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This was only a Pokerstars freeroll, but it really pissed me off because I was a heavy favorite.$2500/$5000 blinds with about 250 people left. Top 99 get the ticket to the next round.I had around $100,000 in chips and am sitting next to a maniac who is raising an calling with anything and everything. Maniac has around $120,000. I get dealt AQ offsuit on the button and raise to $20,000. 3 Others call including maniac. Flop comes A, K, Q, rainbow. Everyone checks to me. I bet 40k. 2 Others fold, maniac goes all in. I call.I flip AQ for 2 pair, maniac flips J7 for straight draw. Turn comes a 10 and he HITS the straight for the win!Against anyone else, I wouldn't have made this call with only two pair given the flop but going all in w/ J7 was the kind of junk he was pulling all tourney.My question is, with the 100k stack and only another 150 people to eliminate, should I have just checked my way into the final 99?

Playing a LAG (loose aggresive player) can be tricky you never know if they have it and most times they dont they just want a race and will call with any draw somtimes they hit. you made the right call i think 9 out of 10 times you win a huge pot. that late in tourney LAGs will all in any pair and with 60% of your chips in its a no brainer dont beat yourself up. others may play more passive but i would have done the same good luck