Event 2: Adi Amit – 8th Place ($7,190)

$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,592

Adi Amit raised to 750,000 from the cutoff, Ernesto Alvarez reraised all in from the big blind for about 4,100,000 from the big blind and Amit called all in for about 3,700,000.

Amit:  AdTs
Alvarez:  AcKh

The board came JdJc5c7s8c, no help to Amit, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Ernesto Alvarez  –  8,075,000  (32 bb)
Adi Amit  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($7,190)

Event 2: Charlemagne Benjamin Triples Up

$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,592

Charlemagne Benjamin raised all in for 1,150,000 from middle position, Steven Carswell called in the cutoff, Ernesto Alvarez reraised all in from the big blind with a bigger stack and Carswell folded JdJs face up after about 10 seconds.

Benjamin:  KsQs
Alvarez:  9h9c

The board ran out 3cKdJhAs6h, giving Benjamin a pair of kings to triple up.

Charlemagne Benjamin  –  3,825,000  (15 bb)
Ernesto Alvarez  –  4,700,000  (19 bb)
Steven Carswell  –  1,450,000  (6 bb)

 

Event 2: Jozsef Szivos – 9th Place ($5,458)

$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,592

David Vurgait raised to 600,000 from middle position and Jozsef Szivos called in the big blind.

The flop was Th7h6d and Szivos checked to Vurgait who continued for 400,000. Szivos raised all in for 1,300,000 and Vuragit called with 9h8s for the nut straight, leading Szivos’ Kh10d.

The 6h turn gave Szivos outs to a flush and full house, but the river was the 7s to eliminate Szivos in ninth place.

David Vurgait  –  6,775,000  (27 bb)
Jozsef Szivos  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($5,458)

Event 2: Final Table Lineup

$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,592

2023 Escalator Event 2 Final Table

Seat 1:  David Vurgait  –  4,500,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2:  Eric Kolodny  –  5,225,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3:  Charlemagne Benjamin  –  2,200,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4:  Cangir Elcin  –  4,125,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5:  Adi Amit  –  5,400,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6:  Steven Carswell  –  2,800,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7:  Jozsef Szivos  –  2,400,000  (12 bb)
Seat 8:  Quan Phui  –  2,300,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9:  Ernesto Alvarez  –  2,900,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $52,600 + Trophy
2nd:  $35,100
3rd:  $25,025
4th:  $18,645
5th:  $13,990
6th:  $11,275
7th:  $9,215
8th:  $7,190
9th:  $5,458

Event 2: Frank Naranjo Eliminated in 10th Place by Adi Amit

$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,592

Adi Amit raised to effectively 2,050,000 from the small blind and Frank Naranjo thought for a little while before he called all in for that amount.

Amit:  KcJh
Naranjo:  6d6s

The board ran out Kd7s8sQc2d, giving Amit a pair of kings to eliminate Naranjo on the final table bubble.

Adi Amit  –  5,400,000  (27 bb)
Frank Naranjo  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($5,458)

Event 2: Adi Amit Doubles Thru Steven Carswell

$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,592

Adi Amit opened to 475,000 from under the gun, Steven Carswell reraised all in with a covering stack in the big blind and Amit called all in for 1,675,000.

Amit:  Ad7d
Carswell:  KhKd

The board ran out 6h2h2d4sAh, giving Amit aces and deuces to double through Carswell.

Adi Amit  –  3,575,000  (24 bb)
Steven Carswell  –  1,750,000  (12 bb)

Event 2: Carlos Velasco Eliminated in 12th Place by Quan Phui

$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,592

Quan Phui raised all in with a covering stack in the small blind an Carlos Velasco called all in for roughly 1,000,000 in the big blind.

Phui:   Ac8s
Velasco:  Ad6d

The board ran out Td7dJcAs2h, keeping Phui’s eight kicker best to eliminate Velasco in 12th place.

Quan Phui  –   3,700,000  (25 bb)
Carlos Velasco  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($4,075)

Recent Eliminations
11th:  Shie Gabbai  –  $4,075

Event 2: Timothy Allen Eliminated in 14th Place; Raul Garcia Eliminated in 13th Place

$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,592

Charlemagne Benjamin raised from under the gun, Timothy Allen committed his remaining 300,000-ish from the cutoff, Raul Garcia four-bet all in for about 700,000 from the button and Benjamin called.

Benjamin:  As7s
Allen:  Ks7c
Garcia:  Ac2c

The board ran out 3h5s7dJdQs, safe for Benjamin to score the double elimination.

Charlemagne Benjamin  –  3,600,000  (29 bb)
Raul Garcia  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($3,155)
Timothy Allen  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($3,155)

Recent Eliminations
15th:  Satish Surapaneni  –  $3,155
16th:  Raminder Singh  –  $2,520

Event 2: T.K. Miles Eliminated in 18th Place; Henry Rogers Eliminated in 17th Place

$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,592

T.K. Miles raised all in for about 850,000 from middle position, Henry Rogers reraised all in for about 1,125,000 from the cutoff, Steven Carswell called all in for 525,000 in the small bind and Adi Amit called in the big blind with the biggest stack of the bunch.

Miles:  JdTh
Rogers:  QcTc
Carswell:  AcKh
Amit:  AhJc

The board ran out 2h7s2c3s4h, safe for Carswell to quadruple up in the main pot. Meanwhile, Amit eliminated both Rogers and Miles in the side pot.

Steven Carswell  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)
Adi Amit  –  1,250,000  (13 bb)
Henry Rogers  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($2,520)
T.K. Miles  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($2,520)

Event 2: Quan Phui Doubles Thru Raminder Singh

$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,592

Quan Phui raised to 225,000 from under the gun, Raminder Singh reraised all in for about 1,375,000  from middle position and Phui called all in for 925,000.

Phui:  QsQd
Singh:  AhKc

The board ran out 9cQs6d6sAc, giving Phui queens full of sixes to double through Singh.

Quan Phui  –  2,050,000  (27 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  450,000  (6 bb)