Why I hate AK but LOVE 8-5....

Played the $1-$3 NL cash game last night at the Spa.
HANDS OF NOTE:
Had severe patience at the beginning and was not really hitting much but was able to get ahead about$200 after an hour and a half or so, AND THEN....I am dealt KK on the button! NICE!! Six limpers in the pot. Who knows what is out there,so I raise $20. Of course I get 5 callers so there is over $115 now in the pot. I say a little prayer which goes like this: "DEAR LORD,PLEASE DO NOT LET A FRIGGIN' ACE HIT THE BOARD. AMEN!" The flop comes Q-8-10. Hmmm...not great but certainly not bad. Everyone checks to me and I bet $60. One player calls. Hmmm...this may not be good as he has around the same amount of chips as me and is VERY aggressive. Turn card is a 2. I think I am ahead and I bet $100 as I kinda want a call but don't care if I get one. Instead the guy goes all in on me!!!! Now what in the hell do I do? If I call and lose I am broke but if I pull it out.....and why would he do this if he has a great hand against someone who can cripple him unless he is bluffing or simply does not want a call.

I go into the tank and think about it. I cannot put this guy on anything as I have seen him play and he bluffs alot and pushes around his stack. PLUS....he wants to go home as I can see him getting ready,win or lose to go. I am trying to put him on a hand and all that I can imagine is trips(good for him),AQ or perhaps a straight draw as I have seen him chase before. I decide to call. If he has trips...well....so much for that. He turns over A-Q!!! All I have to do is dodge a Q or A and the river is a harmless 6. BINGO....the pot is over $800 and I now have a great chip stack.
Play goes on for a while and not much is happening. I have AK 3 times and lose all 3 times but it does not cost me much. God I hate that hand.

I am in the big blind with my favorite hand 8-5 suited spades. Everyone at the table has limped in so there is 24 dollars in the pot. I decide to change my game around as I have only been playing and showing premium hands. I decide to raise it up $30 to try and steal. Hmmm....not in this game apparently. I get two callers and now I am in a bit of a pickle unless I get a dream flop.
The flop comes:6-7-4!!! And two of them are spades(6-7)!!! I* decide to bet it and I lead out for $50. The player against me is a pretty good opponent and has been hitting cards all night. She calls. I put her either on trips or maybe a flush draw as well since she usually calls in this situation. The next card is a 9 hearts. Hmmm....what am I worried about?. I have the straight but something seems wrong as she seems a bit more attentive now. Now I wonder...does she have a hand like 88 and now is on a draw as well? Does she have 2 higher spades? I decide to check and now she checks as well which tells me that she is on a draw as well. The river card comes and it is a beautiful 10 of spades. BUT...I am still not convinced that I have the best hand here so I check. She bets out $100 and I decide to call and am rewarded with the pot. She had an 8-9 clubs and the straight came on the river for her but I win another big one. SWEET!

Final hand of the night. It is now around 12:00AM and I am dealt a stupid ass AK Diamonds in the small blind. Three limpers and a raise from a fairly tight player. I decide to simply call the raise and go from there. The flop comes A-Q-7. I bet $50 to tell people that I have the A. Tight old guy calls. Oh my...I have a bad feeling here. Turn is a brick. I bet $80. He calls. CRAP...I know that he has AQ now. River is another brick. I check and he bets $40. Nice bet sir! Didn't put himself all in and leaves me rope to hang myself. I wind the noose tightly around my neck and call. He has trips! Damn...I knew I was beat but called anyway. I wind up the night with a profit of $653. Not bad,but I was still annoyed that I did not listen to my inner voice.
Oh well....time to go home and relax. There is a tourney at 11:00 AM.