$3.30 NLHE on PokerStars

So today I entered a tourney on PokerStars for $3.30. The tournament had 1231 entries, and the top 150 places paid but here are the top 10 payouts:
1) $1,500
2) $1,100
3) $800
4) $600
5) $420
6) $340
7) $250
8) $170
9) $100
10) $80

Yes, I realize that first place is a pretty hefty friggin' payout.

Anyways, this is how it went down:
For the first hour or two, I played tight as hell. In a deep tournament, with this many careless people, its important to pick and choose your spots wisely. You have to know you are on top when you push those chips out there. Too many people are playing loose as shit at the start, so you have to just sit and wait to double up on a good hand. I was right at the average chip stack for the first 2 hours. Then I got my big hand, King Ten of clubs on the big blind. it went around, never got raised. I had 4 callers. The flop comes Queen, Nine, Four... and guess what? Yes, they were all clubs. I raise half the pot, a modest bet... trying to make as much as possible. Three players fold, so I have one caller. The next card comes out an Ace of hearts. Im happy about it, hoping he has an ace and it makes him give me more chips. So I bet half the pot again, and he re-raises me. I re-raise him and he pushes all in. I call, of course, and flip over the flush. He shows an Ace Queen, no clubs. He has to hit an Ace or Queen on the river to win... which he doesnt. I double up.
The chip average is 17,000 and Im sitting at 35,000 chips at this point. Im in 52nd place out of 500 remaining players. From here, I just sit around and be patient... waiting for the right hands to make a move. Until the chip average starts getting near me again, its pretty much smooth sailing. Another hour goes by, and I may have 37,000 chips or so by now. The chip average is 20,000. And I am currently in 72nd out of 434 players. Looking at the top 10 chip stacks, I realize they all have over 100,000 chips. Now I could care less about any of the money under 15th place, so I realize I need to find a way to double up or these big stacks are just gonna sail to the final table easy.

To Be Continued...