Mike McDonald Poker Tournament Updates

Level 24: Merrifield Leads Final Five On Dinner Break; McDonald 6th

Jun 22, '11

NOTE: The final five players went on a one hour dinner break and will return at approximately 8:30pm to resume play.

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 507

Average Chip Count: 1,521,000

Chip Counts:

1. Steven Merrifield – 2,185,000
2. Jason Mercier – 1,550,000
3. David Chiu – 1,315,000
4. Joseph Ressler – 1,280,000
5. Hans Winzeler – 1,190,000

Eliminations:

6th. Mike McDonald – $73,965

Mike McDonald Eliminated in 6th Place ($73,965)

Mike McDonald came to the final table on the short stack and was the first one eliminated in 6th place. David Chiu button-raised to 66,000, McDonald moved all in and Chiu called.

Chiu: A A 9 8
McDonald: Q 10 9 8

The board came 6 6 56 J, giving Chiu a full house on the turn to win the pot. Mike McDonald was the first one to go in 6th place ($73,965).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Mike McDonald

Level 24: Brooks Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 22, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 15 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Gregory Brooks in 7th place ($53,210), the official six-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 507

Average Chip Count: 1,267,500

Chip Counts:

1. Joseph Ressler – 2,000,000
2. Jason Mercier – 1,900,000
3. David Chiu – 1,710,000
4. Steven Merrifield – 1,485,000
5. Hans Winzeler – 1,240,000
6. Mike McDonald – 245,000

Payouts:

1st. $619,575
2nd. $383,075
3rd. $239,100
4th. $156,628
5th. $105,967
6th. $73,965

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Mike McDonald,   Hans Winzeler,   Steven Merrifield,   Jason Mercier,   Joseph Ressler,   Gregory Brooks

Mike McDonald Eliminated in 11th Place (€40,000)

Sep 08, '09

Mike McDonald was the first player to go after dinner break. Mcdonald moved all in UTG for 400,000 preflop and Carter Phillips made the call from the small blind. Their cards:

Mcdonald: KQ
Phillips: 66

Board: A4357

Another EPT champ hits the rail. His prize money of €40,000 is some consolation for busting so near the final table.

Three more to go.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Doubles Alley

Sep 08, '09

Two different players have doubled up recently in hands that involved pocket jacks. Cornel Andrew Cimpan held two jacks against the K-8 of his opponent to survive, and then Mihai Manole defeated the pocket jacks of his opponent with A-K in the hole on an A-7-3-Q-8 board to keep his final-table hopes alive.

Update: Cimpan just doubled up again when his J-9 held up against the Q-6 of Michael Mcdonald on a 10-5-4-J-K board.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Mike McDonald,   Mihai Manole

No Happy Meal for McDonald

Sep 08, '09

Marc Goodwin bets 30,000 but Mike McDonald raises it up to 120,000. Goodwin calls.

The flop is dealt J 5 2. McDonald bets 140,000 and Goodwin quickly moves all in for 2,443,000.

McDonald tanks and then folds. He moves down to 502,000.

Goodwin moves upwards to 2,879,000.

McDonald bets out 40,000 in the very next hand. Matt Lapossie raises 122,000 in total.

It’s 74,000 for McDonald to call but after a moment’s thought he mucks, and takes another hit.

Player Tags: Marc Goodwin,   Mike McDonald

Go Shorty It's Your Birthday

Sep 07, '09

The shortstacks are trying to double up as the field gets smaller and smaller.

Samer Rahman bets 16,000 from the cutoff plus 1. Mike McDonald is next to act and he raises it to 42,500 from the cutoff. Mohamed Naddaf on the button pushes all in for 120,000 and Rahman gets out of the way.

McDonald watches his opponent and then shakes his head and mucks. Naddaf takes the pot.

Elsewhere, a player in middle position bets 12,000, Jens Kyllonen raises it up to 31,000 from the button, and then Michael Greco decides to make his move. He pushes all in for 148,000 from the big blind. It’s folded around and Greco rakes it in.

There are 54 remaining.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Michael Greco,   Jens Kyllonen

Timex Makes a Nice River Call

Sep 05, '09

Michael Mcdonald bet 1,000 from the cutoff preflop and seat 3 made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt K84 and Mcdonald bet 2,100. Seat 3 made the call and the turn fell 10. Seat 3 bet 2,700 and Mcdonald made the call. The river was dealt 4 and seat 3 fired out 6,300. Mcdonald went into the tank for a few moments and then he made the call. Seat 3 mucked immediately, conceding the pot to Mcdonald, who had just picked off the bluff.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Mike McDonald Eliminated in 11th Place (€40,000)

Sep 08, '09

Mike McDonald was the first player to go after dinner break. Mcdonald moved all in UTG for 400,000 preflop and Carter Phillips made the call from the small blind. Their cards:

Mcdonald: KQ
Phillips: 66

Board: A4357

Another EPT champ hits the rail. His prize money of €40,000 is some consolation for busting so near the final table.

Three more to go.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Doubles Alley

Sep 08, '09

Two different players have doubled up recently in hands that involved pocket jacks. Cornel Andrew Cimpan held two jacks against the K-8 of his opponent to survive, and then Mihai Manole defeated the pocket jacks of his opponent with A-K in the hole on an A-7-3-Q-8 board to keep his final-table hopes alive.

Update: Cimpan just doubled up again when his J-9 held up against the Q-6 of Michael Mcdonald on a 10-5-4-J-K board.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Mike McDonald,   Mihai Manole

No Happy Meal for McDonald

Sep 08, '09

Marc Goodwin bets 30,000 but Mike McDonald raises it up to 120,000. Goodwin calls.

The flop is dealt J 5 2. McDonald bets 140,000 and Goodwin quickly moves all in for 2,443,000.

McDonald tanks and then folds. He moves down to 502,000.

Goodwin moves upwards to 2,879,000.

McDonald bets out 40,000 in the very next hand. Matt Lapossie raises 122,000 in total.

It’s 74,000 for McDonald to call but after a moment’s thought he mucks, and takes another hit.

Player Tags: Marc Goodwin,   Mike McDonald

Go Shorty It's Your Birthday

Sep 07, '09

The shortstacks are trying to double up as the field gets smaller and smaller.

Samer Rahman bets 16,000 from the cutoff plus 1. Mike McDonald is next to act and he raises it to 42,500 from the cutoff. Mohamed Naddaf on the button pushes all in for 120,000 and Rahman gets out of the way.

McDonald watches his opponent and then shakes his head and mucks. Naddaf takes the pot.

Elsewhere, a player in middle position bets 12,000, Jens Kyllonen raises it up to 31,000 from the button, and then Michael Greco decides to make his move. He pushes all in for 148,000 from the big blind. It’s folded around and Greco rakes it in.

There are 54 remaining.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Michael Greco,   Jens Kyllonen

Timex Makes a Nice River Call

Sep 05, '09

Michael Mcdonald bet 1,000 from the cutoff preflop and seat 3 made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt K84 and Mcdonald bet 2,100. Seat 3 made the call and the turn fell 10. Seat 3 bet 2,700 and Mcdonald made the call. The river was dealt 4 and seat 3 fired out 6,300. Mcdonald went into the tank for a few moments and then he made the call. Seat 3 mucked immediately, conceding the pot to Mcdonald, who had just picked off the bluff.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Mike McDonald Eliminated in 11th Place (€40,000)

Sep 08, '09

Mike McDonald was the first player to go after dinner break. Mcdonald moved all in UTG for 400,000 preflop and Carter Phillips made the call from the small blind. Their cards:

Mcdonald: KQ
Phillips: 66

Board: A4357

Another EPT champ hits the rail. His prize money of €40,000 is some consolation for busting so near the final table.

Three more to go.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Doubles Alley

Sep 08, '09

Two different players have doubled up recently in hands that involved pocket jacks. Cornel Andrew Cimpan held two jacks against the K-8 of his opponent to survive, and then Mihai Manole defeated the pocket jacks of his opponent with A-K in the hole on an A-7-3-Q-8 board to keep his final-table hopes alive.

Update: Cimpan just doubled up again when his J-9 held up against the Q-6 of Michael Mcdonald on a 10-5-4-J-K board.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Mike McDonald,   Mihai Manole

No Happy Meal for McDonald

Sep 08, '09

Marc Goodwin bets 30,000 but Mike McDonald raises it up to 120,000. Goodwin calls.

The flop is dealt J 5 2. McDonald bets 140,000 and Goodwin quickly moves all in for 2,443,000.

McDonald tanks and then folds. He moves down to 502,000.

Goodwin moves upwards to 2,879,000.

McDonald bets out 40,000 in the very next hand. Matt Lapossie raises 122,000 in total.

It’s 74,000 for McDonald to call but after a moment’s thought he mucks, and takes another hit.

Player Tags: Marc Goodwin,   Mike McDonald

Go Shorty It's Your Birthday

Sep 07, '09

The shortstacks are trying to double up as the field gets smaller and smaller.

Samer Rahman bets 16,000 from the cutoff plus 1. Mike McDonald is next to act and he raises it to 42,500 from the cutoff. Mohamed Naddaf on the button pushes all in for 120,000 and Rahman gets out of the way.

McDonald watches his opponent and then shakes his head and mucks. Naddaf takes the pot.

Elsewhere, a player in middle position bets 12,000, Jens Kyllonen raises it up to 31,000 from the button, and then Michael Greco decides to make his move. He pushes all in for 148,000 from the big blind. It’s folded around and Greco rakes it in.

There are 54 remaining.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Michael Greco,   Jens Kyllonen

Timex Makes a Nice River Call

Sep 05, '09

Michael Mcdonald bet 1,000 from the cutoff preflop and seat 3 made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt K84 and Mcdonald bet 2,100. Seat 3 made the call and the turn fell 10. Seat 3 bet 2,700 and Mcdonald made the call. The river was dealt 4 and seat 3 fired out 6,300. Mcdonald went into the tank for a few moments and then he made the call. Seat 3 mucked immediately, conceding the pot to Mcdonald, who had just picked off the bluff.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Michael McDonald Eliminated in Fifth Place (â?¬197,000)

Mar 14, '09

Mike McDonald pushes all in on the button, Sandra Naujoks calls from the small blind.

McDonald: KJ

Naujoks: 1010

Board: Q7563

Last year's champion Mike McDonald is no longer in the running for a double EPT. He takes home €197,000 for fifth place.

Naujoks is going good.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Sandra Naujoks

McDouble for McDonald

Mar 14, '09

Mike McDonald pushes all in for preflop with 105,000 in the pot. Marc Gork calls 276,000 more to win 431,000. McDonald flips over AxQ and Gork shows 8-7.

The board finally falls in McDonald's favor: A84JA. He is all over the board and ends up with a flush.

He is now sitting on 959,000.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Marc Gork

Two Million Dollar Man

Mar 14, '09

After crippling Thorson, Holger Kanisch continued his tirade. This time against Mike McDonald. McDonald had him covered but not by much, he was all in with pocket tens and Kanish held AK.

The flop brought McDonald's worst nightmare - the K. The rest of the board didn't help: KQJ76 and Kanisch doubles through. He now sits on the best part of two million chips. McDonald is crippled with less than 500,000.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Holger Kanisch

Loser Ulusu

Mar 14, '09

William Thorson limps, Cengizcan Ulusu makes it 150,000, and Mike McDonald shoves for 575,000. Ulusu is his only caller.

Ulusu: K2

McDonald: KK

Board: 82664

Ulusu is down to 129,000 and McDonald chips on up.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Cengizcan Ulusu

Action Central

Mar 13, '09

The feature table may be eye-catching but the other table has just been exploding with action and there is no wonder as to why. Florian Langmann, Marc Gork, Mike McDonald, Sandra Naujok, and Johan Storaker have been tangoing with each other for the last ten minutes.

Storaker bet 39,000, Naujok called from the hijack, and Gork, who was on the button, called also.

The flop came down AJ2 and the players checked it down. The turn was the 9 and Storaker bet 100,000.

Gork said, "I can tell you her hand is Q-10. It's a nice bet!" He said speaking about Naujok and acknowledging Storaker's aggressive bet.

Naujok and Gork folded and Storaker showed pocket jacks to the camera. Storaker is now on 1,350,000.

Gork said looking at his phone, "My friend says you had jacks ... and now my girlfriend also told me you had pocket jacks. My friends are so great!"

In the next hand, Gork raises from the button and Naujok calls. The flop comes KJJ and both players check. The turn is the 2 and Naujok bets 52,000. Gork pretends to check his phone, and smiles. He then mucks. He has 485,000 in chips and Naujok has 370,000.

The hand after, Gork raises from the hijack to 35,000, and Langmann on the button, raises it to 100,000. McDonald who is on the big blind reraises it to 200,000 and Gork folds. Langmann contemplates it while McDonald goes a shade of pink. He eventually mucks.

McDonald currently has 850,000.

Player Tags: Johan Storakers,   Mike McDonald,   Florian Langmann,   Sandra Naujoks,   Marc Gork

Maccing it Up

Mar 12, '09

Mike McDonald is back in the limelight. He raises around 6,000 preflop and Vincent Wagner calls. The flop falls 987. The two players then get it all in and the river and turn bring the 6 and A.

Wagner shows pocket sevens for a flopped set but McDonald also has a flopped set ... of eights.

Wagner is out and McDonald now has 125,500 in chips.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Big McLoss for McDonald

Mar 12, '09

Mike McDonald is on the big blind and makes it 7,000. The small blind who is Iliodoros Kamatakis calls and the flop is Q62. Kamatakis checks and McDonald bets 8,500. To which Kamatakis responds, "I'm all-in." He shoves all his chips forward across the line.

McDonald says, "I call" and flips over 88. Kamatakis shows Q10. The turn is the 5, and Kamatakis shouts, "Red, red, red" as the river card is dealt, hoping to avoid the flush.

He does, as the K floats in on the river. McDonald hands over another 27,000 to double up Kamatakis. He still has 83,000 however.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Iliodoros Kamatakis

Michael McDonald Eliminated in Fifth Place (â?¬197,000)

Mar 14, '09

Mike McDonald pushes all in on the button, Sandra Naujoks calls from the small blind.

McDonald: KJ

Naujoks: 1010

Board: Q7563

Last year's champion Mike McDonald is no longer in the running for a double EPT. He takes home €197,000 for fifth place.

Naujoks is going good.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Sandra Naujoks

McDouble for McDonald

Mar 14, '09

Mike McDonald pushes all in for preflop with 105,000 in the pot. Marc Gork calls 276,000 more to win 431,000. McDonald flips over AxQ and Gork shows 8-7.

The board finally falls in McDonald's favor: A84JA. He is all over the board and ends up with a flush.

He is now sitting on 959,000.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Marc Gork

Two Million Dollar Man

Mar 14, '09

After crippling Thorson, Holger Kanisch continued his tirade. This time against Mike McDonald. McDonald had him covered but not by much, he was all in with pocket tens and Kanish held AK.

The flop brought McDonald's worst nightmare - the K. The rest of the board didn't help: KQJ76 and Kanisch doubles through. He now sits on the best part of two million chips. McDonald is crippled with less than 500,000.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Holger Kanisch

Loser Ulusu

Mar 14, '09

William Thorson limps, Cengizcan Ulusu makes it 150,000, and Mike McDonald shoves for 575,000. Ulusu is his only caller.

Ulusu: K2

McDonald: KK

Board: 82664

Ulusu is down to 129,000 and McDonald chips on up.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Cengizcan Ulusu

Action Central

Mar 13, '09

The feature table may be eye-catching but the other table has just been exploding with action and there is no wonder as to why. Florian Langmann, Marc Gork, Mike McDonald, Sandra Naujok, and Johan Storaker have been tangoing with each other for the last ten minutes.

Storaker bet 39,000, Naujok called from the hijack, and Gork, who was on the button, called also.

The flop came down AJ2 and the players checked it down. The turn was the 9 and Storaker bet 100,000.

Gork said, "I can tell you her hand is Q-10. It's a nice bet!" He said speaking about Naujok and acknowledging Storaker's aggressive bet.

Naujok and Gork folded and Storaker showed pocket jacks to the camera. Storaker is now on 1,350,000.

Gork said looking at his phone, "My friend says you had jacks ... and now my girlfriend also told me you had pocket jacks. My friends are so great!"

In the next hand, Gork raises from the button and Naujok calls. The flop comes KJJ and both players check. The turn is the 2 and Naujok bets 52,000. Gork pretends to check his phone, and smiles. He then mucks. He has 485,000 in chips and Naujok has 370,000.

The hand after, Gork raises from the hijack to 35,000, and Langmann on the button, raises it to 100,000. McDonald who is on the big blind reraises it to 200,000 and Gork folds. Langmann contemplates it while McDonald goes a shade of pink. He eventually mucks.

McDonald currently has 850,000.

Player Tags: Johan Storakers,   Mike McDonald,   Florian Langmann,   Sandra Naujoks,   Marc Gork

Maccing it Up

Mar 12, '09

Mike McDonald is back in the limelight. He raises around 6,000 preflop and Vincent Wagner calls. The flop falls 987. The two players then get it all in and the river and turn bring the 6 and A.

Wagner shows pocket sevens for a flopped set but McDonald also has a flopped set ... of eights.

Wagner is out and McDonald now has 125,500 in chips.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Big McLoss for McDonald

Mar 12, '09

Mike McDonald is on the big blind and makes it 7,000. The small blind who is Iliodoros Kamatakis calls and the flop is Q62. Kamatakis checks and McDonald bets 8,500. To which Kamatakis responds, "I'm all-in." He shoves all his chips forward across the line.

McDonald says, "I call" and flips over 88. Kamatakis shows Q10. The turn is the 5, and Kamatakis shouts, "Red, red, red" as the river card is dealt, hoping to avoid the flush.

He does, as the K floats in on the river. McDonald hands over another 27,000 to double up Kamatakis. He still has 83,000 however.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Iliodoros Kamatakis

Michael McDonald Eliminated in Fifth Place (â?¬197,000)

Mar 14, '09

Mike McDonald pushes all in on the button, Sandra Naujoks calls from the small blind.

McDonald: KJ

Naujoks: 1010

Board: Q7563

Last year's champion Mike McDonald is no longer in the running for a double EPT. He takes home €197,000 for fifth place.

Naujoks is going good.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Sandra Naujoks

McDouble for McDonald

Mar 14, '09

Mike McDonald pushes all in for preflop with 105,000 in the pot. Marc Gork calls 276,000 more to win 431,000. McDonald flips over AxQ and Gork shows 8-7.

The board finally falls in McDonald's favor: A84JA. He is all over the board and ends up with a flush.

He is now sitting on 959,000.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Marc Gork

Two Million Dollar Man

Mar 14, '09

After crippling Thorson, Holger Kanisch continued his tirade. This time against Mike McDonald. McDonald had him covered but not by much, he was all in with pocket tens and Kanish held AK.

The flop brought McDonald's worst nightmare - the K. The rest of the board didn't help: KQJ76 and Kanisch doubles through. He now sits on the best part of two million chips. McDonald is crippled with less than 500,000.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Holger Kanisch

Loser Ulusu

Mar 14, '09

William Thorson limps, Cengizcan Ulusu makes it 150,000, and Mike McDonald shoves for 575,000. Ulusu is his only caller.

Ulusu: K2

McDonald: KK

Board: 82664

Ulusu is down to 129,000 and McDonald chips on up.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Cengizcan Ulusu

Action Central

Mar 13, '09

The feature table may be eye-catching but the other table has just been exploding with action and there is no wonder as to why. Florian Langmann, Marc Gork, Mike McDonald, Sandra Naujok, and Johan Storaker have been tangoing with each other for the last ten minutes.

Storaker bet 39,000, Naujok called from the hijack, and Gork, who was on the button, called also.

The flop came down AJ2 and the players checked it down. The turn was the 9 and Storaker bet 100,000.

Gork said, "I can tell you her hand is Q-10. It's a nice bet!" He said speaking about Naujok and acknowledging Storaker's aggressive bet.

Naujok and Gork folded and Storaker showed pocket jacks to the camera. Storaker is now on 1,350,000.

Gork said looking at his phone, "My friend says you had jacks ... and now my girlfriend also told me you had pocket jacks. My friends are so great!"

In the next hand, Gork raises from the button and Naujok calls. The flop comes KJJ and both players check. The turn is the 2 and Naujok bets 52,000. Gork pretends to check his phone, and smiles. He then mucks. He has 485,000 in chips and Naujok has 370,000.

The hand after, Gork raises from the hijack to 35,000, and Langmann on the button, raises it to 100,000. McDonald who is on the big blind reraises it to 200,000 and Gork folds. Langmann contemplates it while McDonald goes a shade of pink. He eventually mucks.

McDonald currently has 850,000.

Player Tags: Johan Storakers,   Mike McDonald,   Florian Langmann,   Sandra Naujoks,   Marc Gork

Maccing it Up

Mar 12, '09

Mike McDonald is back in the limelight. He raises around 6,000 preflop and Vincent Wagner calls. The flop falls 987. The two players then get it all in and the river and turn bring the 6 and A.

Wagner shows pocket sevens for a flopped set but McDonald also has a flopped set ... of eights.

Wagner is out and McDonald now has 125,500 in chips.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Big McLoss for McDonald

Mar 12, '09

Mike McDonald is on the big blind and makes it 7,000. The small blind who is Iliodoros Kamatakis calls and the flop is Q62. Kamatakis checks and McDonald bets 8,500. To which Kamatakis responds, "I'm all-in." He shoves all his chips forward across the line.

McDonald says, "I call" and flips over 88. Kamatakis shows Q10. The turn is the 5, and Kamatakis shouts, "Red, red, red" as the river card is dealt, hoping to avoid the flush.

He does, as the K floats in on the river. McDonald hands over another 27,000 to double up Kamatakis. He still has 83,000 however.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Iliodoros Kamatakis

Michael Mcdonald Eliminated in 39th Place ($25,000 AUD)

Jan 21, '09

Rajkumar Ramakrishnan raised to 20,000 preflop and Michael "Timex" Mcdonald moved all in for 83,000. Rajkumar made the call and they turned up their hands:

Mcdonald: 77
Rajkumar: A5

Board: A83KQ

Mcdonald was eliminated on the hand in 39th place, and he will take home $25,000 AUD in prize money.







 

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Timed Out

Oct 02, '08

Michael "Timex" McDonald busted out of the tournament when he picked up queens at the unfortunate time that his opponent picked up pocket aces.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald

Mike McDonald Eliminated

Sep 10, '08

Mike "TIMEX" McDonald has been eliminated from the tournament by Johannes Strassmann in the span of two hands.

On the first hand, McDonald held top pair second kicker on a jack-high board against Strassmann's pocket queens. The players got it all in on the turn and McDonald took a hit down to under 10,000.

A few hands later, Strassmann's pocket tens held up against McDonald's overcards to take the rest of his stack and eliminate him from the tournament.

Player Tags: Mike McDonald,   Johannes Strassmann