2012 World Series of Poker › Event 43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

TD Fouts Needles Mackey's Fan

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 27: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante

James Mackey just won a hand and before Mackey's "Oh yeah" fan could do his thing Tournament Supervisor Dan Fouts gave an "Oh yeah" over the mic.

The crowd laughed and Fouts asked if he could borrow the fan's oversized floppy visor.

Mackey Taking Chips

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 27: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante

Folded to Henry Lu on the button, he raised it up to 100,000 and James Mackey called out of the big blind.

The flop would see Mackey check-call a bet of 120,000 from Lu. Both players would then check the turn. On the river, Mackey led out for 240,000 and with a fold from Lu, he raked in the pot.

Tags: James Mackey, Henry Lu.

Level 27 started

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6

Lu Wins Another Small One

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 26: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante

James Mackey opened up the pot to 80,000 and Henry Lu three-bet to 200,000 out of the small blind. Mackey called and the flop hit the felt. Lu led for 230,000 here and Mackey sent his cards into the muck and the pot to Lu.

Tags: Henry Lu, James Mackey.

Nelson Forces a Fold

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 26: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante

John Nelson raised to 100,000 from the small blind and Henry Lu re-raised from the big blind to 220,000. Nelson thought for a minute and then moved all in. Lu let his hand go and they went on to the next one.

Tags: John Nelson, Henry Lu.

Channing Too Strong For Lu

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 26: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante

When Henry Lu opened up the pot with a raise, Neil Channing would promptly three-bet him to 205,000. A call from Lu would see a flop dealt on the felt. Channing would lead for 165,000 here and Lu call. Both players then took their time to check the turn.

The river would see Channing fire out a large 595,000-chip bet, too much for Lu who sent his cards into the muck.

Tags: Neil Channing, Henry Lu.

Hovan Nguyen Eliminated in 6th Place ($111,961)

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6

Hovan Nguyen 6th Place

Hovan Nguyen open-shoved from the small blind and Neil Channing called from the big blind.

Channing:
Nguyen:

The board ran and Nguyen was eliminated.

Chip Counts
Neil Channing			4,450,000	700,000
Hovan Nguyen			Busted

Tags: Hovan Nguyen, Neil Channing.

Mackey and Nelson Again

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 26: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante

The pot was opened by James Mackey and he received the call from John Nelson on his direct left. The flop would see Mackey lead for 100,000, Nelson call and then both players check the turn.

On the river, Mackey bet 255,000 and Nelson called. When Mackey tabled his , the two-pair was enough to rake in the pot and send Nelson's cards into the muck.

Tags: James Mackey, John Nelson.

Alner Conceded to Nelson

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 26: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante

Tom Alner opened for 80,000 from under the gun and John Nelson called from the small blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn came , Nelson bet 110,000 and Alner folded.

Tags: Tom Alner, John Nelson.

Mackey Beats Nelson

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 26: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante

James Mackey opened up the pot with a raise and was promptly three-bet to 200,000 by John Nelson. Mackey called and the flop would see Nelson bet 180,000. Mackey called and the turn would see both players check, just as they did on the river.

At showdown, Mackey's was strong enough to beat the that Nelson held, with Mackey raking in the pot.

Tags: John Nelson, Jame Mackey.