New Leader; Mackey gets the Best of Berkey, Again

Level 19
: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante

We heard the "All-in. Call," from across the room and arrived to see a monster pot brewing between Matt Berkey and James Mackey. The two had tangled previously this evening with Mackey stinging Berkey for a double up.
This time, the board read with Berkey holding
and Mackey having
. Berkey had Mackey covered, and was forced to pay Mackey's 372,000 stack when the river came a
, giving Mackey a straight and the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,005,000 | 505,000 |
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130,000 | -330,000 |