crap cards, and u keep them!!

Hi all,
went to a monthly tourney last night.
19 peeps, $60 buy in only 3500 chips

well in 30 minutes im SB for 15
UTG rasies to 90
all fold to me, i look and see 53red.
bells and whistles went off in my head for some reason.
so i called.
BB folds
flop A22 rain bow.
bells and whistsle still blowing
i know this guys plays A's and paint with raises.
i bet 300
he raises to 600.
i throw it in before he does.
turn 4
i check
he raises 500
i reraise 1500
hes all in and i call
river was 7
he thows over AQh
i show the table 53red

an knock out the 2 time tourney champ.
i know he was steamed, and normally i woulda folded, but like i said, bells and whistles.

so anyone else ever get tdealt some rags, ccall just form those bells!!!