2007 World Series of Poker

Day 3 completed

Posted 06-16-2007 03:16 GMT-8

PokerNews Video: James Mackey - $5,000 No-Limit Winner

PokerNews caught up with young James MacKey just after taking down the $5,000 No-Limit event and becoming the third youngest ever to win a WSOP bracelet.

Click here to check out the interview with James, along with all the other videos from this event.

Tags: Bracelet, James MacKey, Winner.

Hand #48 - James Mackey Wins Event #22 ($730,740)

Hand #48 - James Mackey moves all in from the button, and Fox calls with . Mackey shows , and he'll need to improve to win the tournament on this hand.

The flop comes , and Fox retains the lead with king high.

The turn card is -- the . Mackey takes the lead with a pair of tens, and Fox needs a king (for a higher pair) or a jack (for a straight) to stay alive.

The river card is the , and Mackey wins the hand -- and the bracelet -- with trip tens.

Stuart Fox is eliminated in second place, earning $448,892.

James Mackey wins Event #22 ($5,000 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $730,740, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

James Mackey is just 21 years old, our second 21-year-old bracelet winner this year. But since his birthday wasn't in the past week, he did not break the record for the youngest bracelet winner. Mackey is known online as 'Mig.com.'

Here are the final table payouts:

1st - James Mackey - $730,740
2nd - Stuart Fox - $448,892
3rd - Michael Binger - $295,245
4th - William McMahon - $194,319
5th - Karga Holt - $140,091
6th - Nick Schulman - $108,457
7th - Jan Sorensen - $81,343
8th - Tex Barch - $60,254
9th - Michael Gracz - $43,684

Hand #47

Hand #47 - James Fox folds from the button. James Mackey has won the first three hands heads up.

Blinds Increase

James Mackey won the first two hands of heads-up play by moving all in preflop.

The blinds increase to 30,000-60,000, with a 5,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

Heads-Up Play Begins

The players are back from their break, and there is time for one more more hand with the blinds at 20,000-40,000, with a 5,000 ante.

25-Minute Break

There will be a 25-minute break before heads-up play begins between Stuart Fox and James Mackey. Here are the official chip counts, followed by the final table payouts:

James Mackey - 5,905,000
Stuart Fox - 495,000


1st - ? - $730,740
2nd - ? - $448,892
3rd - Michael Binger - $295,245
4th - William McMahon - $194,319
5th - Karga Holt - $140,091
6th - Nick Schulman - $108,457
7th - Jan Sorensen - $81,343
8th - Tex Barch - $60,254
9th - Michael Gracz - $43,684

Hand #44 - Michael Binger Eliminated in 3rd Place ($295,245)

Hand #44 - Michael Binger raises from the button, James Mackey reraises 360,000 more from the big blind, Binger moves all in, and Mackey quickly calls with . Binger shows , and it's a race situation.

The board comes , and Mackey pairs his ace on the flop to win the pot.

Michael Binger is eliminated in third place, earning $295,245.

Updated Chip Counts

Seat 3 - Michael Binger - 1,425,000
Seat 5 - Stuart Fox - 510,000
Seat 8 - James Mackey - 3,350,000

Hand #38 - William McMahon Eliminated in 4th Place ($194,319)

Hand #38 - William McMahon (big blind) is all in preflop with against the of James Mackey (small blind). McMahon needs his hand to hold up to stay alive.

The board comes , and Mackey pairs his seven on the flop to take the lead, and wins the hand with a full house.

William McMahon is eliminated in fourth place, earning $194,319. The next player eliminated will receive $295,245 for third place.