How much does Pot ODds dictate your call pre-flop?

[locks1018]

Today I was playing a tournament at Full Tilt and I had a stack of about $11.8k. THe blinds are $200/400 and there is a $50 chip ante co the starting pot is $1000. A small stack pushes fo about $1.1k. I would've easily called because it's only 10% of my stack and I had money invested since I was the BB. The player pushed from mid position and got called by the player next to him and the player on the button. I held J2s and I know that the hand is an easy muck with callers BUT I had an odds calculator open at the time and the pot odds vs. the chances of making me making the best hand were even. I decided to fold the hand and the flop comes Q/J/2 teo hearts. I wouldve cracked and a slowplayer's two kings to almost double again. Now, I understand that I may be posting this because the hand flopped two pair and that on average, I won't but how much does the odds dictate a call in tournaments?

I feel like its missed opportunites like this that decide if I'm cashing vs. making a final table. Thanks for any feedback.

[jdubs]

if your stack is 25K+ here, maybe? even then meh, I'm still folding here probably.

[drmcboy]

only call here if you're OK folding TP if you make it.

the nice thing about these spots when sooted is you may get a free card or two if no one hits.

[baudib]

I don't know about anyone else but I have a hard time folding getting 6-1 odds on a pot that is almost half my stack.

This is a classic mistake that someone with a giant hand often makes here: giving the BB odds to call with junk.