Late in a 180 SNG, calling a min-raise?

[d0zer]

Late in a 180 10+1 SNG (19 people left). I was just moved to this table, didn't have a read on anyway. Should I have taken his minraise as a sign of weakness and pushed him out preflop? Calling at this point = bad?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero (t10795)
UTG (t5818)
MP (t10601)
CO (t10293)
Button (t15470)
SB (t17695)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T, 9.
4 folds, SB raises to t1200, Hero calls t600.

Flop: (t2050) T, 6, T (2 players)
SB bets t1800, Hero raises to t9545, SB calls t7745.

Turn: (t21140) K (2 players)

River: (t21140) 5 (2 players)

Final Pot: t21140

[drmcboy]

I think with no read taking a flop is fine.

[d0zer]

I think with no read taking a flop is fine.

Would you have played the flop like I did? Is that a straightforward move-in with trips? I thought so at the time, but the results shook me a little.

Would anyone in their right mind lay down trips right on the bubble like that?

[drmcboy]

the only question is whether you push here or wait for the turn, you are never (ever) getting away from this hand after the flop. He has a tough laydown with any hand better than 6x in a blind battle so I probably just shove now. If he has A6, 77-99 range a lot of turns may scare him off.

I thought so at the time, but the results shook me a little.

this is not a good mindset.

[d0zer]

this is not a good mindset.

No...it's not

He had KT and when I lose like that, as a n00b, I'm constantly second guessing myself. I guess I should just chalk this one up to bad luck as opposed to bad play and move on huh? I need to learn to deal with beats like that better. I suppose it comes with experience...