I think aggressive calls like that have to be made if there's a danger of being blinded out of the tourney. In those situations, you can't afford to wait for AA, AK or KK to go in. Remember, whoever you are, to win any large tourney you need your share of luck.
I've been called far worse for going AI with far less than you held but I had 750 chips with blinds going up to 400... I called an AI with A4s (v his A9o) in the belief that I couldn't be too choosy about what to dive in with. My opponent got the hump when I flopped a four, mind... was even angrier when he tilted with 74o v my KQs which flopped a flush and knocked him out...
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