What it takes to win tournaments

Whole lotta luck. And I haven't won yet.

Full Tilt Poker Game #12386668393: $3 + $0.30 KO Sit & Go (92444970), Table 3 - 200/400 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:48:22 ET - 2009/05/23
Seat 1: decdealer (5,963)
Seat 2: 1967charger (3,401)
Seat 3: blackcash88 (14,995)
Seat 5: Redbarn59 (8,135)
Seat 6: pedrocecch (2,590)
Seat 7: ktcady (11,975)
Seat 8: Yankee-C (4,565)
Seat 9: Dray (5,570)
decdealer antes 50
1967charger antes 50
blackcash88 antes 50
Redbarn59 antes 50
pedrocecch antes 50
ktcady antes 50
Yankee-C antes 50
Dray antes 50
1967charger posts the small blind of 200
blackcash88 posts the big blind of 400
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dray [8h Ac]
Redbarn59 folds
pedrocecch folds
ktcady folds
Yankee-C folds
Dray raises to 5,520, and is all in
decdealer raises to 5,913, and is all in
1967charger folds
blackcash88 folds
decdealer shows [Qh As]
Dray shows [8h Ac]
Uncalled bet of 393 returned to decdealer
*** FLOP *** [8c 9c Ad]
*** TURN *** [8c 9c Ad] [8d]
*** RIVER *** [8c 9c Ad 8d] [6d]
decdealer shows two pair, Aces and Eights
Dray shows a full house, Eights full of Aces
Dray wins the pot (12,040) with a full house, Eights full of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12,040 | Rake 0
Board: [8c 9c Ad 8d 6d]
Seat 1: decdealer (button) showed [Qh As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 2: 1967charger (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: blackcash88 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Redbarn59 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: pedrocecch folded before the Flop
Seat 7: ktcady folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Yankee-C folded before the Flop
Seat 9: Dray showed [8h Ac] and won (12,040) with a full house, Eights full of Aces

Been grinding $5 cash game for the last 3 hours and am also in the tourney above. Another week without even touching Full Tilt. Kristina's working this morning though so I'm having myself a lazy Saturday start. May has been a very unusual month in terms of poker playing, but I've gotten a lot more sleep! Blizzard training has just been taking it out of me I guess.

They gave my set shift once I'm out of training: 4pm-1am M-F. Which really blows because I also work the radio shift 6-12am on Saturdays. That means my lady's alone 6 out 7 nights during the week. :/

What's funny is I might end up switching jobs just in time. I interviewed with another company about a shipping/receiving job almost two weeks ago. Yesterday I got an email saying they had a few more people to interview but I was at the top of their list thus far. If I don't end up getting it I'll probably be pretty pissed that they sent that email but for right now I like my chances. :) More money, would still have benefits, and half day Fridays. Best proposition I've had since getting laid off.