2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Jonathan Ounjian got his last 485,000 in preflop and GT Jack Sumner called putting him at risk.

Sumner:
Ounjian:

Runout:

Sumner’s pair held and Ounjian was eliminated in 22nd place earning $2,493. Preceding him on the rail shortly after dinner break was John De Soto who busted 23rd for the same sum.

GT Jack Sumner – 2,625,000
Jonathan Ounjian – Eliminated in 22nd place ($2,493)
John De Soto — Eliminated in 23rd place ($2,493)

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Heading to Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

The remaining 23 players are on a 40-minute dinner break with play set to resume at roughly 9pm. Here’s a look at some of the big stacks followed by up-to-date results:

• Josh Beckley – 2,470,000
• GT Jack Sumner – 1,850,000
• Song O – 1,700,000
• Brian Hastings – 1,350,000
• Kharlin Sued – 1,345,000
• Gary Flur – 1,285,000
• Adam Horowitz – 1,125,000
• Lawrence Klur – 1,165,000

24th: Haim Nagar – $2,493
25th: Michael Newman – $2,493
26th: David Poces – $2,493
27th: Reinaldo Troconis – $2,493
28th: Ethiel Garcia – $2,161
29th: Iman Dan – $2,161
30th: Peter Fellows – $2,161
31st: Michael Chiapetta – $2,161
32nd: Juan Barbosa – $2,161
33rd: Zach Hammons – $2,161
34th: Raminder Singh – $2,161
35th: Andrew Gordon – $2,161
36th: Scott Zakheim – $2,161

Additional results are available in the posts below.

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

David Poces is the most recent elimination in the Escalator $560. He busted just a few moments ago in 26th place earning $2,493.

David Poces – Eliminated in 26th place ($2,493)

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Paul Balzano opened with a raise to 57,000 from the small blind. John De Soto was in the big blind and defended.

Flop: — Both players checked.

Turn: — Balzano checked. De Soto bet 65,000. Balzano called.

River: — Balzano checked a third time. De Soto bet 105,000. Balzano called and De Soto was first to table.

De Soto: for eight-six high
Balzano: for ace-king high

Balzano’s ace-king was best and he took the pot from De Soto.

Paul Balzano – 710,000
John De Soto – 670,000

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

37th: Philip Consolo – $1,884
38th: Corey Ristich – $1,884
39th: Richard Arno – $1,884
40th: Brian Landesman – $1,884
41st: Alejandro Funes – $1,884
42nd: John Valevich – $1,884
43rd: Vito Polera – $1,884
44th: Blake Kouwenhoven – $1,884
45th: Jeff Charlton – $1,884
46th: Lester Trimino – $1,607
47th: Daniel Couzens – $1,607
48th: Carlos Castro – $1,670
49th: Dennis Johnson – $1,607
50th: Matthew Goldman – $1,607

Additional results are available in the posts below.

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 38 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Another break is done and Josh Beckley is leaving his mark on the Escalator $560. The clock shows 37 players still in the game and Beckley claims nearly 2,500,000 chips. That’s good for the chip lead going away as the average stack sits at 598,919.

Josh Beckley – 2,480,000

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 38 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Steve Karp open-shoved for his last 138,000 and the big blind called putting him at risk.

Big blind:
Karp:

Runout:

Karp flopped two pair, took the lead in the hand and held. He doubled through the big blind.

Steve Karp – 318,000

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 42 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Reinaldo Troconis held and was all-in preflop for 97,000 versus an opponent’s .

Runout:

Troconis’ pair held and he doubled.

Reinaldo Troconis – 230,000

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

51st: Shlomi Bracha – $1,607
52nd: Ronnie Safa – $1,607
53rd: Gabriel Caballero – $1,607
54th: Josh Robins – $1,607
55th: Ira Schwartz – $1,413
56th: Jason Durant – $1,413
57th: Kyle Taddei – $1,413
58th: Juan Ferrer – $1,413
59th: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – $1,413
60th: Richard Leger – $1,413
61st: David MacDonald – $1,413
62nd: Steve Yagudaev – $1,413
63rd: Scott Federico – $1,413
64th: Sean Shah – $1,291
65th: T.K. Miles – $1,291
66th: Lucas Braga –
67th: Andre Bryan – $1,291
68th: Suk Wan – $1,291
69th: Michael Graffeo – $1,291
70th: Mark Weinstein – $1,291

Additional results are available in the posts below.

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

The second break concluded moments ago and some big stacks are starting to emerge. There’s a handful of players over the 1,000,000 mark as the field is continuing to thin and chips are changing hands.

Here’s a look at the chip leaders:

There are some tough tables out there as well with Beckley and De Soto sharing Table 23 and Varas and Sued sharing Table 33.