Very happy with the $$$ but the end couldn't have been anymore bitter sweet.
Full Tilt Poker Game #21201557587: $28,000 Guarantee (163159877), Table 127 - 8000/16000 Ante 2000 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:50:21 ET - 2010/05/29
Seat 1: AKover8ted (272,974)
Seat 3: mikekarnj (2,035,638)
Seat 4: defense2hockey (383,564)
Seat 5: lunarphase (279,480)
Seat 7: CaseL11 (1,042,344)
AKover8ted antes 2,000
mikekarnj antes 2,000
defense2hockey antes 2,000
lunarphase antes 2,000
CaseL11 antes 2,000
lunarphase posts the small blind of 8,000
CaseL11 posts the big blind of 16,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to lunarphase [8d 8s]
AKover8ted folds
mikekarnj folds
defense2hockey raises to 344,000
lunarphase calls 269,480, and is all in
CaseL11 folds
defense2hockey shows [Ah Ac]
lunarphase shows [8d 8s]
Uncalled bet of 66,520 returned to defense2hockey
*** FLOP *** [9h 7c 8h]
*** TURN *** [9h 7c 8h] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [9h 7c 8h Jh] [As]
defense2hockey shows three of a kind, Aces
lunarphase shows three of a kind, Eights
defense2hockey wins the pot (580,960) with three of a kind, Aces
mikekarnj: ouch
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 580,960 | Rake 0
Board: [9h 7c 8h Jh As]
Seat 1: AKover8ted folded before the Flop
Seat 3: mikekarnj folded before the Flop
Seat 4: defense2hockey (button) showed [Ah Ac] and won (580,960) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 5: lunarphase (small blind) showed [8d 8s] and lost with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 7: CaseL11 (big blind) folded before the Flop