An Orbit with Mike "Timex" McDonald
We decided to spend some time over at Table 29, which was playing six-handed and home to the likes of Mike "Timex" McDonald, Tony Cousineau, Brock Parker, and Amit Makhija. Here's what we saw over the course of six consecutive hands focused on McDonald, who began the orbit with roughly 13,000.
Hand #1 (cutoff): A player in early position opened for 525 and McDonald called. Cousineau came along from the button, and three players saw a flop of 
. The original raiser checked, and McDonald bet 900. Both his opponents folded.
Hand #2 (hijack): The under-the-gun player folded, and McDonald did, too. Cousineau ended up winning the pot after raising to 525 from the cutoff.
Hand #3 (under-the-gun): McDonald folded.
Hand #4 (big blind): McDonald received a walk.
Hand #5 (small blind): Amit Makhija raised to 450 from the cutoff, McDonald folded, and Cousineau defended from the big blind. When the flop came down 
, Cousineau checked and then folded when Makhija bet 500.
Hand #6 (button): The cutoff raised to 525 and McDonald gave up his button.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
16,600
|
16,600 |
|
16,300
16,300
|
16,300 |
|
15,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
6,350
-4,650
|
-4,650 |