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

Flight B of Escalator VII Event 4 is underway. The tournament is a $600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) with six starting flights and a $400,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 30,000 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.

• $400,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 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 B will end when the field reaches 12.5%
• Structure Sheet

Escalator VII 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 A Players Remaining:  40 of 149

1.  James Anderson  –  335,000  (134 bb)
2.  Guy Naimi  –  260,000  (104 bb)
3.  Bassam Mourad  –  245,000  (98 bb)
4.  Jordan Semel  –  240,000  (96 bb)

Escalator VII 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 A Players Remaining:  46 of 149

Joseph Duchman was all in for about 35,000 in early position against Harry Velkuru in the hijack.

Duchman: 
Velkuru: 

The board ran out , safe for Velkuru to score the elimination.

Harry Velkuru  –  110,000  (55 bb)
Joseph Duchman  –  Eliminated

Escalator VII 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 A Players Remaining:  58 of 149

Ido Ashkenazi limped in from early position, defending champion Mike Chiappetta raised to 4,000 from the cutoff, both players in the blinds called and Ashkenazi called.

The flop was and action checked to Chiappetta who continued for 5,500. Mihaly Lukacs check-raised to 15,000 from the small blind, the big blind folded, Ashkenazi folded, Chiappetta raised all in for 42,100 and Lukacs called.

Chiappetta: 
Lukacs: 

The turn and river completed the board, giving Lukacs a king-high straight to eliminate Chiappetta.

Mihaly Lukacs  –  110,000  (69 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  Eliminated

Escalator VII 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 A Players Remaining:  63 of 149

Pasquale Caiazza raised to 3,000 from under the gun, the next player to act three-bet to 7,000, James Anderson called on the button and Caiazza called.

The flop was , Caiazza checked, the early-position player bet 45,000 (with about 8,000 behind), Anderson folded and Caiazza called.

The turn was the , Caiazza checked, the early-position player bet his remaining 8,000 and Caiazza called with for a flush, having the land locked up against his opponent’s .

The river was a meaningless and Caiazza scored the elimination.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  149,000  (124 bb)

Escalator VII 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 A Players Remaining:  72 of 149

On a flop of , the player in the big blind checked and Raminder Singh bet 4,600 from the hijack. Quan Phui called in the cutoff, the player in the big blind raised all in for 32,400, Singh folded and Phui called with leading his opponent’s .

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Phui to eliminate his opponent.

Quan Phui  –  190,000  (158 bb)

Escalator VII 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 A Players Remaining:  81 of 149

Joel Gola  –  140,000  (140 bb)
Ya Yun Liu  –  130,000  (130 bb)
Quan Phui  –  130,000  (130 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  87,000  (87 bb)
David Nathaniel Jr.  –  83,000  (83 bb)
Rob Brown  –  70,000  (70 bb)
Loni Hui  –  64,000  (64 bb)
Marc Sacheli  –  60,000  (60 bb)
Joseph Duchman  –  55,000  (55 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi  –  55,000  (55 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  52,000  (52 bb)
Scott Zakheim  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Eric Piderit  –  41,000  (41 bb)
Stuart Greenbaum  –  35,000  (35 bb)
Thomas Gari  –  34,000  (34 bb)
Roberto Bendeck  –  33,000  (33 bb)
Ricardo Velasco  –  32,000  (32 bb)
Chad Lipton  –  30,000  (30 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  30,000  (30 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  25,000  (25 bb)
Scott Livingston  –  25,000  (25 bb)
Al Norman  –  22,000  (22 bb)

Escalator VII 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 A Entries:  149

Flight A of Event 4 of the Escalator VII Series drew 149 entries,

Play in Flight A will continue until 19 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Escalator VII Schedule

11 a.m. – Event #4 Flight A – $600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• • $400,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 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 A will end when the field reaches 12.5%
  • Structure Sheet

6 p.m. – Event #4 Flight B – $600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• • $400,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 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 B will end when the field reaches 12.5%
  • Structure Sheet

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

Escalator VII Schedule

11 a.m. – Event #3 Flight A – $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 A will end when the field reaches 12.5%
  • Structure Sheet

6 p.m. – Event #3 Flight B – $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 B will end when the field reaches 12.5%
  • Structure Sheet

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