2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante | Structure
Flight C Entries: 143 (Total Entries: 485)

Donald Williams ran deep in last week’s $350 buy-in Escalator $300,000. He crushed a huge portion of the 1,435-entry field ultimately busting in fourth place for more than $28,000. In addition to the cash, his prize was inclusive of a $560 entry in this week’s $560. With one entry earned, he returned to the Seminole Hard Rock for yesterday’s $560 Flight A, but found the rail. He’s no longer playing with house money, but that didn’t stop him from buying in as he’s among a growing Flight C field this afternoon.

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante | Structure
Flight C Entries: 133 (Total Entries: 475)

Flight C hit the ground running as cards went in the air just about three hours ago and the entry count quickly ticked up into triple digits. Now, early in Level 6, the field sits at 133 bringing the combined total to 475. That puts the prize pool at an unofficial $237,500 with Flight C registration until 3:30pm and Flight D, E and F still to come.

Looks like another monster field and huge prize pool brewing in South Florida.

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 1: 25/50 | Structure

Flight C of the $400,000 guaranteed Escalator Series is a go at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Yesterday’s two opening flights saw big numbers with 342 total players generating more than $170,000 toward the tournament’s stout guarantee.

Link: Chip Counts through Flight B

Today’s schedule mirrors yesterday’s with Flight C underway now followed by Flight D at 7pm. As they did yesterday, players begin with 20,000 chips and are set to log 30-minute levels on Day 1. Late registration and re-entry are available for about four-and-half hours while play wraps in just under eight hours.

Here are the Flight C details:

11am: Flight C – $560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed

• 20,000 chips and 30-/40-minute levels
• Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (6:40pm) or 10 percent of the field
• Day 2 begins Sunday, March 18th at 1pm

Tournament updates will begin a bit later this afternoon. Good luck, players!

11am: Flight C – $560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed

• 20,000 chips and 30-/40-minute levels
• Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (6:40pm) or 10 percent of the field
• Day 2 begins Sunday, March 18th at 1pm

7pm: Flight D – $560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed

• 20,000 chips and 30-/40-minute levels
• Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 11:30pm)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (2:40am) or 10 percent of the field
• Day 2 begins Sunday, March 18th at 1pm

Chip counts from Thursday’s Flight A and B are available one post below

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Day 2 Blinds: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 60 of 342 | Structure

Flight A: 183 Entries, 32 Advanced
Flight B: 159 Entries, 28 Advanced
Flight C/D: Friday at 11am/7p,
Flight E/F: Saturday at 11am/7pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1pm

Chip counts through Flight B:

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed | Structure

Escalator $560 Flight is A wrapped and Flight B is set to kickoff at 7pm with play stretching until about 2:40am. With that, Thursday’s updates have come to a close.

We encourage you to check back in the morning for complete chip counts through Flight B which will be posted by 10am. Tournament updates are set to resume Friday at 11am with Flight C.

See you Friday!

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante | Structure
Flight A Players Remaining: 32 of 183

Zachary Hammons bagged a monster in Flight A to lead the 32 advancers. Hammons stack sits at 315,000 and he’s in front of a notable number of big stacks that includes Juan Barbosa in second with 264,000 and Paul Balzano in third with 200,000

1. Zachary Hammons – 315,000
2. Juan Barbosa – 264,000
3. Paul Balzano – 200,000
4. Glen Minxolli – 189,500
5. Jacquelyn Scott – 147,500

Flight A enjoyed a strong showing with 183 entries generating $91,500 toward the tournament’s $400,000 prize pool. Flight B is set to fly momentarily and another strong turnout is expected from the evening action.

Complete chip counts through tonight’s Flight B will be posted tomorrow morning by 10am.

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante | Structure
Flight A Players Remaining: 36 of 183

Tables have broken steadily since registration closed just about 90 minutes ago and the field is down to 36 players — four tables. It’s late in Level 13 and the most recent table to break will likely mark the last one before play ends following Level 14.

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante | Structure
Flight A Players Remaining: 38 of 183

Florida’s Jacquelyn Scott recently picked up pocket sevens and sent an opponent to the rail on a runout. The spike grew Scott’s stack to just shy of 140,000. It’s a tough test at Scott’s table, though, as the aforementioned Paul Balzano has been cruising and sits around the 200,000 mark.

Level 13 is freshly underway and it marks the second-to-last level of the night. Play is set to conclude at roughly 6:40pm and we’ll provide a look at a few of the chip leaders at that time. Complete chip counts through Flight B will be posted tomorrow morning by 10am.

With play stretching deeper into the structure, Phil Hui, Jonathan Hilton, Zoltan Czinkota and Charlemagne Benjamin are among those who have busted.

2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 300 ante | Structure
Flight A Players Remaining: 45 of 183

The day’s final break concluded just moments ago and it’s Miguel Capriles who leads the home stretch. Capriles hails from Miami and has had modest tournament success throughout his career. At present, he enjoys about 215,000 chips and hopes to parlay his hot play into a Day 2 berth and a payday.