Event 4 Flight D: A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight D Entries:  163

Elias Nassif  –  140,000  (280 bb)
Rafael Lima  –  112,000  (224 bb)
Dennis Rodriguez  –  93,000  (186 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  76,000  (152 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi  –  73,000  (146 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  70,000  (140 bb)
Theo Lawson  –  48,000  (96 bb)
Rafay Asrar  –  45,000  (90 bb)
Yigal Hen  –  38,000  (76 bb)
Alain Candales Falcon  –  35,000  (70 bb)
Jordan Flaschner  –  33,000  (66 bb)
Ephraim Uzan  –  32,000  (64 bb)
Shamica Lamar  –  32,000  (64 bb)
Sheldon Gross  –  28,000  (56 bb)
Michael Johnson  –  26,000  (52 bb)
Courtney Rowe  –  25,000  (50 bb)
Corel Theuma  –  25,000  (50 bb)
Scott Zakheim  –  25,000  (50 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  24,000  (48 bb)
Jonathan Marcu  –  24,000  (48 bb)
Randy Sim  –  19,000  (38 bb)
Sandy Sanchez  –  18,000  (36 bb)
Moises Jattin  –  15,000  (30 bb)

Event 4: Chip Counts Thru Flight C

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  58 of 458

Flight A:  158 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight B:  160 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight C:  140 Entries; 18 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.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
198Ya YunLiuBeijing667,000
209MikeChiappettaBoca RatonFL561,000
243RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL495,500
247LlandyMolinerMiamiFL442,000
207HaimNagarHollywoodFL436,500
259BernardoAbramovichCoral SpringsFL330,000
459MarkNimirovskyMorganvilleNJ326,000
268PaulDombKey BiscayneFL313,000
66PhilippeSoukiMiamiFL299,500
276MahmoudHamedNablus278,500
113DavidInselbergBoca RatonFL273,000
62JosephDursoHollywoodFL270,000
115AlikSitnyakovskyMiamiFL255,000
272MichaelScheinbergMiamiFL254,500
266WalterBravoGolden BeachFL249,000
208JosephPetrolinoBoca RatonFL248,000
116GeorgeHortelanoPlantationFL231,000
249GuyHayunHollywoodFL221,000
144OscarMendozaCaracas218,000
119KennethMcAdamsLas VegasNV216,000
275RichardLegerLighthouse PointFL211,000
254RafaelRodriguez ArangoMedellin206,000
77GastonMiculitzkiMiamiFL202,000
197SteveBlackmonArcadiaFL201,000
401ZoltanCzinkotaDavieFL200,500
125CarterMcMahonSyracuseNY199,500
111RobertBushLake WorthFL192,500
131WilliamPappasMarco IslandFL185,500
124RichardParadisFossambault Sur- LacQC177,500
405AmitSavaniMiamiFL158,000
267IgorKorkhinAventuraFL156,000
122NicolasYunisMiamiFL154,500
252AlexanderPerezMiamiFL149,000
258YaroslavNakonechnyySunny Isl BchFL138,000
112ChristopherHowardWellingtonFL137,500
248JosephDuchmanMiami BeachFL125,500
127RobertFlaccoAmblerPA119,000
453ErnestoRasseMiramarFL118,000
118StanleyBilanNorth MiamiFL117,000
135JuanDiazMiamiFL110,500
277MarkWeymanMiamiFL106,500
271DucarmelBeaubienMiramarFL105,000
206DanKuntzmanCrestviewFL105,000
195HagaiSteinDavieFL103,500
142BrandonNoeFort LauderdaleFL103,000
192RubenTorresPort CharlotteFL102,000
117RachaelPampinellaMidlothianVA102,000
263FredericoDabusDoralFL99,000
76AllanBielerSunriseFL94,000
129DerrickFosterPembroke PinesFL90,500
251AndrewDoonaKillarney89,000
194MichaelFryettPalm CityFL83,500
146MatiasChervinMiamiFL83,000
241HayZoharAskelon82,500
202BorisGoldfederAventuraFL82,000
245RonnieTateFort LauderdaleFL76,500
121StephenEkinVero BeachFL67,500
242JasonWandlingBoynton BeachFL56,500

Event 4 Flight C: Thomas Gari Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Llandy Moliner

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  18 of 140

Llandy Moliner raised from middle position, Thomas Gari three-bet all in for 27,500 from the hijack and Moliner called.

Moliner:  Ad2s
Gari:  As6c

The board ran out Ks10c2hJs4h, giving Moliner a pair of deuces to eliminate Gari on the money bubble.

Llandy Moliner  –  442,000  (111 bb)
Thomas Gari  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Event 4 Flight C: Sheldon Gross Eliminated by Philippe Souki

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  20 of 140

Following a flop of 10s3h2h, the action was on Mark Nimirovsky in the small blind. He had committed 15,000 and was facing a raise from Philippe Souki in early position to 40,000, and a reraise all in from Sheldon Gross in the cutoff for 57,000.

After a little while, the Nimirovsky folded and Souki called with JdJs, facing Gross’ Ah5h. Nimirovsky, meanwhile, showed his folded QdQh.

The 10c turn and 7s river completed the board, safe for Souki to eliminate Gross.

Philippe Souki  –  310,000  (103 bb)
Mark Nimirovsky  –  160,000  (53 bb)
Sheldon Gross  –  Eliminated

Event 4 Flight D: Shuffle Up and Deal

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

Flight D of Escalator VI Series Event 4 is now underway.

Players start with 25,000 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.

  • $400,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30 p.m.)
  • Day 1 will end when the field reaches 12.5%
  • Structure Sheet

Event 4 Flight C: Jonathan Marcu Eliminated by Philippe Souki

Escalator VI Series Event #4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  24 of 140

Jonathan Marcu was all in from the hijack for about 50,000 with 4d4s against Philippe Souki in the big blind holding 8s8c.

The board ran out JsKh5dKs2c, no help to Marcu, locking up the pot for Souki.

Philippe Souki  –  195,000  (65 bb)
Jonathan Marcu  –  Eliminated

Event 4 Flight C: Zoltan Czinkota Flops a Straight

Escalator VI 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 C Players Remaining:  27 of 140

Gaston Miculitzki raised to 6,000 from middle position, Joseph Durso called from the cutoff, and Zoltan Czinkota called from the button.

The flop was 4c6s5s and Miculitzki continued for 7,500. Durso called, Czinkota raised to 20,000, Miculitzki called, and Durso called.

The turn was the 7c and action checked to Czinkota who bet 20,000. Only Miculitzki called.

The river was the 7s and both checked.

Czinkota tabled 8h7h for an eight-high straight, Miculitzki mucked, and Czinkota collected the pot.

Zoltan Czinkota  –  210,000  (84 bb)
Gaston Miculitzki  –  240,000  (96 bb)
Joseph Durso  –  215,000  (86 bb)

Event 4 Flight C: Gaston Miculitzki Takes One Out

Escalator VI 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 C Players Remaining:  34 of 140

Gaston Miculitzki raised from middle position, the player in the hijack called and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was 5d3dJs and the big blind checked to Miculitzki who continued for 7,500. The button raised to 17,000, the big blind folded, and Miculitzki reraised to effectively 95,000-ish.

After a little while in the tank, the button called all in with AhJd for top pair top kicker, trailing Miculitzki’s 5h5s for a set of fives.

The Ac turn kept things interesting, but the 8h river officially locked up the pot for Miculitzki.

Gaston Miculitzki  –  302,000  (156 bb)

Event 4 Flight C: Zoltan Czinkota Doubles Thru Gaston Miculitzki

Escalator VI 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 C Players Remaining:  42 of 140

Gaston Miculitzki limped from the cutoff, the player on the button limped as well, and Zoltan Czinkota raised all in for 28,200 from the small blind. Only Miculitzki called.

Miculitzki:  Ac2s
Czinkota:  Ad3d

The board came 3sAh10dQs8h, giving Czinkota aces and treys to double through Miculitzki.

Zoltan Czinkota  –  61,200  (38 bb)
Gaston Miculitzki  –  200,000  (125 bb)

Event 4 Flight C: Thomas Gari Doubles Thru Rachael Pampinella

Escalator VI 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 C Players Remaining:  42 of 140

Following a flop of Qs10c3h, Thomas Gari was all in for 20,300 from the small blind with Qh7c against Rachael Pampinella in the big blind holding AcKs.

The 3c turn and Qc river completed the board, further improving Gari to queens full of threes to double through Pampinella.

Thomas Gari  –  58,000  (36 bb)
Rachael Pampinella  –  56,000  (35 bb)