Rough Start

Well I was hoping to have a good start to the challenge but it hasn't happened. I have had a couple deep runs with no help from the gods deep. I finished 13th in the 30k on the first night, and just finished 59th in the 5r busting on a fun one..

PokerStars Game #42918413808: Tournament #307010751, $5.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXV (8000/16000) - 2010/04/19 22:37:20 ET

Table '307010751 139' 9-max Seat #4 is the button

Seat 2: BIGNUTZ87 (217806 in chips)

Seat 3: cgarbin (567974 in chips)

Seat 4: fishbones11 (90713 in chips)

Seat 5: MILIU81 (91448 in chips)

Seat 6: CeyeA (139010 in chips)

Seat 7: mymanstu (369609 in chips)

Seat 8: Kilor023 (475321 in chips)

Seat 9: 42rook (383807 in chips)

BIGNUTZ87: posts the ante 1600

cgarbin: posts the ante 1600

fishbones11: posts the ante 1600

MILIU81: posts the ante 1600

CeyeA: posts the ante 1600

mymanstu: posts the ante 1600

Kilor023: posts the ante 1600

42rook: posts the ante 1600

MILIU81: posts small blind 8000

CeyeA: posts big blind 16000

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to fishbones11 [As Ac]

mymanstu: folds

Kilor023: folds

42rook: folds

BIGNUTZ87: raises 16000 to 32000

cgarbin: folds

fishbones11: raises 57113 to 89113 and is all-in

MILIU81: folds

CeyeA: folds

BIGNUTZ87: calls 57113

*** FLOP *** [7c 7s 2s]

*** TURN *** [7c 7s 2s] [9c]

*** RIVER *** [7c 7s 2s 9c] [6h]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

BIGNUTZ87: shows [8d 5d] (a straight, Five to Nine)

fishbones11: shows [As Ac] (two pair, Aces and Sevens)

BIGNUTZ87 collected 215026 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 215026 | Rake 0

Board [7c 7s 2s 9c 6h]

Seat 2: BIGNUTZ87 showed [8d 5d] and won (215026) with a straight, Five to Nine

Seat 3: cgarbin folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 4: fishbones11 (button) showed [As Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Sevens

Seat 5: MILIU81 (small blind) folded before Flop

Seat 6: CeyeA (big blind) folded before Flop

Seat 7: mymanstu folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 8: Kilor023 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 9: 42rook folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I believe I am down something like $200-300 since starting the challenge so it's not that big of a deal, but these close calls are getting old.

I'll be back...