Going for the PCA

Pokerstars is once again offering packages to the Pokerstars Carribean Adventure, except this year they have come up with a great way to give even low-limit players like myself who can't cough up the 10 grand a chance to get a seat. They are offering Step tournies, which are 9-player sit-n-go's in which the top 2-3 players win seats to the next "step". The buy-in for the cheapest one starts at $7.50, and if you finish in the top two you get a seat for the next round which has a $27 buy-in, until after six steps you get to play in a $2100 sit-n-go for a PCA seat. Probably the coolest thing about the Step tourneys is that they pay out 4-6 places, with the top two being seats to the next round and then the next place or two being seats for the same step you just played, so that if you make it through a few steps and then come in 3rd or 4th you don't have to start all over again at the beginning. (for more info click here).
I've played several times, and am going to post my results so far here. Hopefully I will move higher and get that seat ! !

played 500 FPP buy-in Step One - finished 9th (AQ all-in on an Ace hi flop - guy hit a flush)
played $7.50 buy-in Step One - finished 1st - won a ticket for Step Two worth $27
Played Step Two - finished 3rd - won a Step Two ticket worth $27
Played Step Two - finished 5th (lost with KK to AA all-in preflop) - won a Step One ticket
Played Step One - finished Out Of The Money
Played Step One - finished 4th - won $1.50
Played Step One - finished 3rd - won Step One Ticket
Played Step One - finished 2nd - won a Step Two ticket thanks to a rotten beat - Ac8c chipleader beats 99 short stack all-in preflop - board came 9-7-6-x-10.

total investment so far is $21.00 plus 500 FPP's, and I have a Step Two ticket.