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