Mackey Gets Paid
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
On a flop of 
, James Mackey bet 1,300 from middle position and was called by small blind Aaron Johnson. The player under the gun made it 3,200, and Mackey reraised to 8,500, forcing out Johnson. The under-the-gun player called, and the turn brought a 
. The first player checked, and Mackey bet 12,000, about half of his stack. His opponent shoved, and Mackey called with a locked in hand, 
for a set against 
. He doubled up after the dealer placed the 
as the meaningless river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,500
42,050
|
42,050 |
|
||
flop, and Vince Wolrab bet 2,700. Peixin Liu called in the small blind, and the big blind made it 11,000. Wolrab called, and Liu called off for 9,200 total, creating a small side pot between Wolrab and the big blind. Those two checked down the 
turn and 
, clearly not expecting to win, and the big blind had it beat with 
for a set though, and he dragged the pot to add to his room-leading stack.
flop against Todd "sharkslayerr" Breyfogle, who made the call.
turn, Mackey put Boone all in, and Boone called off for what looked like around 15,000.
river wasn't the miracle Boone needed. The online poker whiz now has a heaping stack, while Boone is done for the day unless he chooses to fire his last allotted bullet.
turn or 
river.
