“MekongRiver” Drops $42K In Heads-Up NL Hold’em Play

In some heads-up $200/$400 NL Hold’em action on Full Tilt Poker tables Vasari and Pimento, the player “MekongRiver” played several matches in the day. Though he managed small wins over “forgetmenot83″ (-$8K) and “Ziigmund” (-$4K), he lost over $23K to “Aeron73″ and another $17K+ to “pokerkid585″. His longest match was against “I Win Flips” in which he booked a small $13K+ in 230+ hands played. In the end, “MekongRiver” finished with a total $42K+ loss on the days heads-up NLH play.

HAND A
Full Tilt Poker Game #4240960251: Table Vasari (heads up)
$200/$400 – No Limit Hold’em – 17:27:59 ET – 2007/11/20
Seat 1: MekongRiver ($16,000)
Seat 2: forgetmenot83 ($8,000)
MekongRiver posts the small blind of $200
forgetmenot83 posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
MekongRiver raises to $1,200
forgetmenot83 raises to $8,000, and is all in
MekongRiver calls $6,800
forgetmenot83 shows
MekongRiver shows
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
forgetmenot83 shows a pair of Sixes
MekongRiver shows a pair of Queens
MekongRiver wins the pot ($15,999.50) with a pair of Queens
forgetmenot83 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16,000 | Rake $0.50
Board:
Seat 1: MekongRiver (small blind) showed and won ($15,999.50) with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: forgetmenot83 (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Sixes 

HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #4242276679: Table Vasari (heads up)
$200/$400 – No Limit Hold’em – 19:37:48 ET – 2007/11/20
Seat 1: MekongRiver ($18,421)
Seat 2: pokerkid585 ($16,799)
MekongRiver posts the small blind of $200
pokerkid585 posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
MekongRiver raises to $1,200
pokerkid585 calls $800
*** FLOP ***
pokerkid585 checks
MekongRiver has 15 seconds left to act
MekongRiver bets $1,600
pokerkid585 has 15 seconds left to act
pokerkid585 raises to $4,655
MekongRiver raises to $17,221, and is all in
pokerkid585 calls $10,944, and is all in
MekongRiver shows
pokerkid585 shows
Uncalled bet of $1,622 returned to MekongRiver
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
MekongRiver shows a pair of Fives
pokerkid585 shows two pair, Nines and Eights
pokerkid585 wins the pot ($33,597.50) with two pair, Nines and Eights
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $33,598 | Rake $0.50
Board:
Seat 1: MekongRiver (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 2: pokerkid585 (big blind) showed and won ($33,597.50) with two pair, Nines and Eights 

HAND C
Full Tilt Poker Game #4242417592: Table Vasari (heads up)
$200/$400 – No Limit Hold’em – 19:51:23 ET – 2007/11/20
Seat 1: MekongRiver ($15,800)
Seat 2: Aeron73 ($16,199.50)
Aeron73 posts the small blind of $200
MekongRiver posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Aeron73 raises to $1,200
MekongRiver calls $800
*** FLOP ***
MekongRiver checks
Aeron73 bets $1,600
MekongRiver calls $1,600
*** TURN ***
MekongRiver checks
Aeron73 checks
*** RIVER ***
MekongRiver bets $5,600
Aeron73 has 15 seconds left to act
Aeron73 calls $5,600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MekongRiver shows a pair of Sevens
Aeron73 shows two pair, Sevens and Fives
Aeron73 wins the pot ($16,799.50) with two pair, Sevens and Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16,800 | Rake $0.50
Board:
Seat 1: MekongRiver (big blind) showed and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 2: Aeron73 (small blind) showed and won ($16,799.50) with two pair, Sevens and Fives

HAND D
Full Tilt Poker Game #4242491665: Table Vasari (heads up)
$200/$400 – No Limit Hold’em – 19:58:30 ET – 2007/11/20
Seat 1: MekongRiver ($19,798)
Seat 2: Aeron73 ($20,197)
Aeron73 posts the small blind of $200
MekongRiver posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Aeron73 calls $200
MekongRiver raises to $1,200
Aeron73 calls $800
*** FLOP ***
MekongRiver bets $2,400
Aeron73 calls $2,400
*** TURN ***
MekongRiver has 15 seconds left to act
MekongRiver bets $3,990
Aeron73 raises to $16,597, and is all in
MekongRiver calls $12,208, and is all in
Aeron73 shows
MekongRiver shows
Uncalled bet of $399 returned to Aeron73
*** RIVER ***
Aeron73 shows a straight, King high
MekongRiver shows two pair, Kings and Fives
Aeron73 wins the pot ($39,595.50) with a straight, King high
MekongRiver is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $39,596 | Rake $0.50
Board:
Seat 1: MekongRiver (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 2: Aeron73 (small blind) showed and won ($39,595.50) with a straight, King high