02-22-2010 10:32 UTC-12

Maldito Rio

[user75032]

The light's growing dim for Mackey.

James Mackey is newly short-stacked after being rivered in back-to-back pots. First Vanessa Rousso took Mackey's stack down a peg, flopping middle pair with {K-?}

{K-?}

{10-?}

and then rivering a king to overtake Mackeys flopped top pair.

Just a few hands later, Mackey played a three-way pot with Blake Buffington and Nam Le. On a flop of {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

{4-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

, Buffington opened for 27,000. Mackey was the only caller. Buffington checked the {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

turn and was then faced with a bet of 45,000. He tanked for more than a minute before tossing in a call.

On the river {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

Buffington moved all in. Mackey asked for a count (62,500) and then called with {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{Q-Spades}

, top pair. Buffington turned over {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

for a flush draw that made a running two pair. Mackey's frustration was evident all over his face as he paid off the river bet.

Tags: Blake Buffington James Mackey Vanessa Rousso