Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  90 of 221

Flight D of Escalator VI Event #3 drew 221 entries, bringing the total field size through four starting flights to 737 entries.

Play in Flight D will continue until 28 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.

Chip counts through Flight C

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Entries:  215

Ariel Amendola Cuadra  –  168,000  (168 bb)
Sheldon Gross  –  155,000  (155 bb)
Franco Zamboli  –  130,000  (130 bb)
Amir Baron  –  120,000  (120 bb)
Carlos Correa  –  120,000  (120 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  116,000  (116 bb)

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Flight D Entries:  214

Lyle Diamond limped from middle position, Athanasios Polychronopoulos completed from the small blind, and Long Nguyen checked in the big blind.

The flop was , Polychronopoulos checked, Nguyen bet 1,000 and only Diamond called.

The turn was the and Nguyen check-called 1,000 from Diamond this time.

The river was the , Ngyuen bet 1,000 and Diamond called.

Nguyen tabled for queens and tens, Diamond mucked and Nguyen collected the pot.

Long Nguyen  –  76,000  (95 bb)
Lyle Diamond  –  25,000  (31 bb)

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight D Entries:  182

Robert Transue  –  103,000  (206 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  75,000  (150 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota  –  68,000  (136 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  65,000  (130 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  60,000  (120 bb)
Rafael Lima  –  52,000  (104 bb)
Long Nguyen  –  47,000  (94 bb)
Rob Brown  –  33,000  (66 bb)
Nigel Murray  –  32,000  (64 bb)/
Paul Freedman  –  23,000  (46 bb)
Al Gomez  –  22,000  (44 bb)
Athanasios Polychonopoulos  –  20,000  (40 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  20,000  (40 bb)
Sean Shah  –  18,000  (36 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  12,000  (24 bb)
Rachael Pampinella  –  9,000  (18 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  7,000  (14 bb)

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight D Entries:  166

Nancy Birnbaum opened to 1,500 in early position, Albert Eskenazi three-bet all in for 16,100 from the cutoff and Birnbaum called after a few moments.

Birnbaum: 
Eskenazi: 

The board came down , safe for Birnbaum to score the elimination.

“You’re welcome,” said Birnbaum to the alternate who quickly filled Eskenazi’s vacant seat. “Knocked someone out so you could sit.”

Nancy Birnbaum  –  60,000  (150 bb)
Albert Eskenazi  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  66 of 516

Flight A:  160 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight B:  187 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight C:  169 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight D:  In Progress
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  22 of 169

Kiaran McLaughlin raised all in for about 25,000 from the small blind and Adil Khan called in the dark from the big blind.

McLaughlin: 
Khan: 

The flop was , giving McLaughlin the lead with queens and eights. The fell on the turn, however, giving Khan a superior two pair to pull ahead. The river was the , no help to McLaughlin, ending his flight with a money-bubble finish.

Adil Khan  –  396,000  (79 bb)
Kiaran McLaughlin  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

With that pot, Khan bagged the Flight C chip lead, good for second overall through three flights.

Full chip counts through Flight C will be posted shortly.

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  23 of 169

Solomon Tibebu raised to 12,000 from middle position, Richard Rice three-bet all in for about 95,000 from the cutoff and Tibebu called all in for 79,500 with , leading Rice’s .

The board came , safe for Tibebu to double up.

Solomon Tibebu  –  169,000  (42 bb)
Richard Rice  –  15,000  (4 bb)

Rice was eliminated shortly thereafter, prompting the start of hand-for-hand play.

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  27 of 169

Billy Pilossoph was all in for 53,500 in the cutoff with against Courtney Rowe in the small blind holding .

The board ran out , giving Pilossoph kings and eights to double through Rowe.

Billy Pilossoph  –  115,000  (29 bb)
Courney Rowe  –  410,000  (103 bb)

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure

Flight D of Escalator VI Series Event 3 gets underway at 6 p.m.

Players start with 20,000 in chips and late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at about 10:30 p.m. Players may re-enter as often as needed during that time. All Day 1 levels are 30 minutes.

Flight D will continue late into the night 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.

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (10:30 p.m.)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of the field remains
• Structure Sheet