Too weak on the river?

[asdf1234]

No read on any relevant opponents.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Hero calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (3.50 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB caps</font>, Hero calls.

River: (11.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 17.50 BB

I forgot to raise the flop [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[DeeJ]

I also wonder whether you should be raising preflop here? A9 is winning mostly with the high carded-ness rather than it's suited-ness and you only have a max of 4 players in.

To answer your subject question, no, he doesn't look like he's afraid of a straight so he either has a smaller flush or a boat. I'm calling 3 bets here too.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

raise preflop. raise the flop. make sure the turn goes a lot of bets.

how many bets you want this river to go is player dependent, but based on the action, he's not afraid of no flush. capping is probably wrong.

[asdf1234]

Villain has TT for the flopped boat.