Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007

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James Mackey scores big WCOOP win at PokerStars

James Mackey, mig.com, won WCOOP Event 14.

By Erik Sylven

James Mackey won a gold bracelet at the WSOP this summer. Now he is a WCOOP champion as well, winning Event 14 and taking home the first prize of $580,212.50.

The $1,050 No-Limit Hold'em tournament had the third-biggest prize pool in PokerStars history, and James Mackey, playing under the nickname mig.com, wanted as much as possible of that money. He refused to make a deal and was full of confidence at the final table.

Mackey had some trouble along the way, but managed to take command of the WCOOP event in a rather strange hand, ending up all-in pre-flop holding A-K against player ephman's A-Q.

Both players had deep stacks at the time, and after winning the huge $30 million pot, mig.com was able to dominate play even more with his aggressive style.

When it was time for heads-up play for the title against player chulwoo, Mackey had a 3-2 chip lead. The difference in prize money between first and second place was almost $300,000, making the final battle a truly nerve-racking one.

chulwoo made the decisive mistake when he re-raised all-in on the turn when the board showed 6c-Qh-8c-4s. Mackey called holding 5h-7h for the nut straight, while chulwoo showed K-2 for an absolute bluff.

Mackey won the tournament, a WCOOP bracelet and $580,212.50 in prize money. chulwoo received $292,932.50 for his second place.

Final-table results:

Place	Name	Country	Prize
1st	mig.com	United States	$580,212.50
2nd	chulwoo		$292,932.50
3rd	Trickybstrd	Canada	$210,472.50
4th	ephman	United States	$166,250
5th	saphire1	United States	$130,340
6th	jochen8	Sweden	$96,425
7th	Kenny Rap	United States	$69,825
8th	tralaira	Spain	$43,890
9th	UWillSuckOut	United States	$25,935

Note: James Mackey won $730,740 in Event 22, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the 2007 World Series of Poker.

WCOOP Event 15, $320 Seven-Card Stud has been decided as well. Player Ubsolute from Ireland won the tournament and $25,000 in prize money.

Final-table results (based on finishing order and a six-way deal that left $6,000 for first place):

Place	Name	Country	Prize
1st	Ubsolute	Ireland	$25,000
2nd	sascos	United States	$19,902
3rd	Dersu Uzala	Finland	$22,360
4th	spielraum.at	Austria	$19,805
5th	Grape	United States	$21,011
6th	Lystig	Norway	$18,828
7th	bull_99	Netherlands	$6,096.96
8th	scrubbyz	Canada	$3,967.20
9th	Randers	United States	$2,088

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