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

Counts at the Break

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6

Chip Counts
Neil Channing			3,750,000	1,090,000
Henry Lu			2,300,000	-445,000
James Mackey			2,280,000	265,000
John Nelson			1,600,000	-200,000
Tom Alner			1,380,000	-170,000
Hovan Nguyen			570,000	70,000
Balazs Botond			280,000	-140,000

Break Time

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Players are now on a scheduled 20 minute break.

Mackey's Unique Fan

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Every time James Mackey wins a pot he has one railbird in the stands that stands up and yells "Oh, yeah" with a creepy gyrating motion.

It's less of a yell and more of a moan.

The tournament floorman commented, "Oh great, that guy is back."

Apparently the same fan was present at a recent final table that Blair Hinkle was at and did the same thing every time Hinkle won a pot.

Blind vs. Blind

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

James Mackey limped from the small blind and John Nelson checked from the big blind. The flop came , Mackey bet 40,000 and Nelson called. The turn came , Mackey bet 80,000 and Nelson called. The river came , Mackey bet 140,000 and Nelson folded.

Tags: James Mackey, John Nelson.

Channing's Raise Was Enough

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

Hovan Nguyen opened for 70,000 and Neil Channing called. The flop came , Nguyen bet 85,000 and Channing raised to 180,000.

Nguyen held his hand for a moment but then tossed them back to the dealer.

Tags: Hovan Nguyen, Neil Channing.

Nelson Wins From Mackey

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

James Mackey opened up the action with a raise to 60,000 preflop. John Nelson made the call on his direct left and a flop was dealt. Mackey led for 75,000 here and Nelson quickly raised it to 180,000. It was too much for Mackey as he sent his cards into the muck.

Tags: James Mackey, John Nelson.

Francois Dur Eliminated in 8th Place ($63,459)

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6

Francois Dur 8th Place

Francois Dur moved all in preflop and Neil Channing snap-called.

Dur:
Channing:

The board ran and Dur was eliminated.

Tags: Francois Dur, Neil Channing.

Nelson Wins Some off Neil

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6

John Nelson opened it up to 60,000 from early position and only Neil Channing in the big blind would make the call. On the flop, Channing checked and Nelson bet 70,000. Channing then check raised to 195,000 and Nelson called.

The on the turn would see Channing lead for 230,000 and Nelson call. The would complete the board on the river and Channing would opt to check. Nelson then slammed out a bet of 550,000 and Channing quickly folded.

Chip Counts
Neil Channing			2,660,000	-440,000
John Nelson			1,800,000	340,000

Tags: Neil Channing, John Nelson.

Dur Doubles Through Lu

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6

Henry Lu opened for 60,000 and Francois Dur moved all in from the big blind. Lu called and the hands were tabled.

Lu:
Dur:

The board ran and Dur doubled up with a pair of tens.

Chip Counts
Francois Dur			1,050,000	460,000

Tags: Francois Dur, Henry Lu.

Mackey vs Nelson

Posted 2012-06-25 GMT-6 • Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

James Mackey opened for 60,000 and John Nelson called. The flop came , Mackey bet 75,000 and Nelson called. The turn came , Mackey bet 190,000 and Nelson folded