Rags to Riches

The absolute, hands-down key hand in my first takedown of a $5 HORSE sng is shown below. 

Full Tilt Poker Game #1691271398: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (12425197), Table 1 - 120/240 - Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - 22:07:18 ET - 2007/01/28
Seat 1: Jewbilly (750)
Seat 2: joe_sossisses (1,815)
Seat 3: djm182 (765) (Don't ask.  It's been brutal in oh so many ways.)
Seat 5: haruki (3,300)
Seat 6: lmhockey55 (495)
Seat 7: Cianne (2,015)
Seat 8: fish_N_chips6 (2,860)
Cianne posts the small blind of 60
fish_N_chips6 posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #6

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [As 3h Qc Ah] (Well, this is it...have to go for this hand.  A suited Ace, a pair of aces too.)
Jewbilly folds
joe_sossisses calls 120
djm182 raises to 240
haruki folds
lmhockey55 folds
Cianne folds
fish_N_chips6 calls 120
joe_sossisses calls 120
Three to the flop

*** FLOP *** [8c 8d Js]
fish_N_chips6 checks
joe_sossisses bets 120
djm182 raises to 240 (I'm figuring I'm dead here but maybe I can scare people away - the only way I'm expecting to win this is through betting/raising)
fish_N_chips6 calls 240
joe_sossisses calls 120
Yep, I'm dead. 

*** TURN *** [8c 8d Js] [9d]
fish_N_chips6 checks
joe_sossisses checks
djm182 checks (Here I'm thinking that maybe I can save enough to take one more stab at a pot.  The BB won't hit me for another three hands and I've got two big bets left.  Maybe I can hold on and get something.)

*** RIVER *** [8c 8d Js 9d] [5s]
fish_N_chips6 checks
joe_sossisses bets 240
djm182 has 15 seconds left to act
Here, I waffle about what to do and figure out that there's almost 2k in the pot and it's 240 for me to call or 285 to go all-in.  Since the turn was just checked, maybe my AA will hold up.

djm182 raises to 285, and is all in (BTW I took about 14 of my 15 seconds to do this.)
fish_N_chips6 folds
joe_sossisses calls 45

*** SHOW DOWN ***
djm182 shows [As 3h Qc Ah] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
joe_sossisses mucks
djm182 wins the pot (2,070) with two pair, Aces and Eights
No low hand qualified
WOO FREAKIN HOO!!!  From here I went on to take it down. 

*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,070 | Rake 0
Board: [8c 8d Js 9d 5s]
Seat 1: Jewbilly didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: joe_sossisses mucked [7s Qs Qh 9s] - HI: two pair, Queens and Eights
Seat 3: djm182 showed [As 3h Qc Ah] and won (2,070) with HI: two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 5: haruki didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: lmhockey55 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Cianne (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: fish_N_chips6 (big blind) folded on the River

AIPSII.1 Donk Off

This is how I donked off my stack in AIPS II Event 1. First some background - I'm playing far looser than I'd like, but I've been getting enough limping/raising hands to justify sticking around for some of these.

My opponent here, Fraser_Park_Boy, has been loose aggressive and has shown some incredibly lame bluffs.

Full Tilt Poker Game #1680797953: AIPS II Event #1 (10828819), Table 2 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:46:46 ET - 2007/01/27
Seat 1: HotMonkeyLove (915)
Seat 2: C furbee (1,590)
Seat 3: djm182 (1,005)
Seat 4: Squib (2,065)
Seat 5: babaghanoush (650)
Seat 6: ElSnarfGrande (1,275)
Seat 7: Boil Dunce Son (2,675)
Seat 8: Fraser_Park_Boy (1,320)
Seat 9: ThirdHand (3,810)
C furbee posts the small blind of 40
djm182 posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [Kc Ts] decent in the big blind
Squib folds
babaghanoush folds
ElSnarfGrande folds
Boil Dunce Son folds
Fraser_Park_Boy calls 80
ThirdHand folds
HotMonkeyLove calls 80
C furbee calls 40
djm182 checks
*** FLOP *** [5d Kh 5h] Top pair, but I need to sniff out if the 5 is out there
C furbee checks
djm182 bets 160
Fraser_Park_Boy calls 160 He's calling everything so this doesn't tell me much
HotMonkeyLove folds
C furbee folds
*** TURN *** [5d Kh 5h] [6c]
djm182 bets 320
Fraser_Park_Boy calls 320 hmmmmmm...i'm concerned.
*** RIVER *** [5d Kh 5h 6c] [Th] OK, top two pair, I'm essentially committed here and I kind of like this. He could have AK, Kx very easily
djm182 bets 445, and is all in
Fraser_Park_Boy: dont worry im not on the flush
Fraser_Park_Boy calls 445
*** SHOW DOWN ***
djm182 shows [Kc Ts] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
Fraser_Park_Boy shows [Kd Ks] (a full house, Kings full of Fives) Yep, luckbox wakes up w/ KK and flops a boat. I'm through. Of course, I should have been concerned w/ the smooth calls. But it was too easy to see a double up opportunity here. Nobody took this guy to the river, but I didn't need to be the first either.
Fraser_Park_Boy wins the pot (2,170) with a full house, Kings full of Fives
djm182 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,170 | Rake 0
Board: [5d Kh 5h 6c Th]
Seat 1: HotMonkeyLove (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: C furbee (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: djm182 (big blind) showed [Kc Ts] and lost with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 4: Squib didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: babaghanoush didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: ElSnarfGrande didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Boil Dunce Son didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Fraser_Park_Boy showed [Kd Ks] and won (2,170) with a full house, Kings full of Fives
Seat 9: ThirdHand didn't bet (folded)