Event 4: Haim Toorgeman Doubles Thru Gary Gelman

Escalator VII Series Event 4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,104

Gary Gelman raised all in with a covering stack in the small blind and Haim Toorgeman thought for a little bit before he called all in for about 2,800,000 in the big blind.

Gelman:  4s4c
Toorgeman:  AhJs

The board ran out Ac9hQhJc9c, giving Toorgeman aces and jacks to double up.

Haim Toorgeman  –  5,850,000  (23 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  5,000,000  (25 bb)

Event 4: Mark Wahba – 5th Place ($24,600)

Escalator VII Series Event 4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,104

Mark Wahba

Gary Gelman raised to 550,000 from UTG/hijack, Mark Wahba three-bet all in for 850,000 from the cutoff and Gelman called with AsTh, leading Wahba’s Ad9s.

The board came AcKdTc4s2h, giving Gelman aces and tens to eliminate Wahba in fifth place.

Gary Gelman  –  7,400,000  (30 bb)
Mark Wahba  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($24,600)

With four players remaining from a field of 1,104 entries, the average stack is about 8,275,000 (33 bb). Everyone is guaranteed $32,545.

Event 4: Richard Newell Jr. Doubles Thru Mark Wahba

Escalator VII Series Event 4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,104

Mark Wahba opened to 550,000 from UTG/hijack, Richard Newell Jr. three-bet all in for 4,025,000 from the button and Wahba called.

Wahba:  TsTc
Newell:  AhQc

The board ran out Ac7dQh6h3h, giving Newell Jr. aces and queens to double up.

Richard Newell Jr.  –  8,675,000  (35 bb)
Mark Wahba  –  1,475,000  (6 bb)

Event 4: Two Doubles for Haim Toorgeman

Escalator VII Series Event 4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,104

Haim Toorgeman

Mark Wahba raised to 400,000 from the button, Haim Toorgeman reraised all in for 450,000 in the small blind, Richard Newell Jr. called in the big blind and Wahba called.

They checked to the river of a Ks6h4d3hJh board here Wahba isolated the pot and showed Ah9d. Toorgeman tabled KhQh for a king-high flush to triple up.

Shortly thereafter, Gary Gelman raised to 450,000 from the cutoff, Mark Wahba called on the button and Toorgeman three-bet all in for 1,650,000 from the small blind. Gelman isolated the action with QdQs, while Toorgeman showed AdKd.

The board ran out 6c7s9sKhJd, giving Toorgman a pair of kings to double up.

Haim Toorgeman  –  4,150,000  (21 bb)
Gary Gelman  – 4,850,000  (24 bb)

Event 4: Brett Bader Doubles Into the Chip Lead Thru Haim Toorgeman

Escalator VII Series Event 4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,104

Brett Bader

Gary Gelman raised to 450,000 from UTG/hijack, Haim Toorgeman called on the button and Brett Bader called in the big blind.

The flop was 4dJd8d and Bader checked to Gelman who continued for 650,000. Toorgeman raised all in for about 8,000,000, Bader called all in for 7,200,000 and Gelman open-folded the Jh.

Toorgeman:  Ad5s
Bader:  7d2d

The Th turn and 6s river completed the board, safe for Bader to score the massive double into the chip lead.

Brett Bader  –  16,400,000 (82 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  5,800,000  (29 bb)
Haim Toorgeman  –  850,000  (4 bb)

Event 4: Matthew Lambrecht – 6th Place ($20,100)

Escalator VII Series Event 4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,104

Matthew Lambrecht

Matthew Lambrecht was all in for 325,000 from under the gun against Haim Toorgeman in the small blind.

Lambrecht:  QsJh
Toorgeman:  KhQh

The board ran out Ks5s6d5c2h, ending Lambrecht’s tournament in sixth place.

Haim Toorgeman  –  11,475,000  (77 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($20,100)

With five players remaining from a field of 1,104 entries, the average stack is about 6,625,000 (37 bb). Everyone is guaranteed $24,600.

Event 4: Calais Campbell – 7th Place ($16,430)

Escalator VII Series Event 4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,104

Calais Campbell

Haim Toorgeman raised to 325,000 from middle position, Calais Campbell reraised all in for 1,275,000 from the cutoff and Toorgeman thought for a little while before he called.

Toorgeman:  5s5h
Campbell:  Ac9h

The board ran out QcTs6hTdKd, no help to Campbell, ending his run with a seventh-place finish for $16,430.

Haim Toorgeman  –  10,500,000  (70 bb)
Calais Campbell  –  Eliminated in 7th Place ($16,430)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,104 entries, the average stack is about 5,525,000 (37 bb). Everyone is guaranteed $20,100.

Event 4: Chip Counts

Escalator VII Series Event 4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,104

Seat 1:  Mark Wahba  –  8,750,000  (58 bb)
Seat 2:  Haim Toorgeman  –  8,950,000  (60 bb)
Seat 3:  Richard Newell Jr.  –  2,075,000  (14 bb)
Seat 4:  Calais Campbell  –  1,475,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  1,475,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6:  Brett Bader  –  3,075,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7:  Gary Gelman  –  7,375,000  (49 bb)

1st:  $95,475 + Trophy
2nd:  $62,100
3rd:  $42,800
4th:  $32,545
5th:  $24,600
6th:  $20,100
7th:  $16,430

Event 4: Haim Toorgeman Rivers a Set Against Calais Campbell

Escalator VII Series Event 4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,104

Calais Campbell raised to 375,000 from the from middle position and Haim Toorgeman called in the big blind.

They checked to the river of a Td4dAsJd5c board where Toorgeman bet 450,000. Campbell called.

Toorgeman showed 5d5h for a set of fives, Campbell showed a defeated QhQc and Toorgeman collected the pot.

Haim Toorgeman  –  8,950,000  (72 bb)
Calais Campbell  –  1,475,000  (12 bb)

Event 4: Rafael Valecillos – 8th Place ($13,025)

Escalator VII Series Event 4
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,104

Rafael Valecillos

Matthew Lambrecht raised to 250,000 from under the gun, Rafael Valecillos three-bet all in for 750,000 from the hijack, Calais Campbell called in the big blind and Lambrecht called.

They checked to the turn of a 4s7cAd9d board where Campbell bet 400,000. Lambrecht folded.

Campbell:  7h7s
Valecillos:  Jh9h

Campbell had the hand locked up with a set of sevens, rendering the Ts river moot.

Calais Campbell  –  3,500,000  (28 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  2,050,000  (16 bb)
Rafael Valecillos  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($13,025)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,104 entries, the average stack is about 4,725,000  (38 bb). Everyone is guaranteed $16,430.