How bad of a move was this

[traceone]

This hand came up and i got knocked out of the tourney in 17th place.

I was on the button A3 off with a little over 11k (little under average stack) blinds were 750/1500. It was folded around to me and i figured that was a good hand to steal the blinds with. But the 2 guys next to me had 40k and 25k. I was afraid that if i popped it 2 times that they would call with a minimal holding. So i piled and the LB folded and the BB called and had AA I'm sure you can figure out the rest.

How bad of a move was that.

[augie00]

I'd wait for a better hand, mostly because both of the blinds have a decent amount of chips. You're not that desperate yet. Assume one of the blinds is going to call you, and wait to get all in with a hand you might double up with.

[Mike Gallo]

You gambled and lost, it happens to everyone.

Sometimes winning a hand like that will enable you to make the final table.

[aggie]

I think doing anything else (including folding) would have been a bad play

[captainzodiac]

i like this move,it sure can backfire,like it has for me many times,when you're trying to build a stack though you have to try take advantage over having position like this,it only comes up so often,and your timing is brutal here,but it's a play you have to keep doing,even if you had 2-7 offsuit here,it's still a raise,and attempt to steal those blinds,no matter what there stack is,you only have 7 times bb left,and soon no fold equity.
only way around this that i see is if you're committed to going all in before the blinds hit you again ,in hope to double up,and if that quality hand doesn't come,you probably won't get another chance at the blinds like you did here,with all folding to you on the button.
he wasn't folding aa here,but i prefer a 2.5x raise here,all in makes it more appealing for him,and maybe he flops nothing if he calls 2.5-3x raise,without him having aa that is,and you give him an extra chance to fold,along with giving yourself 2 chances to pick up the pot,1 preflop and 1 post flop semi bluff.

[Roman]

seems standard, dont be results orientated.