Event 5 Flight B: Deonarine Itwaru Eliminated by John McDonald

Escalator VII Series Event 5
$1,700 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a bet of 2,000
Flight B Remaining players: 49 of 162

After a flop of , Deonarine Itwaru checked from the big blind and John McDonald checked from early position. Joseph Jean bet 15,000 from the cutoff, Itwaru raised all in for 39,500 and McDonald reraised all in for 126,000.

Jean tanked for a while before folding face up.

Itwaru sowed but pulled lean against the by McDonalds.

The rotate and River completed the board and secured the elimination hit for McDonald.

John McDonald – 195,000 (98bb)
Joseph Jean – 150,000 (75bb)
Deonarine Itwaru – eliminated