Should've Folded QQ & AK Preflop

Played in the $20 Freebies freeroll this evening.  On the final table, there was a lucky break where 3 people were knocked out in an all-in.  After that, I was fourth out of five (& 4 get paid). The fifth person was "sitting out" and slowly being blinded out.

I had QQ in early position with the 5th person in the big blind and all-in.  I called the big blind with two others.  I was expecting everyone to check down so that any one of us would take out the fifth.  (Explicit coordination is not permitted, but this type of implicit agreement would've benefited the group vis-a-vis the player on the bubble.)

But, with an ace on the table, someone bet.... with junk! I folded to the bet (as a pair of aces would've taken me out), but I would have won and us four would've been paid.  Ugh! 🤢 Instead the big blind took it and continued to survive while sitting out.

An orbit later, I had AK in early position and called again.  (I should've checked my stack before doing this--see below--since I had so few blinds left.) I folded again against a raiser.

The next hand I was "all in" in the big blind.  I had AQ but Q7 took me out when a 7 landed.  Ugh. 🤢

Out 5th place.  No ITM.  The "sitting out" player got paid.

I should've folded those two hands (or maybe went all-in with QQ) and let the others take out the player.

Non-Cash Winnings
Date	Site	Name	Position	Field	Winnings
10/20/19	888 NJ	$20 Freebies Freeroll	5	98	n/a