Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget

$1,675 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$56,366
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,675
Entries
136
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

First Big Showdown

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Mike Comisso defended from a button raise by Vinicius Lima, and the two saw a {4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop. Comisso checked, Lima bet 105,000, and Comisso made it 300,000. Lima called, and both checked the {q-Clubs} and {3-Clubs}. Lima showed {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and won with top pair on the flop.

Player Chips Progress
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Vinicius Lima
2,400,000
400,000
400,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Mike Comisso
1,700,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Mike ComissoVinicius Lima

Comisso Back in Front

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

After briefly losing the lead, Comisso is once again ahead in chips.

Mike Comisso check-called 80,000 on a {j-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{k-Spades} flop and 200,000 more on an {a-Spades} turn. Check-check on the {3-Spades}, and Comisso showed {q-Spades}{4-Spades} for the turned nut flush.

"Bad river," he lamented.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Comisso
2,500,000
400,000
400,000
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Vinicius Lima
1,600,000
-400,000
-400,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Mike Comisso

David Morton Eliminated in 3rd Place ($25,143)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
David Morton - 3rd Place
David Morton - 3rd Place

David Morton opened to 80,000 on the button and called when Vinicius Lima put him all in for about 500,000 total.

Lima: {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Morton: {k-Spades}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, setting up a heads-up match between Lima and Mike Comisso with both players about even.

Morton's tournament ended in third, the same finishing position he had in Choctaw for Poker Night in America.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Comisso
2,100,000
300,000
300,000
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Vinicius Lima
2,000,000
550,000
550,000
WPT 1X Winner
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David Morton
Busted

Tags: David MortonMike ComissoVinicius Lima

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Lima Pays Off Comisso

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Mike Comisso defended his big blind from a button raise by Vinicius Lima, and both checked the {8-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} flop. Comisso checked the {6-Spades} turn too, and Lima bet 60,000. Comisso came back with 170,000, and Lima called. Comisso fired 345,000 on the {q-Hearts} river, and Lima thought a bit and tossed in his final time extension. He decided to call, but Comisso showed {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Comisso
1,800,000
500,000
500,000
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Vinicius Lima
1,450,000
-530,000
-530,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Mike ComissoVinicius Lima

Comisso Picks Off Lima's Three-Barrel

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Mike Comisso and Vinicius Lima saw an {8-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop for the minimum, and Comisso check-called 40,000. He check-called 90,000 on the {q-Hearts}, and he checked the {j-Diamonds}. Lima put in 250,000, and Comisso thought a bit and flicked in a chip. Lima indicated he wouldn't win, and Comisso showed {q-Clubs}{10-Spades} to take it.

Player Chips Progress
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Vinicius Lima
1,980,000
-320,000
-320,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Mike Comisso
1,300,000
140,000
140,000

Tags: Mike ComissoVinicius Lima

Morton Doubles Through Comisso

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Mike Comisso opened to 60,000 on the button and David Morton called. Morton checked the {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{k-Spades} flop and then shoved for 300,000 when Comisso bet 50,000. Comisso tanked and called with {9-Spades}{6-Clubs} but was way behind {k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. The {5-Hearts} turn left Comisso in need of a six, but the river was a {3-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Comisso
1,160,000
-40,000
-40,000
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David Morton
700,000
152,000
152,000

Tags: David MortonMike Comisso

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000