I normally dont raise with AJs, but based on the way the others were playing thought it was 50-50 that they would just fold to me and if i did get a call it would be from the BB who would call with any face card (which he did). I though the limper would fold and leave it to me to knock him out.

After the turn, I knew I did not have both of them beat and figured if I could knock off UTG I would be better off over all. one less person to pick on me and one more who would have to worry about the blinds soon.

Incidentally, it worked, UTG tilted and went out in three hands. UTG+1 went out two hands later and BB didnt win another hand, giving me second.

Wasn't counting on a tilt and dont know if it was just coincidence that it worked.

Do you think its ever better to weaken a strong player when you could have eliminated a very weak player?