James Mackey
{{Short description|American poker player (born 1986)}}
{{other people}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox poker player
| name = James Mackey
| nickname = mig.com
| image = James_Mackey_2007.jpg
| caption = Mackey at the $15,000 buy-in National Poker League's Vegas Open Championship in 2007.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|2|25}}
| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
| hometown = Columbia, Missouri
| wsop bracelet count = 1
| wsop final tables = 4
| wsop money finishes = 41
| wsop main event best finish rank = 306th
| wsop main event best finish year = 2019
| multi-year wsop winner =
| wpt titles = 1
| wpt final tables = 2
| wpt money finishes = 9
| updated = 2020-06-03
}}
James Corwin Mackey (born February 25, 1986) is an American professional poker player. He attended the University of Missouri before dropping out of a pre-med program to pursue a career in professional poker. In 2007, at 21 years and 4 months, Mackey became the third youngest poker player at the time to ever win a World Series of Poker bracelet, when he won the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event, behind Steve Billirakis (won a bracelet in the first event of the 2007 tournament) and Jeff Madsen (won a bracelet in the 2006 tournament).
Early career
James Mackey started playing poker online in 2005 when he invested $75 in an online account. He turned that initial investment into $20,000 and decided to pursue a career professionally.{{Cite web |last=Cunningham |first=Craig |date=June 15, 2007 |title=James Mackey Conquers the $5k NLH as the Final Table Becomes a Turbo SNG |url=http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2007/06/15/james-mackey-conquers-the-5k-nlh-as-the-final-table-becomes-a-turbo-sng.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327123730/http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2007/06/15/james-mackey-conquers-the-5k-nlh-as-the-final-table-becomes-a-turbo-sng.html |archive-date=2009-03-27 |website=PokerWorks}}
World Series of Poker success
Mackey's near-record setting win (third youngest to win a bracelet), in the 2007 $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event, came against a final table that included two players from the 2005 and 2006 Main Event, as well as two former bracelet winners. The final hand of the tournament was the famous 10-2 – the same hand that Doyle Brunson won back to back World Series of Poker Main Events with.{{Cite web |last=Dalla |first=Nolan |date=June 16, 2007 |title=WSOP NEWS: James-Mackey-2007-WSOP---Event-22-5000-NLHE-Winner-Profile |url=https://www.wsop.com/news/2007/Jun/1089/James-Mackey-2007-WSOP---Event-22-5000-NLHE-Winner-Profile.html |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=WSOP.com}}
In the following year's tournament, Mackey finished runner-up in the $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event, earning $297,792.{{Cite web |date=2008-06-06 |title=Anthony Rivera Wins Event #8, $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event ($483,688), James Mackey Eliminated in 2nd Place ($297,792) |url=https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2008-world-series-of-poker/event-8-10000-mixed-games-world-championship/post.52061.htm?rsort=1 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}}
World Championship of Online Poker
On September 24, 2007, Mackey under the screen name mig.com won the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) $1050 buy-in event winning $580,212.50 and the WCOOP bracelet. This was the third biggest prize in the site's history.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2007/09/2007-wcoop-event-14-final-table-report.html |title=pokerstarsblog.com - 2007 WCOOP: Event #14 Final Table Report |access-date=September 24, 2007 |archive-date=May 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512054723/http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2007/09/2007-wcoop-event-14-final-table-report.html |url-status=dead }}
As of 2020, James Mackey has live tournament winnings over $4,200,000.{{Cite web |title=James Mackey's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=31069 |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His 47 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,087,385 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=James Mackey |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=6046 |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=WSOP.com}}
World Poker Tour success
During Season 15 of the World Poker Tour (WPT), Mackey won the 2016 WPT Choctaw tournament, with a top prize of $666,758.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-16 |title=How Rare is it to Win the Same WPT Event Twice? (It Could Happen at Choctaw) |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2022/05/win-same-wpt-event-twice-choctaw-41204.htm |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=PokerNews |language=en}} Prior to this win, Mackey had finished at the final table of two WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdowns, winning $124,704 for a seventh-place finish in Season 9 and $441,128 for a third-place finish in Season 12.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Terry |date=2016-08-03 |title=James Mackey Wins WPT Choctaw $3,700 Main Event |url=https://www.casinonewsdaily.com/blog/2016/08/03/james-mackey-wins-wpt-choctaw-3700-main-event/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Casino News Daily |language=en-US}}
World Series of Poker bracelets
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Tournament ! Prize (US$) |
|---|
| 2007
| $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em | $730,740 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/5761-james-mackey Card Player profile]
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=31069 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/james-mackey/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=6046 WSOP profile]
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Category:American poker players
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Category:World Poker Tour winners
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