved for 890,000 and Korb thought for a little while before he called.

Bellamy: 
Korb: 

The board ran out , giving Bellamy kings full of tens to double through Korb.

Cameron Bellamy  –  1,910,000  (38 bb)
Jasn Korb  –  840,000  (17 bb)

Recent Eliminations
26th:  Joseph Krasner  –  $2,035

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 1,351

Karl Nelson raised to 125,000 from the hijack, Ernesto Castellano three-bet all in for about 930,000 from the button and Nelson called all in for roughly 630,000.

Nelson: 
Castellano: 

The board came , no help to to Nelson, ending his tournament in 27th place.

Ernesto Castellano  –   1,620,000  (41 bb)
Karl Nelson  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($2,035)

With 26 players, the average stack is about 1,300,000  (33 bb).