AKo makes flush, but possible full house.

[Beck]

My 100BB downswing in 4000 hands have at least changed to being break-even over the last 2000 hands. Fearing my game is a little off, as I'm playing a bit scared, all comments are welcome.

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (14 SB) J/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, <font color="CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, MP3 folds, CO calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, SB folds, BB calls, CO calls.

Turn: (14.50 BB) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, CO calls, Hero calls.

River: (17.50 BB) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, CO calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, CO calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 26.50 BB

[Piiop]

Well-played.

[Bez]

I don't see how you could have played it differently. You have to raise the river of course, though it was prudent to only call the 3-bet given the previous action.