I think I screwed up with these jacks

[Hollywade]

I feel stupid about the way I played this hand.

The opponent is 13/8 over less than 40 hands.

I almost always reraise preflop with JJ. Don't ask me where I got 4,000. After I did it, I was like, "WTF, that's basically a min-raise!" I hate min raises and I never do it. If I was going to raise, I think I should have popped it to 5,000 at least.

When he shoved, I just gave him credit for one of the huge pairs and mucked it.

In retrospect, I think calling might have been the right move. There are 7 people yet to act behind us that could potentially wake up with monsters. Furthermore, I think maybe his UTG raise deserved enough respect for me to just call.

As an added bonus, maybe my call encourages a couple more callers. Then I flop a set and win a monster pot. Who knows? I screwed up.

Thoughts?

Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold'em Tournament, 300/600 Blinds, 75 Ante, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

UTG: 12,625
Hero (UTG+1): 19,638
MP1: 8,421
MP2: 29,997
CO: 9,424
BTN: 6,342
SB: 10,601
BB: 7,349

Pre-Flop: (1,500) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (UTG+1)
<font color="red">UTG raises to 1,800</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to 4,000</font>, 6 folds, <font color="red">UTG raises to 12,550 and is All-In</font>, Hero folds