Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 347

Flight A:  160 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight B: 187 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight C:  In Progress
Flight D:  Thursday at 6 p.m.
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 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  81 of 187

Flight B of Escalator VI Event #3 drew 187 entries, bringing the total field size through two starting flights to 347 entries.

Play in Flight B will continue until 24 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 B will be posted tomorrow.

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 B Entries:  187

Claudio Piedrabuena  –  160,000  (160 bb)
Harrison Brown  –  156,000  (156 bb)
Ziad Matta  –  120,600  (121 bb)
Michael Johnson  –  120,000  (120 bb)
Jorge Hau  –  112,000  (112 bb)
Anthony Casas  –  105,000  (105 bb)
Alain Candales Falcon  –  100,400  (100 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 B Entries:  184

With two limpers before her, Valerie Cross raised to 4,500 from middle position. Todd Murray three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind, the limpers folded and Cross called.

The flop was , Murray shoved for effectively 23,100 and Cross called all in with , facing Murray’s .

The turn and river completed the board, giving Cross an ace-high flush on the river to double up.

Valerie Cross  –  79,600  (100 bb)

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight B Entries:  180

There are roughly 90 players remaining in Flight B. Registration is open until the start of Level 9 at about 10:30 p.m.

Alain Candales Falcon  –  92,000  (153 bb)
Mike Graffeo  –  52,000  (87 bb)
Michael Johnson  –  51,000  (85 bb)
Valerie Cross  –  42,000  (70 bb)
Scott Blackman  –  37,000  (62 bb)
Sean Shah  –  23,000  (37 bb)
Long Nguyen   –  22,000  (37 bb)
Rob Brown  –  19,000  (32 bb)
Fred Dabus  –  19,000  (32 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  17,000  (28 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  10,000  (17 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza   –  6,000  (10 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 B Entries:  173

Following a flop of with a side pot brewing, Thomas Gari was all in for about 9,000 from the big blind with . Scott Levitt had him covered from under the gun with , and a third shorter-stacked player in middle position was all in with .

The turn and river completed the board, giving Levitt and the short stack a king-high straight. Gari’s trip queens were third best, busting to Levitt’s straight.

Scott Levitt  –  40,000  (80 bb)
Thomas Gari  –  Eliminated

Escalator VI Series Event #3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 160

Flight A:  160 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight B:  Underway
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 6 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  20 of 160

Richard Rice raised all in for 70,000 from the small blind and Rick Leger called from the big blind.

Rice: 
Leger: 

The board ran out , no help to Rice, eliminating him on the money bubble.

Rick Leger  –  275,000  (46 bb)
Richard Rice  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

The remaining 20 players have secured their seat for Day 2, which is Sunday at noon.

Full chip counts will be posted soon.

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  21 of 160

Nick Yunis raised to 11,000 from middle position, Allan Bieler called from the button, Carlos Bolanos called in the small blind and Jorge Ramos raised all in for 62,500 from the big blind. Only Bieler called.

Bieler: 
Ramos: 

The board ran out , safe for Ramos to double up.

Jorge Ramos  –  152,000  (30 bb)
Allan Bieler  –  210,000  (42 bb)

Escalator VI Series
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  21 of 160

The player under the gun raised all in for 51,000 and Nick Yunis isolated the action with a shove of his own from the cutoff with , leading his opponent’s .

The board came , safe for Yunis to score the elimination.

Nick Yunis  –  150,000  (30 bb)

There are now 21 players remaining and hand-for-hand play is underway.