06-17-2009 11:40 UTC-12

Mackey Motoring

Shamus

Jin Liu raised to 4,000 from late position, James Mackey raised to 12,000 from the small blind, and Liu called.

The flop came {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{9-Hearts}

{9-Clubs}

. Mackey checked, Liu bet 8,000, and Mackey called. The turn was the {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

. Mackey again checked, Liu pushed all in for his last 24,000, and Mackey instantly called.

Bad news for Liu. He had {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{9-Spades}

for trips, but Mackey had him outkicked with {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{9-Diamonds}

. The river was the {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

, and Liu is out. Meanwhile, Mackey is storming up the leaderboard with 245,000 now.

Tags: James Mackey Jin Liu