Friday, June 15, 2007 5:26 PM Local Time
PokerNews caught up with young James MacKey just after taking down the $5,000 No-Limit event and becoming the third youngest ever to win a WSOP bracelet.
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Friday, June 15, 2007 5:03 PM Local Time
Hand #48 - James Mackey moves all in from the button, and Fox calls with
. Mackey shows
, and he'll need to improve to win the tournament on this hand.
The flop comes
, and Fox retains the lead with king high.
The turn card is -- the
. Mackey takes the lead with a pair of tens, and Fox needs a king (for a higher pair) or a jack (for a straight) to stay alive.
The river card is the
, and Mackey wins the hand -- and the bracelet -- with trip tens.
Stuart Fox is eliminated in second place, earning $448,892.
James Mackey wins Event #22 ($5,000 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $730,740, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.
James Mackey is just 21 years old, our second 21-year-old bracelet winner this year. But since his birthday wasn't in the past week, he did not break the record for the youngest bracelet winner. Mackey is known online as 'Mig.com.'
Here are the final table payouts:
1st - James Mackey - $730,740
2nd - Stuart Fox - $448,892
3rd - Michael Binger - $295,245
4th - William McMahon - $194,319
5th - Karga Holt - $140,091
6th - Nick Schulman - $108,457
7th - Jan Sorensen - $81,343
8th - Tex Barch - $60,254
9th - Michael Gracz - $43,684
Friday, June 15, 2007 5:01 PM Local Time
Hand #47 - James Fox folds from the button. James Mackey has won the first three hands heads up.
Friday, June 15, 2007 5:00 PM Local Time
James Mackey won the first two hands of heads-up play by moving all in preflop.
The blinds increase to 30,000-60,000, with a 5,000 ante. Play continues without a break.
Friday, June 15, 2007 4:59 PM Local Time
The players are back from their break, and there is time for one more more hand with the blinds at 20,000-40,000, with a 5,000 ante.
Friday, June 15, 2007 4:30 PM Local Time
There will be a 25-minute break before heads-up play begins between Stuart Fox and James Mackey. Here are the official chip counts, followed by the final table payouts:
James Mackey - 5,905,000
Stuart Fox - 495,000
1st - ? - $730,740
2nd - ? - $448,892
3rd - Michael Binger - $295,245
4th - William McMahon - $194,319
5th - Karga Holt - $140,091
6th - Nick Schulman - $108,457
7th - Jan Sorensen - $81,343
8th - Tex Barch - $60,254
9th - Michael Gracz - $43,684
Friday, June 15, 2007 4:30 PM Local Time
Hand #44 - Michael Binger raises from the button, James Mackey reraises 360,000 more from the big blind, Binger moves all in, and Mackey quickly calls with
. Binger shows
, and it's a race situation.
The board comes
, and Mackey pairs his ace on the flop to win the pot.
Michael Binger is eliminated in third place, earning $295,245.
Friday, June 15, 2007 4:21 PM Local Time
Seat 3 - Michael Binger - 1,425,000
Seat 5 - Stuart Fox - 510,000
Seat 8 - James Mackey - 3,350,000
Friday, June 15, 2007 4:20 PM Local Time
Hand #38 - William McMahon (big blind) is all in preflop with
against the
of James Mackey (small blind). McMahon needs his hand to hold up to stay alive.
The board comes
, and Mackey pairs his seven on the flop to take the lead, and wins the hand with a full house.
William McMahon is eliminated in fourth place, earning $194,319. The next player eliminated will receive $295,245 for third place.
Friday, June 15, 2007 4:17 PM Local Time
Seat 1 - William McMahon - 340,000
Seat 3 - Michael Binger - 1,800,000
Seat 5 - Stuart Fox - 500,000
Seat 8 - James Mackey - 3,630,000
Friday, June 15, 2007 4:15 PM Local Time
Hand #35 - William McMahon limps for 40,000 from the small blind, Michael Binger reraises from the big blind, and McMahon folds. The holecams reveal:
McMahon:
Binger:
McMahon has been playing very tight all day, and, as the shortstack, he doesn't have a lot of chips to spare.
Friday, June 15, 2007 4:06 PM Local Time
Seat 1 - William McMahon - 520,000
Seat 3 - Michael Binger - 1,900,000
Seat 5 - Stuart Fox - 630,000
Seat 8 - James Mackey - 3,310,000
Friday, June 15, 2007 4:06 PM Local Time
Hand #29 - William McMahon moves his short stack all in under the gun with
, and everyone else folds. McMahon takes the blinds and antes.
Friday, June 15, 2007 3:55 PM Local Time
Seat 1 - William McMahon - 525,000
Seat 3 - Michael Binger - 1,975,000
Seat 5 - Stuart Fox - 785,000
Seat 8 - James Mackey - 3,115,000
Friday, June 15, 2007 3:55 PM Local Time
Hand #23 - There is a dead button, Holt moves all in with
, and Michael Binger calls with
. Holt started the day as the chipleader, but he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes
, and Binger's pocket jacks hold up to win the pot.
Karga Holt is eliminated in fifth place, earning $140,091. The next player eliminated will receive $194,319 for fourth place.
Friday, June 15, 2007 3:50 PM Local Time
Hand #21 - James Mackey raises from the small blind, Nick Schulman moves all in from the big blind, and Mackey calls with
. Schulman shows
, and he'll need to improve to avoid busting out here.
The board comes
, and Mackey wins the pot with his ten kicker.
Nick 'TheTakeover' Schulman is eliminated in sixth place, earning $108,457. The next player eliminated will receive $140,091 for fifth place.
Friday, June 15, 2007 3:43 PM Local Time
Hand #20 - Jan Sorensen (cutoff) is all in with
against Michael Binger (late position) with
. Sorensen is in excellent position to double up here.
But the flop comes
, and Binger flops a set to take a huge lead. The holecams reveal that another player folded an ace preflop, and Sorensen is drawing to just one out.
The last two cards are
, and Binger wins the pot with three tens.
Jan Sorensen is eliminated in seventh place, earning $81,343. The next player eliminated will receive $108,457 for sixth place.
Friday, June 15, 2007 3:40 PM Local Time
Seat 1 - William McMahon - 700,000
Seat 3 - Michael Binger - 820,000
Seat 4 - Jan Sorensen - 650,000
Seat 5 - Stuart Fox - 1,005,000
Seat 7 - Karga Holt - 310,000
Seat 8 - James Mackey - 2,325,000
Seat 9 - Nick Schulman - 775,000
Friday, June 15, 2007 3:39 PM Local Time
Hand #19 - William McMahon moves all in from late position, and Holt thinks for over a minute before he calls from the big blind with
. McMahon shows
, and he's a big favorite to double up here.
The board comes
, and McMahon wins the pot with a pair of nines to double up in chips.
Friday, June 15, 2007 3:37 PM Local Time
Hand #18 - Tex Barch is all in preflop with
against Stuart Fox's
. Barch is dominated, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes
, and Fox wins the pot with a pair of jacks.
Tex Barch is eliminated in eighth place, earning $60,254. The next player eliminated will receive $81,343 for seventh place.