Knocked out in 10 place--should I have folded JJ?

[2fold]

I'm an inexperienced tourney player who would appreciate comments and constructive criticism from more experienced players about how I screwed up on this hand. I went out in 10th place in the Stars $10 MTT early this morning on this hand; but just minutes earlier I had plans of coasting into the final six before taking any big chances---unless a premium hand came along that is. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t6000 (5 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t74031)
BB (t127420)
UTG (t50826)
MP (t213301)
Button (t27420)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to t24000</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t73731</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls t49731.

Flop: (t148362) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t148362) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t148362) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t148362

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Jh Js (two pair, aces and jacks).
MP has Ad Qc (three of a kind, aces).
Outcome: MP wins t148362. </font>

[mts]

why do you think you screwed up? Because you didn't win?
In poker you can do the right thing and still lose.

[Nottom]

I was expecting to say yes, since in the early rounds of a SNG you can often avoid putting in all your chips with JJ.

But this is a MTT where you have 12BBs in your stack and are at a 5-handed table. Folding JJ here would be criminal.

[gasgod]

The MTT forum might be a better place for this.


GG