UGH

[EMcWilliams]

Cross post from SS forum, I just need someone to lay it on me and set me straight

Home game 25$ buy in .25/.50 blinds. 5 handed

UTG
CO (~35)
Button
SB
Hero (BB) (~27)

Dealt to Hero: (Ks 9s)
Pre-flop: UTG Folds, CO calls .50, button calls .50, SB folds, BB checks

Pot total: 1.75

Flop: Kc 4s Qs
Hero bets 2$, CO calls Button folds

Pot total: 5.75

Turn: Kd
Hero Bets 3$ Villian raises to 8$, Hero calls

River: Ac
Hero checks, Villian goes all in, Hero calls (~$17)

Results in white:
Villian had K4, full house, kings full of fours

Notes: Strong reads on villian, a laggy player that will bluff more than usual. Will play any 2 suited cards, raise with nothing often. Betting patterns of hand indicated to me that he had king lower kicker. He would raise with KT and above, so I was pretty sure I had the kicker war won. Advice on how not to lose my stack, and please, yell away at me.

I have been on a downswing as of late, and since it is a home game the results feel magnified. I have really been off MY game lately, losing to players that I KNOW I should beat. My cards have been subpar and hands that are winners are just losing to other hands. I need some encouragement and someone to set me straight. Thanks A lot