Comisso Bags Huge After Day 1b of Poker Night in America's $1,675 Golden Nugget Event | PokerNews

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Mike Comisso lapped the sector on Day 1b of Poker Night in America $1,675 Main Event at Golden Nugget, putting nearly 20 starting stacks within the bag as eight players survived the day to enroll in the six survivors from Day 1a.

Vinicius Lima (218,500), two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brandon Cantu (179,500), Paul Balzano (128,000), Justin Kindred (92,000), Nacho Barbero (84,500), Frank Bonacci (75,000), and Todd Tooley (64,000) were the opposite players finding bags after greater than 14 levels of play — the tournament had a troublesome stop with 24:40 left in Level 15 (1,500/3,000/500) because that's when Day 1a players bagged.

A total of 47 players turned out, with some notable runners going home empty-handed. Jack Schanbacher, Nick Yunis, Scott Ball, and Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon were one of the vital players hitting the exits in the course of the process play. Kroon ran up an enormous stack but was unable to take care of it and ultimately sent the last of his stack to Cantu after the dinner break.

As for Comisso, he registered late but worked his way as much as a large count over 200,000 when he played the pot of the tournament to this point at Level 14 (1,200/2,400/400). It all started with Comisso opening early to 5,200 and getting called in two spots. He checked the flop and Tooley bet 10,300. Comisso was the one taker, they usually both checked the to peer an river. Comisso bet 28,000 and snap-called when Tooley shoved for 257,900 effective.

Tooley held the but his trips were crushed by the of Comisso, who raked in a huge pot and left Tooley shell-shocked. It wasn't long after that after the flight came to an end.

Sunday will see one final Day 1 flight play out, starting at 11 a.m. PT, and search for coverage of that here on PokerNews.

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