So I know that it's a $3.30 tourney, but how the hell does this guy make these calls preflop and on the flop. Sure it could look like I missed the flop, but how do you call with a gutshot and a flush draw possible on board?

Full Tilt Poker Game #11446166465: $3 + $0.30 KO Sit & Go (85976569), Table 1 - 120/240 Ante 25 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:30:03 ET - 2009/04/01
Seat 1: phish__42 (17,285)
Seat 2: Rockets115 (6,440)
Seat 4: bchez03 (1,700)
Seat 5: Dinkum_Flicka (10,010)
Seat 6: cardcatcher6 (3,931)
Seat 7: tootpic (5,950)
Seat 8: Ston3yGMon3y (11,440)
Seat 9: mrtcereal (13,215)
phish__42 antes 25
Rockets115 antes 25
bchez03 antes 25
Dinkum_Flicka antes 25
cardcatcher6 antes 25
tootpic antes 25
Ston3yGMon3y antes 25
mrtcereal antes 25
phish__42 posts the small blind of 120
Rockets115 posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mrtcereal [Ad Qh]
bchez03 folds
Dinkum_Flicka folds
cardcatcher6 has 15 seconds left to act
cardcatcher6 folds
tootpic raises to 480
Ston3yGMon3y calls 480
mrtcereal raises to 2,480
phish__42 has 15 seconds left to act
phish__42 folds
Rockets115 folds
tootpic folds
Ston3yGMon3y calls 2,000
*** FLOP *** [2h 8s 4s]
Ston3yGMon3y has 15 seconds left to act
Ston3yGMon3y checks
mrtcereal bets 10,710, and is all in
Ston3yGMon3y has 15 seconds left to act
Ston3yGMon3y calls 8,935, and is all in
mrtcereal shows [Ad Qh]
Ston3yGMon3y shows [5d 7d]
Uncalled bet of 1,775 returned to mrtcereal
*** TURN *** [2h 8s 4s] [6c]
*** RIVER *** [2h 8s 4s 6c] [Ah]
mrtcereal shows a pair of Aces
Ston3yGMon3y shows a straight, Eight high
Ston3yGMon3y wins the pot (23,870) with a straight, Eight high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 23,870 | Rake 0
Board: [2h 8s 4s 6c Ah]
Seat 1: phish__42 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Rockets115 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: bchez03 folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Dinkum_Flicka folded before the Flop
Seat 6: cardcatcher6 folded before the Flop
Seat 7: tootpic folded before the Flop
Seat 8: Ston3yGMon3y showed [5d 7d] and won (23,870) with a straight, Eight high
Seat 9: mrtcereal (button) showed [Ad Qh] and lost with a pair of Aces