Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  47 of 241

Rafael Lima raised to 10,000 from under the gun, Gili Simon three-bet all in for 20,000 from the small blind and Lima called.

Lima: 
Simon: 

The board came , giving Simon a set of fives to double through Lima.

Gili Simon  –  46,000  (15 bb)
Rafael Lima  –  134,000  (45 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure

Flight D of Escalator VII Event 3 is underway. The tournament is a $400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), is the fourth of six starting flights and has a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 25,000 in chips and all levels last 30 minutes on Day 1. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 p.m. They will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and players with chips will return Sunday for Day 2 at 12 p.m. noon in the money.

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• 30-minute levels on Day 1; 40-minute levels on Day 2
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30 p.m.)
• Flight D will end when the field reaches 12.5%
• Structure Sheet

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  54 of 241

A player in early position raised to 6,500, Derrick Foster called in the hijack and Hector Pacheco called in the big blind.

The flop was , Pacheco checked, the early-position player continued for 11,500, Foster called and Pacheco raised all in 37,000. The early-position player folded and Foster thought for a bit before he showed the and folded as well.

Pacheco showed for an ace-high flush draw as he collected the pot.

Hector Pacheco  –  83,500 (33 bb)
Derrick Foster  –  53,000  (21 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  66 of 241

1.  Paulius Bikus  –  250,500  (125 bb)
2.  David Shmuel  –  240,000  (120 bb)
3.  George Boyadjian  –  182,500  (91 bb)
4.  Anwar Mohamed  –  181,500  (91 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  74 of 241

Joseph Lachkovich opened to 3,500 from the button, the player in the small blind called and Hector Pacheco called in the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Lachkovich who continued for 6,500. Only Pacheco called.

The turn was the , Pacheco checked, Lachkovich bet 6,000 and Pacheco called.

The river was the , Pacheco led for 15,000, Lachkovich raised to 40,000 and Pacheco showed the as he folded.

Lachkovich showed the as he collected the pot.

Joseph Lachkovich  –  182,000  (114 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  53,000  (33 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  91 of 241

George Boyadjian  –  155,000  (129 bb)
Anwar Mohamed  –  134,000  (111 bb)
David Shmuel  –  110,000  (92 bb)
Sheila O’Connor  –  104,000  (87 bb)
Eric Kolodny  –  94,000  (78 bb)
David Vurgait  –  88,000  (73 bb)
Joseph Lachkovich  –  80,000  (67 bb)
Richard Whitebrook  –  73,000  (61 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  72,000  (60 bb)
Trent Smith  –  70,000  (58 bb)
Yuriy Kozinskiy  –  56,000  (47 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  55,000  (46 bb)
Donald Williams  –  52,000  (43 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  44,000  (37 bb)
Claudio Piedrabuena  –  35,000 (29 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi  – 35,000  (29 bb)
Hector Pacheco  –  34,000  (28 bb)
Rafael Lima  –  32,000  (27 bb)
Gili Simon  –  30,000  (25 bb)
Scott Livingston  –  25,000  (21 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  24,000  (20 bb)
Paul Domb  –  24,000  (20 bb)
Roberto Bendeck  –  20,000  (17 bb)

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries:  241

Flight C of Escalator VII Series Event 3 drew 241 entries, bringing the total field size to 597 entries with three flights to come.

Play in Flight C will continue until 31 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Chip Counts Thru Flight B

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  46 of 356

Flight A:  185 Entries;  22 Advanced
Flight B:  171 Entries;  24 Advanced
Flight C:  In Progress
Flight D: Thursday at 6 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 11 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 11 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.

Escalator VII Schedule

11 a.m. – Event #3 Flight C – $400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• • $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • 30-minute levels on Day 1, 40-minute levels on Day 2
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30 p.m.)
  • Flight C will end when the field reaches 12.5%
  • Structure Sheet

6 p.m. – Event #3 Flight D – $400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• • $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • 30-minute levels on Day 1, 40-minute levels on Day 2
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30 p.m.)
  • Flight D will end when the field reaches 12.5%
  • Structure Sheet

Tournament updates will begin at about 3:45 p.m.

Escalator VII Series Event 3
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  185

Flight B of Escalator VII Series Event 3 attracted 185 entries, bringing the total field size to 356 entries through two flights.

Play in Flight B will continue until 24 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Chip Counts Thru Flight A