Did I play this right preflop?

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Hi all

Was playing at Party in a 1/2 game when I received a pair of 9's in the small blind. One limper to me in LP and I raise from the small blind, the big blind then makes it 3 bets and myself and LP both call. I lost that hand as it turned out the big blind had a pair of jacks but I was berated by one player on chat who insisted my raise from the small blind was incorrect. I didn't respond but it did make me think. Was I right in raising and was calling the better option?

Cheers
Adam