Lose Some, Win Some for Moon
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Back-to-back hands for 2009 November Niner Darvin Moon resulted in one pot being pushed away from him and one pot being pushed towards him. First, Moon called an early-position raise to 1,125 from the big blind. He checke-raised a 
flop from 2,100 to 5,000. His opponent called. Both players checked the 
turn and 
river.
"I got the nine," said Moon. No good. His opponent showed down two kings, 
, to take the pot.
The very next hand, Moon and the same player tangled from the blinds. They were part of a a limped flop of 
. Moon's opponent bet 1,200, with only Moon making the call from the small blind. Both players checked the turn when it fell 
. Another ace, 
, hit the river and drew a bet of 2,200 from Moon. His opponent called with pocket sevens, which were in second place to Moon's trips, 
.