[cferejohn]

I don't know that you had to go all-in here. A raise to 1200 probably does the same thing, and might actually get more folds because all-in by the chip leader after all those limpers looks like a move to some people.

I'm guessing you got called by two medium-low pairs. I think your play was fine, and unless BB had at least QQ, I think his play was suspect-to-horrible (depending on what exactly his hand was).

The overcaller is probably just an idiot. I can't imagine a hand I would play that way (unless he was UTG and limping AA/KK in hopes of reraising maybe).

In the end, I think you played it fine. If I did make the smaller raise, it would have been with the intention of calling a re-raise. The reason for the smaller raise is not to risk less, but to make it more likely that people would fold (since this smaller raise looks more like a bigger hand in some people's eyes).