Tour 90 $3 + .30 KO End 55rd 39Hands No KO's

Payout 1st - $72, 9th - $5.62, KO = $0.50 3000 chips, 5 min blinds

This was another frustrating session where my pocket A's got cracked by 8Ts.

Hand 23. I'm the BTN w/pocket A's (Ad Ac) and 2110 chips. UTG limps in w/80, UTG+1 raises to 360, MP folds, HJ calls, and CO folds. This looks like a good chance to pick up some chips, so I re-raise all-in. SB & BB fold, UTG calls putting them all-in (might I win a KO?), UTG+1 folds, HJ calls. UTG+1 had 8h 10h and HJ had Jd Ah. Better cards for me than I expected and I'm feeling pretty good that I might finally get a semi-decent chip stack for the tournament. Flop 10d 10s 5h. Nooooooo. The worse cards flop trip 10's. This is a very loose player who is getting lucky again when they play poor cards and it looks like I'm going to be their victim this time. :-/  Turn 4h. River Js. No help for me. I have 450 chips left.

I do manage to get a bit lucky and build my chips back to 1000 over a few hands. Hand 39 I decide to take a chance with 9h 10c from the BTN, the loose player, UTG+1, has limped in, rest fold to me, and with only 750 chips I raise all-in, SB & BB fold, UTG+1 calls. They show pocket 8's (8s 8h). Can my two overcards beat them? Their two undercards cracked my A's, why not!! Turn 7h Kh 3h. Hope. I have a flush draw and my 9h would beat their 8h if it comes to that. More hope. Turn Js. That adds a gutshot straight for me. All those outs, all those chances to win! River 2d. That's it. I'm gone. No manna for the good guy tonight!