hard work but no payday

Played the $3k yesterday. Got an ok stack early went from 6k starting stack up to 16k after 2hrs. First table was soft but got broken 3hrs in and got moved to a much harder one. Was card dead and just sat there being sooooo patient. Anyway there wasnt any really interesting hands bar shoving with 62 on a k103 board and getting told nice hand by some old yank who obv had some of it as took ages to fold. Showed the nut low and made him correct his comment to nice move. Ended up busting with 66 v A10 for a 20k pot in 150 place, with 73 for the money, annoying to make it thru 80% of the field and get no joy. Off to play the $2,500 6 max now.