Ashby Picks Up $19K In $1000/$2000 7-Game Mix Against Giang

High stakes professional poker players Richard Ashby and Chau “La Key U” Giang found themselves in a heads-up 7-Game poker mix. They battled it out for over an hour-and-a-half on Full Tilt Poker table Eli Elezra as Ashby raked in the seven of the eight largest pots of the match. Giang, however, was able to pull in 16 of the next 19 biggest hands to limit Ashby to just a $19K+ overall win after 256 total hands of action.

HAND A
Full Tilt Poker Game #17320519248: Table Eli Elezra (6 max)
$1000/$2000 Ante $150 – Limit Stud H/L – 23:55:50 ET – 2010/01/03
Seat 4: Richard Ashby ($15,436.50)
Seat 5: La Key U ($29,897.50)
Richard Ashby antes $150
La Key U antes $150
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby is low with
Richard Ashby brings in for $300
La Key U completes it to $1,000
Richard Ashby raises to $2,000
La Key U raises to $3,000
Richard Ashby raises to $4,000
La Key U calls $1,000
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
La Key U checks
Richard Ashby bets $1,000
La Key U calls $1,000
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
La Key U bets $2,000
Richard Ashby calls $2,000
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
La Key U bets $2,000
Richard Ashby calls $2,000
*** 7TH STREET ***
La Key U checks
Richard Ashby checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
La Key U shows a pair of Kings, for high
Richard Ashby shows a pair of Aces, for high
Richard Ashby wins the pot ($18,299.50) with a pair of Aces

HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #17320638179: Table Eli Elezra (6 max)
$1000/$2000 Ante $150 – Limit Razz – 0:03:14 ET – 2010/01/04
Seat 4: Richard Ashby ($28,784)
Seat 5: La Key U ($16,546)
Richard Ashby antes $150
La Key U antes $150
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby is high with
Richard Ashby brings in for $300
La Key U completes it to $1,000
Richard Ashby calls $700
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby bets $1,000
La Key U calls $1,000
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** 7TH STREET ***
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Richard Ashby shows Q,J,4,3,A
La Key U shows T,7,6,5,A
La Key U wins the pot ($16,299.50) with T,7,6,5,A

HAND C
Full Tilt Poker Game #17320872484: Table Eli Elezra (6 max)
$250/$500 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 0:15:39 ET – 2010/01/04
Seat 4: Richard Ashby ($12,580)
Seat 5: La Key U ($32,740)
La Key U posts the small blind of $250
Richard Ashby posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
La Key U raises to $1,500
Richard Ashby calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
Richard Ashby checks
La Key U bets $3,000
Richard Ashby raises to $11,080, and is all in
La Key U calls $8,080
Richard Ashby shows
La Key U shows
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
Richard Ashby shows three of a kind, Eights
La Key U shows a pair of Jacks
Richard Ashby wins the pot ($25,159.50) with three of a kind, Eights

HAND D
Full Tilt Poker Game #17320914484: Table Eli Elezra (6 max)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 0:17:56 ET – 2010/01/04
Seat 4: Richard Ashby ($33,408)
Seat 5: La Key U ($11,910)
Richard Ashby posts the small blind of $500
La Key U posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Richard Ashby raises to $2,000
La Key U calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
La Key U checks
Richard Ashby bets $1,000
La Key U raises to $2,000
Richard Ashby calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
La Key U bets $2,000
Richard Ashby calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
La Key U bets $2,000
Richard Ashby raises to $4,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Richard Ashby shows two pair, Queens and Twos
La Key U mucks
Richard Ashby wins the pot ($19,999.50) with two pair, Queens and Twos

HAND E
Full Tilt Poker Game #17321909196: Table Eli Elezra (6 max)
$1000/$2000 Ante $150 – Limit Razz – 1:18:15 ET – 2010/01/04
Seat 4: Richard Ashby ($52,787.50)
Seat 5: La Key U ($22,489.50)
Richard Ashby antes $150
La Key U antes $150
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
La Key U is high with
La Key U brings in for $300
Richard Ashby calls $300
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby bets $1,000
La Key U calls $1,000
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** 7TH STREET ***
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Richard Ashby shows 7,6,4,3,2
La Key U mucks
Richard Ashby wins the pot ($14,899.50) with 7,6,4,3,2

HAND F
Full Tilt Poker Game #17321982259: Table Eli Elezra (6 max)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Omaha H/L – 1:23:10 ET – 2010/01/04
Seat 4: Richard Ashby ($38,236.50)
Seat 5: La Key U ($37,037)
Richard Ashby posts the small blind of $500
La Key U posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Richard Ashby raises to $2,000
La Key U calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
La Key U checks
Richard Ashby bets $1,000
La Key U calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
La Key U checks
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U raises to $4,000
Richard Ashby raises to $6,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
La Key U checks
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Richard Ashby shows a flush, Ace high, for high and 5,4,3,2,A, for low
La Key U mucks
Richard Ashby wins the high pot ($11,000) with a flush, Ace high
Richard Ashby wins the low pot ($10,999.50) with 5,4,3,2,A

HAND G
Full Tilt Poker Game #17322050917: Table Eli Elezra (6 max)
$1000/$2000 Ante $150 – Limit Stud Hi – 1:27:52 ET – 2010/01/04
Seat 4: Richard Ashby ($44,284.50)
Seat 5: La Key U ($30,985.50)
Richard Ashby antes $150
La Key U antes $150
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby is low with
Richard Ashby brings in for $300
La Key U completes it to $1,000
Richard Ashby raises to $2,000
La Key U calls $1,000
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
La Key U checks
Richard Ashby bets $1,000
La Key U raises to $2,000
Richard Ashby calls $1,000
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Richard Ashby
Dealt to La Key U
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U calls $2,000
*** 7TH STREET ***
Richard Ashby bets $2,000
La Key U folds
Richard Ashby mucks
Richard Ashby wins the pot ($16,299.50)

HAND H
Full Tilt Poker Game #17322077915: Table Eli Elezra (6 max)
$250/$500 – No Limit Hold’em – 1:29:44 ET – 2010/01/04
Seat 4: Richard Ashby ($50,434)
Seat 5: La Key U ($24,835)
Richard Ashby posts the small blind of $250
La Key U posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Richard Ashby raises to $1,000
La Key U raises to $3,000
Richard Ashby calls $2,000
*** FLOP ***
La Key U bets $6,000
Richard Ashby raises to $47,434, and is all in
La Key U calls $15,835, and is all in
Richard Ashby shows
La Key U shows
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
Richard Ashby shows three of a kind, Nines
La Key U shows two pair, Queens and Nines
Richard Ashby wins the pot ($49,669.50) with three of a kind, Nines