difficult "pot odds" vs. survival hands

[Steve]

I recently made it to step 5 of the Mini-Steps tourney on Party ($400+$30 buy in). Remaining positions pay $2000, $1000, $500, and $300 so survival is obviously key here and pot odds takes a back seat. Opinions about whether these 3 hands are call or fold? Thanks.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG (t6155)
Button (t760)
SB (t1645)
Hero (t1440)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">UTG folds</font>, Button goes all in, SB folds, Hero calls?

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Button has 6s 6c (two pair, eights and sixes).
Hero has 3c 4c and was in bad shape. </font>

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG (t6155)
Button (t1220)
SB (t1115)
Hero (t1510)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB goes all in, Hero calls?

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero folded this one </font>

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG (t4890)
Button (t1220)
SB (t2830)
Hero (t1060)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif.

UTG goes all in, 2 folds, Hero calls?

Final Pot: t450

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
UTG has 4h As (two pair, aces and eights).
Hero has Js 9s (one pair, eights) and lost. </font>

[pergesu]

[ QUOTE ]
Remaining positions pay $2000, $1000, $500, and $300 so survival is obviously key here and pot odds takes a back seat.

[/ QUOTE ]
Why? Isn't winning key here?

Hand 1 is an easy call.

Hand 2 is a fold.

Hand 3 you should probably fold, but I call anyway. (edit: SNGPT says this is a clear fold)

[lastchance]

Survival is not paramount. Winning is key, because the structure is incredibly top-heavy compared to SNG's. $200 doesn't matter when there's a shot for another $1000 down the line. SNG's have a much bigger bubble, and it'd be tough to fold 1 in a normal SNG, but here, it's a clear call.

BTW, I agree with all of your plays.

[zambonidrivr]

i disagree with all of your plays. i would rather push any 2, than call any of these raises with crap. and that is what you had each hand. crap. hoh is a great book.