This last week I've gotten so close on two occassions.  Here are the brutal hands that I can't seem to get over the hump late in these large MTTs:

Full Tilt Poker $4 $0.40 Rush On Demand No Limit Hold'em Tournament – t5000/t10000 Blinds + t1000 – 2 players

TournamentPokerEdge.com Hand History Converter

tamarsdad (BB): BB = 23.2, t232162

namessean (BTN/SB): BB = 22.8, t227838

Pre Flop: (t17000) namessean is BTN/SB with Q A

namessean raises to t20000, tamarsdad raises to t62000, namessean raises to t226838 all in, tamarsdad calls t164838

Flop: (t455676) 7 9 K (2 players – 1 is all in)

Turn: (t455676) 8 (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: (t455676) Q (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t455676

tamarsdad shows K T (a pair of Kings)

namessean shows Q A (a pair of Queens)

tamarsdad wins t455676

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Poker Stars $10 No Limit Hold'em Tournament – t5000/t10000 Blinds + t1000 – 7 players

TournamentPokerEdge.com Hand History Converter

Hero (SB): BB = 44.5, t444561

manbones (BB): BB = 44.8, t448002

Aloon74 (UTG): BB = 18.8, t188420

sergioli (UTG+1): BB = 68.6, t685796

fotonikolaj (MP): BB = 13.2, t132022

wartaalshow (CO): BB = 67.9, t678916

Ferrari246GT (BTN): BB = 44.0, t440283

Pre Flop: (t22000) Hero is SB with J K

5 folds, Hero raises to t20000, manbones calls t10000

Flop: (t47000) K 8 6 (2 players)

Hero bets t22525, manbones raises to t110000, Hero raises to t423561 all in, manbones calls t313561

Turn: (t894122) Q (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: (t894122) 9 (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t894122

Hero shows J K (a pair of Kings)

manbones shows K 9 (two pair, Kings and Nines)

manbones wins t894122

Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions, anything I could be doing differently?  I'm pretty sure it's just variance and having absolutely no “run-good” late, but I'm open to any conversation!