Big prizepool tournies

I played a couple of bigger tournaments recently. I played the Bike $150k guarantee and just failed to make it to day 2 going extremely deep but then losing a cruel pre-flop allin race KQ v K2 v K8 when I spiked a Q on the rainbow flop only to lose to a runner runner flush.

Last week I played at Commerce in their million dollar tournament on the last day 1 flight. The were 796 players so 75 would be paid and 16 would go through the day 2 (which would only have a total of 46 players). This was the largest of the 6 day 1 flights by far and the last chance for people to make it through to play for the big money. I played very well and made the money but hit a couple of coolers chipping up for day 2. I knew I needed about 150k chips for day 2 and I had 84k when I ran AQ into AK on a K hi flop losing half my stack. The rest went in when I was in the blind with 10-9 and was in a pot with 3 other limpers and the flop came 2-9-2. I shoved and was called by J-9 and his kicker held up knocking me out in 34th place. Soooo close. I did win $1000 for my efforts but so close to making day2 and playing for a $250k guaranteed first place (137k second......19k 9th). I so wish I could have made that final table.