The poker gods...
 

... are funny fucks:

Full Tilt Poker Cash game, $1.00/$2.00 No Limit, 9/9 players
Hand History by

MP3: $40
CO: $175.35
Button: $148.25
SB: $233
BB: $45.45
UTG: $243.85
HERO (UTG+1): $200
MP1: $329.70
MP2: $40

SB posts Small Blind $1.00
BB posts Big Blind $2.00

Pre-flop: K:c: A:c:($3)
UTG folds
HERO raises to $7
MP1 folds
MP2 raises to $40 and is all in
MP3 folds
CO folds
Button folds
SB folds
BB folds
HERO calls $33

Flop: 2:h: Q:h: Q:c: ($83)

Turn: 2:h: Q:h: Q:c: Q:d: ($83)

River: 2:h: Q:h: Q:c: Q:d: J:h: ($83)

MP2 shows (Q:s: A:h:) four of a kind Queens and wins the pot $80
HERO shows (K:c: A:c:) three of a kind Queens

tell me about it, I just got down to HU for a seat to PCA.

first of all, if there was just 2.5k more in prize pool 1st and 2nd would get seat, instead players 2-20 got $700. I had 2-1 chip lead. Then in 2 hands... I get AK and shove, he snap calls, I'm all happy, he flips AA. Next hand I get KK. Flop 89J, ofc he has QT, and im out. lol donkaments

so essentially i got a really painful 20th. fml, i am winning a damn seat to this thing

At least mine was just a short stacker... ouch JD.