Feelings on my play of pocket 9's?

[iheartponeez]

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button :#A500AF(Villain)/ ($35.40)
SB ($8.60)
BB ($11.95)
Hero ($26)
MP ($35.95)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button :#A500AF(Villain)/ calls $1, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: ($2.35) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1.8</font>, Villain calls $1.80.

Turn: ($5.95) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, Villain calls $4.

River: ($13.95) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Villain bets $8</font>, Hero calls $8.

Final Pot: $29.95

[iheartponeez]

In retrospect, I should have been scared of the straight, though he didn't have it.

[Abelardo]

Don't tell what he had, my first thought was dang I don't want to fold but I think I have to

[iheartponeez]

Well, if it makes you feel any better I still lost.