High stakes professionals Brian Hastings and Phil Ivey were involved in some heads-up $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em over on Full Tilt Poker table Vasari. They played for around 35 minutes before Ivey decided to quit with a $14K+ loss. Around 75 minutes later, they started up again and this time, it took only four hands for Ivey to leave to table with another $8K+ loss. All in all, Hastings managed a $23K+ total win in 108 hands of action.
HAND A
Full Tilt Poker Game #5646857541: Table Vasari (heads up)
$200/$400 – No Limit Hold’em – 16:14:04 ET – 2008/03/15Seat 1: Brian Hastings ($43,999.50)Seat 2: Phil Ivey ($43,798)Brian Hastings posts the small blind of $200Phil Ivey posts the big blind of $400The button is in seat #1*** HOLE CARDS ***Brian Hastings raises to $1,200Phil Ivey raises to $3,600Brian Hastings calls $2,400*** FLOP ***Phil Ivey bets $5,600Brian Hastings raises to $13,600Phil Ivey foldsBrian Hastings mucksBrian Hastings wins the pot ($18,399.50)
Seat 1: Brian Hastings ($55,198)Seat 2: Phil Ivey ($32,598)Brian Hastings posts the small blind of $200Phil Ivey posts the big blind of $400The button is in seat #1*** HOLE CARDS ***Brian Hastings raises to $1,200Phil Ivey calls $800*** FLOP ***
HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #5646875271: Table Vasari (heads up)
$200/$400 – No Limit Hold’em – 16:15:31 ET – 2008/03/15Phil Ivey checksBrian Hastings bets $2,000Phil Ivey calls $2,000*** TURN ***
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Phil Ivey checksBrian Hastings bets $5,600Phil Ivey calls $5,600*** RIVER ***
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Phil Ivey checksBrian Hastings checks*** SHOW DOWN ***Brian Hastings shows
Ace King highPhil Ivey shows
a pair of KingsPhil Ivey wins the pot ($17,599.50) with a pair of Kings
Seat 1: Brian Hastings ($44,598)Seat 2: Phil Ivey ($43,197)Brian Hastings posts the small blind of $200Phil Ivey posts the big blind of $400The button is in seat #1*** HOLE CARDS ***Brian Hastings raises to $1,200Phil Ivey raises to $3,600Brian Hastings calls $2,400*** FLOP ***
HAND C
Full Tilt Poker Game #5646900546: Table Vasari (heads up)
$200/$400 – No Limit Hold’em – 16:17:39 ET – 2008/03/15Phil Ivey bets $5,600Brian Hastings calls $5,600*** TURN ***
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Phil Ivey bets $15,200Brian Hastings foldsPhil Ivey mucksPhil Ivey wins the pot ($18,399.50)
Seat 1: Brian Hastings ($50,995.50)Seat 2: Phil Ivey ($51,792)Phil Ivey posts the small blind of $200Brian Hastings posts the big blind of $400The button is in seat #2*** HOLE CARDS ***Phil Ivey raises to $1,200Brian Hastings raises to $4,200Phil Ivey calls $3,000*** FLOP ***
HAND D
Full Tilt Poker Game #5647195798: Table Vasari (heads up)
$200/$400 – No Limit Hold’em – 16:42:07 ET – 2008/03/15Brian Hastings bets $6,000Phil Ivey raises to $18,000Brian Hastings raises to $46,795.50, and is all inPhil Ivey foldsBrian Hastings mucksBrian Hastings wins the pot ($44,399.50)


Phil Ivey bets $5,600Brian Hastings raises to $13,600Phil Ivey foldsBrian Hastings mucksBrian Hastings wins the pot ($18,399.50)

Phil Ivey checksBrian Hastings bets $2,000Phil Ivey calls $2,000*** TURN ***
Phil Ivey checksBrian Hastings bets $5,600Phil Ivey calls $5,600*** RIVER ***
Phil Ivey checksBrian Hastings checks*** SHOW DOWN ***Brian Hastings shows 
Ace King highPhil Ivey shows 
a pair of KingsPhil Ivey wins the pot ($17,599.50) with a pair of Kings
Phil Ivey bets $5,600Brian Hastings calls $5,600*** TURN ***
Phil Ivey bets $15,200Brian Hastings foldsPhil Ivey mucksPhil Ivey wins the pot ($18,399.50)

Brian Hastings bets $6,000Phil Ivey raises to $18,000Brian Hastings raises to $46,795.50, and is all inPhil Ivey foldsBrian Hastings mucksBrian Hastings wins the pot ($44,399.50)