$0.5 NLHE STT: Flush and straight Draw - Was a call worth the risk in the long run?

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$0.5 NLHE STT: Flush and straight Draw - Was a call worth the risk in the long run?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (7 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://flopturnriver.com

Hero (BB) (t2,550)
UTG (t3,200)
MP1 (t1,600)
MP2 (t810)
CO (t1,470)
Button (t2,845)
SB (t1,025)
Hero's M: 42.50

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7
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, 8
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4 folds, Button calls t40, SB calls t20, Hero checks

Flop: (t120) 5
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, 6
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, 10
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(3 players)
SB bets t985 (All-In), Hero folds, 1 fold
Total pot: t120
Results below:
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Outcome: SB won t120
 
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I dont think its an automatic call because there is another player after you. If it was two players i may have called here because my loss was limited but I think a fold is fine because there is not much in the pot and not much information about the hand of opponents.
 
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Hard question. IMO call isn't worth the risk in the long run, because here SB can have a better flush draw than you, so you can have about only 6 outs to the straight and besides pot is very small.
 
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I think it's fine to fold and wait for a better spot, you only had 8d so if the villain had any of the remaining better diamonds then he would be drawing to a better flush, in which case you could forget about that escape route. If he had flopped a better flush already then your straight draw is no good either.

I also don't like calling in these situations where my call doesn't close the action, you don't know what the button is going to do. He might decide to re-shove and then you have to either put your tournament at stake on a draw, or fold and take a large hit. You have no idea at this point exactly what the button has, and it's not worth the risk.
 
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