$1,675 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget
$1,675 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget
Buy-in
$1,675
Entries
136
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Comisso Leads TV Final Table at Golden Nugget
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mike Comisso began Day 2 as chip leader of the Poker Night in America $1,675 Main Event at Golden Nugget, and though he lost that distinction after a quiet early portion of the day, he regained the top spot when it was time to bag up for the televised final table.
Comisso put 1.263 million in the bag, and he'll be joined for the five-handed TV table by Vinicius Lima (1.198 million), Chan Pelton (1,050,000), David Morton (292,000), and Dimitry Agrachov (282,000). The players bagged just a bit after the beginning of Level 22 (8,000/16,000/2,000).
The day began with 25 runners who advanced out of three starting days. Fifteen were set to cash, but it ended up being 16 players in the money when voice actor Nika Futterman and Maxim Sorokin both busted on the bubble and chopped the 15th-place payout since they were at different tables.
Zo Karim, Brandon Cantu, and Kyle Frey were some of the notables who busted shy of the money.
Once the bubble burst, Matt Glantz and 2016 Million Dollar Heater winner Jake Daniels were two of the players making the money but falling short of the final table.
Once that final table started, it was Lima in command with 1.15 million while Comisso hadn't much headway from his start-of-day stack and had slipped to third. Lima continued to climb by sending Nacho Barbero out the door after his fellow European Poker Tour High Roller champ Sam Panzica.
Comisso won a race against Frank Bonacci with the 
against the 
to send him out eighth, and he continued to drag enough medium-sized pots to chip up. Chad Eveslage went out seventh to Pelton in the same flip, with Pelton's sixes prevailing.
Then, Pelton picked off a big two-barrel bluff from Lima with the 
on an 
runout, with Lima giving up on the river and Pelton taking the pot to bring him back to the pack.
Six-handed play lasted awhile, but gold bracelet winner Joey Weissman was the one who finally fell on the final table bubble, though it took an unlucky beat to do so. Morton, who made his second PNIA final table after getting third at Choctaw in April for $131,590, crippled Weissman when he shoved in second to act for 143,000 during Level 22 (8,000/16,000/2,000) with 
and Weissman woke up with the 
and reshoved from the button. After a 
flop, Morton ran a Broadway straight to leave Weissman with less than two big blinds, and he couldn't recover.
Players will arrive early on Tuesday for a short media session in preparation for the televised final table, and cards should be in the air between 12:45 p.m. and 1 p.m. local time.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,263,000 | 288,000 |
|
1,198,000 | 308,000 |
|
1,050,000 | -50,000 |
|
292,000 | 210,000 |
|
282,000 | -178,000 |
Joey Weissman Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,500)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
David Morton moved all in for 143,000 second to act, and Joey Weissman got the count then shoved over from the button. Both blinds folded.
Morton:
Weissman:
Weissman was in a dominating position, and the flop kept it that way. A 
hit the turn to give Morton a straight draw, thought. The river card that emerged was the 
, causing a start from Morton and giving him a winning straight.
Left with just 30,000, Weissman was all in two hands later. Mike Comisso called on the button, as did both blinds. Vinicius Lima led out 30,000 on the 
flop, and Comisso raised to 90,000. Lima folded a 
face-up.
Comisso: 
Weissman: 
The tournament was over for Weissman unless he picked up help on the turn, which he did with the 
. A 
river didn't do it for him, though, and he wished everyone good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Lima Tries to Blast Pelton Off a Hand
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Vinicius Lima opened to 31,000 in middle position and got calls from Chan Pelton on the button and Mike Comisso in the big blind. Lima fired 55,000 on the flop, and Pelton was the only caller. Lima put in 133,000 on the turn, and Pelton again called. Lima checked the .
"Show me what I've got to beat," Pelton said.
When Lima wasn't turning his cards over, Pelton showed and raked in the pot.
Players are on a dinner break for one hour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 500,000 |
|
|
890,000 | -139,000 |
Comisso Shows One
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Comisso raised to 27,000 under the gun and got action from Vinicius Lima in the cutoff. Lima called a continuation-bet of 30,000 on the 
flop. He called another 80,000 on the 
turn. Comisso fired a third barrel of 120,000 or so on the river.
"I know you're not bluffing," Lima said after thinking awhile. He mucked.
Comisso showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,029,000 | -441,000 |
|
|
975,000 | 205,000 |
Chad Eveslage Eliminated in 7th Place ($8,117)
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Chad Eveslage shoved over a raise from Chan Pelton with 
, but Pelton called him with and held up as the board ran out dead for both players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000 | 320,000 |
|
Busted |
"I'll Give You a $20 if You Can Show Me a Four"
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Chan Pelton opened to 25,000 on the button and Chad Eveslage moved all in from the big.
"Do you know how much it is?" Pelton asked. "Got a little ace-rag over there eh?"
Eveslage counted out 240,000.
"I fold," Pelton said. "I'll give you a $20 if you can show me a four."
Eveslage reached out and flipped over the . The table collectively chuckled as Pelton reach for a $20 in his pocket and dutifully handed it over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000 | -123,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000