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Instructors, how bad is my fold here in SCOOP 10 with flush?

This is from the Heads Up (Low) event, Round 2. Villain is a total nit but unfortunately did manage to take out a big chunk from me via Ace flush > King Flush. Had I looked up his Sharkscope stats I would have probably called here, but I didn't and I folded and got to wondering if I was just over thinking the hand and giving too much credit. I've busted out of a live heads up tourny by not folding this and have heard warnings from HUSNG regulars about stacking off with a flush or straight on paired boards. PokerStars Game #26801530228: Tournament #200904101, $15.00+$1.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level III (40/80) - 2009/04/06 17:49:15 ET Table '200904101 783' 2-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: almost09 (7510 in chips) Seat 2: DntCaltACmBk (2490 in chips) almost09: posts the ante 10 DntCaltACmBk: posts the ante 10 almost09: posts small blind 40 DntCaltACmBk: posts big blind 80 *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to DntCaltACmBk [5d Jd] almost09: calls 40 DntCaltACmBk: checks *** FLOP *** [9c 9d 2d] DntCaltACmBk: checks almost09: checks *** TURN *** [9c 9d 2d] [Qd] DntCaltACmBk: bets 160 almost09: calls 160 *** RIVER *** [9c 9d 2d Qd] [Ts] DntCaltACmBk: bets 300 almost09: raises 4420 to 4720 DntCaltACmBk said, "damn, you must have a boat" DntCaltACmBk: folds Uncalled bet (4420) returned to almost09 almost09 collected 1100 from pot almost09: shows [6d 9s] (three of a kind, Nines) *** SUMMARY *** Total pot 1100 | Rake 0 Board [9c 9d 2d Qd Ts] Seat 1: almost09 (button) (small blind) collected (1100) Seat 2: DntCaltACmBk (big blind) folded on the River The player then went on to try and tell me that 'trips' and 'a set' are the same thing after I politely corrected him.

xSCWx's picture
Villain Dependent

This is impossible to answer accurately without a better description of the villain. For some opponents their range here is literally 100% full houses, for others any 9 is the the absolute nuts. If he is nitty then it might be ok.

RyPac13's picture
Villain may have a boat but

Villain may have a boat but given your line I'm calling here.  It's something like a 5-6x raise, I think you're good enough of the time to call against the average low stakes player, nit or not.
First level, deeper stacked, I can see getting away from a hand like this on a paired board, but as the effective stacks get shorter we're a lot less worried about the few hans that beat us.
If you don't want to call a shove and aren't exactly happy about a bet/fold you can always check/call, but that's not usually the most rewarding line against a nit bc you miss value out of most hands (would have to be a big nit not to bet trips when you check to him though).