tough final table call ... 2nd place stack facing allin against 1st

[Tim H]

well it was the wee morning hours and I was tired and made at least a $300 mistake, stars $10 tourney.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t6000 (8 handed) converter

UTG+1 (t46457)
MP1 (t139768)
MP2 (t129710)
CO (t154383)
Hero (t136410)
SB (t122970)
BB (t30138)
UTG (t93664)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t18000</font>, Hero calls t18000, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.
-- raise here or fold
Flop: (t38100) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">CO bets t6000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t18000</font>, CO calls t12000.

Turn: (t74100) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t18000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t118083</font>, Hero calls t82110 (All-In).
-- stupid bet by me, once i picked up the nut draw i should of checked behind, then called the allin ... wth?

River: (t292293) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t292293

I was tired and called knowing I would really have to screw up to not take first/second with double the next stack if I won. Easy fold in retrospect?