Mackey Takes Five-Bet Pot
Level 16
Hold'em
Online legend James "mig.com" Mackey, Avinash Kataria and one other player each put in five bets before the flop, according to a player at the table.
We found Mackey betting the turn with the board reading 
. His opponent raised, and Mackey came back over the top for three bets. Kataria tanked before folding, saying he couldn't believe what he was laying down.
Mackey continues to surge upward in the chip counts, while Kataria busted a couple of hands later when an opponent turned trip eights with 
against Kataria's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
163,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
. Gaurav Kalro checked to David Bach, who bet out. Kalro called. The river was the 
, and this time Kalro bet out. Bach hesitated, clearly not happy with this turn of events, but he eventually called, and Kalro showed 
for a rivered straight.
. Daniel Idema bet, Singer raised, and Idema three-bet. Singer called, and the two players saw a 
on the river. Idema bet out again, and Singer went into the tank. After a couple minutes, he elected to fold.
against David Chiu, who folded a 
. Kelly is back up to about 30,000.
, and was called by a player with a queen and David Bach from the bring-in.
for a nine-seven.
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, were in a raised pot on fifth street when Grizzle bet and Porter called. Both players caught bad on sixth, Grizzle with a pair and Porter with a king, so they both checked. Porter bet seventh street, and Grizzle made the call.
