Ultimate Bet Tourney

I am very new to the online poker world. Tried my luck at a UB Friday night tourney. A total of 270 players. Played super tight for 2 hours and built my stack with a nice river straight just before the break. Flopped trip sevens to triple up a little later and then put it on cruise control for another hour. I stole several small pots with my new found stack and clawed my way to second place with 50 players left and the top 40 getting paid.

That's when the big cards starting coming. AQ unsuited early. I make it 3x to go and everyone folds except the biggest stack who is seated at my table. The flop comes all low cards. I put in 1/2 pot size bet and the big stack goes over the top. I stall for a while and then fold. There goes 25% of my stack. I stall a little more and decide to again wait for only good cards. The button passes around and again I get AQ unsuited. Again, I make it 3x to go and this time the big stack goes ALL in. There are 44 players left and I am not interested in going broke. So, I fold. The blinds are now rocketing up with the antes. I am not quite desperate but getting close with now 42 players left and me in the small blind. That's when I get 44. Everyone folds except the button who makes it 3x to go. I think for a long while. Do I limp in? Do I reraise? I am not going to fold. Not getting any real world clues, I decide that it isn't enough just to make the money. I want to be in the top 5 or better. My stack is half his so I chose to put him to the test and went all in. The big blind folded and he called in light speed flipping up KK.

I am out before I can spell Bubble....

Any thoughts?

Surgical Poker