Dale - Don't take this the wrong way, but it sounds like that other guy just schooled you? What I mean by that is perhaps seeing him re-raise you with A9o in that previous hand planted a false sense of him simply making a play on the pot with aggression. So, perhaps maybe you thought this might be the hand to teach him a lesson.

I can't say that I fault you because it is human nature to want to show up the tourney aggressor. You just got played and he had the good hand he was waiting for at the moment he needed it in order to take advantage of the image he had built at the table.

I would say that even though you felt your chips dwindling away and the situation seemed like it warranted you making a move soon, you have to be willing to let a good hand like KQo go in a situation like that. Tough to do but necessary in your growth as a player.

That being said, I have made very similar calls like you did in the past in tourneys and have met the same fate. It's tough to do but with experience that laydown will become easier.

Welcome to the growing pains of being a poker player.