Xerox Poker League update #2

Game 2 didn't go so well for me. I consistently got cards that begged to see a flop (low pairs, weak aces, etc.) but was never able to draw anything to improve them. Seeing a lot of flops slowly drained my chips away and I found myself short stacked. Eventually I got a decent hand and I was able to double up and returned my chip stack to a respectable size.
The following hand wound up being the death of me. I had A-10 and raised pre-flop. Several people called. The flop was 7-8-9. I raised again and the chip leader called. The turn was an ace giving me a pair of aces and an open ended straight draw. I bet out again and the chip leader went all in. I was pretty confident with my hand because just about any cards that would make a better hand than mine should have been thrown away long ago. I put the guy on a bluff and called. It blew my mind to see him flip over a 5-6! I'm still trying to figure out why he didn't muck those right off the bat. He called a pre-flop raise with an off suit 5-6! What the hell?!?!?
Anyway, I finished 5th and didn't earn any points for the night. I am now tied for 2nd place (10pts) with another guy. First place has 17pts and third has 7pts.