Calling is kinda bad fundamentally, but the timing of this is suspicious, and since we have no reads, I'm tempted to call anyways because we could be in good shape to triple up right away.  What to do, what to do...

(FYI, c4BAI = cold 4-bet all-in = dude shoved in front of a raise and a 3-bet)

Just out of curiousity, as opposed to JJ, what do you do here with:

- QQ
- TT
- AK
- AQ

Poker Stars $4.00+$0.40 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 847835
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (MP1): t3000       150 BBs
MP2: t2990       149.50 BBs
CO: t2970       148.50 BBs
BTN: t2970       148.50 BBs
SB: t3870       193.50 BBs
BB: t2880       144 BBs
UTG: t2940       147 BBs
UTG+1: t3000       150 BBs
UTG+2: t2380       119 BBs

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is MP1 with J J
2 folds, UTG+2 raises to t100, Hero raises to t300, 4 folds, BB raises to t2880 all in, UTG+2 calls t2280 all in

But did they ever explain why?  Because if there's one format of poker that makes it worth making volatile plays/calls, it's large-field MTT's.

I'm folding here and the entire range given as well.   You can argue the advisability of sketchy calls all you want; if they're that bad to stack off with worse than JJ, then you'll have no trouble at all picking them off more safely later.

Sure... we're not thinking about it hard enough if we don't consider it.  But then hopefully we realize there's just better times to do it. 

150bbs, about, easy fold. Throw it away and wait for a spot in which you are probably not crushed. You can always make a bad call, but it's making the good fold, and surviving until later that helps you consolidate your chips and lets you move on with the tourney, where as making the call with JJ can send you out the door. Him having AK, AQ, 1010, AJ, are your best, but with that type of action, you can expect to be crushed.