How High Can You Get?

I was sticking to my "don't play HU strategy" pretty well until the full ring table broke down and I had a fish HU with a 6ptr rating and the stats and play to back it up. These two hands are a metaphor for my HU life. Players hit monsters against me in 3 bet pots with hands I can't get away from and they catch up when they're behind. Funny thing is that even if I do suck at HU, I should still have "upswings" and stretches of good "luck" but I'll be damned if I can remember having one.

Merge, $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 2 Players
Hero (BB): $220.53 (110.3 bb)
SB: $338.15 (169.1 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K K
SB raises to $4, Hero raises to $14, SB calls $10

Flop: ($28) 2 7 T (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets $28, Hero calls $28

Turn: ($84) T (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets $63, Hero calls $63

River: ($210) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, SB bets $105, Hero calls $105

Results: $420 pot ($1 rake)
Final Board: 2 7 T T 2
Hero showed K K and lost (-$210 net)
SB showed T 8 and won $419 ($209 net)






Merge, $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 2 Players

Hero (SB): $208.12 (104.1 bb)
BB: $538.15 (269.1 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K A
Hero raises to $4, BB calls $2

Flop: ($8) A K 4 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4, BB raises to $20, Hero calls $16

Turn: ($48) 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $28, BB raises to $514.15 and is all-in, Hero calls $156.12 and is all-in

River: ($416.24) 3 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results: $416.24 pot ($1 rake)
Final Board: A K 4 3 3
Hero showed K A and lost (-$208.12 net)
BB showed 3 K and won $415.24 ($207.12 net)