Getting it in semi-good

Although I didn't make the money in either MTT NLHE I entered last night, I had the consolation of achieving very high missed the money percentiles in both. Here are my career top 10 missed the money percentiles:

percentile place entries paid      date    mtt

    0.9924    43     174   42  2015-08-25    b
    0.9857    19      88   18  2015-06-28    a
    0.9838   291    1018  279  2015-08-28    b
    0.9667   346    1245  315  2015-08-31    b
    0.9615   242     891  216  2015-08-31    a
    0.9579   214     783  189  2015-07-20    a
    0.9556   316    1113  279  2015-08-28    a
    0.9524    21      81   18  2015-07-15    a
    0.9103    31     102   24  2015-07-28    a
    0.8889    49     153   36  2015-07-19    a

In the second MTT, I got it in semi-good on my final hand. I'd been dealt ace eight offsuit, went all in preflop, and got two callers. As it turns out, I had a 30.25% chance off winning the pot, and a 9.00% chance of chopping. I had been "within an ace" of folding, but decided to go for the glory :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands place winnings

MTT   NLHE      900   100       9    21   242        0
MTT   NLHE      900   100       9    58   346        0

delta: $-2,000
MTT NLHE balance: $-31,040
balance: $7,418,004