Hand #75: James Mackey Retakes the Lead with Trip Kings

Photo:  James Mackey

James Mackey raises from the cutoff to 500,000, and Sebastien Aube calls from the small blind.

The flop comes , Aube checks, Mackey bets 400,000, and Aube quickly calls.

The turn card pairs the board with the , and both players check.

The river card is the , Aube checks, Mackey bets 1,500,000, and Aube calls. Mackey shows to win the pot with trip kings, and Aube mucks. Mackey retakes the chip lead.

Seat 2.  Sebastien Aube  –  7,500,000
Seat 4.  Adam Hendrix  –  8,475,000
Seat 5.  James Mackey  –  11,775,000
Seat 6.  Eric Afriat  –  2,400,000