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Event #22
Entries -- 640 (622)
Buy-in --
$5,000
Prize Pool -- $3,012,700
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James Mackey
(Tampa, FL, USA)
wins $730,740 and
WSOP
bracelet |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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James Mackey |
MO |
$730,740 |
| 2 |
Stuart Fox |
Birmingham |
$395,245 |
| 3 |
Michael Binger
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CA |
$295,245 |
| 4 |
William McMahon
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NJ |
$194,319 |
| 5 |
Karga Holt |
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$140,091 |
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Nick Schulman |
NY |
$108,457 |
| 7 |
Jan Sorensen |
Denmark |
$81,343 |
| 8 |
John Derick Barch
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TX |
$60,254 |
| 9 |
Maciek Gracz |
NC |
$43,684 |
| 10 |
Ross Boatman |
London |
$29,073 |
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| Other
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63 places paid -
27th Max "Italian Pirate" Pescatori (Milan, Italy) $20,034, 45th Ben Roberts
(London, United Kingdom) $14,762, 47th Rory Matthews (Scotland, United Kingdom)
$12,653, 53rd Nick Gibson (Windsor, United Kingdom) $12,653
The winner of
the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship was James Mackey. He is a
21-year-old (aspiring) poker professional from Columbia, MO. Mackey is
originally from Kansas City. He attended the University of Missouri for two
years. Mackey studied medicine at UM. He took a leave of absence between his
sophomore and senior year to play poker. He has supported himself for about a
year since then, and will no doubt have a much bigger bankroll now after
winning this event. First place paid $730,740. Mackey stated he intends to
return to school at some point. However, he has found poker to be so lucrative
that he wants to concentrate on improving as a player for a time before
deciding what to pursue in terms of an education. He plans to stay in Columbia,
MO. Mackey was supported by a core group of poker players who met online. He is
well-known in the online community. He is the third-youngest WSOP winner in
history. At 21 years and 4 months, Mackey is a bit older than Jeff Madsen and
Steve Billirakis (21 years, 11 days). |
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