My first 2+2 post Missing bets

Dealt to rvo411 [Ah Ac]
Waldow: folds
jxxxxx: folds
tyrantp: folds
2HAILEY4: folds
rvo411: raises $5 to $10
TripleBarrel: folds
NWNewell: folds
mebadnodonut: raises $5 to $15
rvo411: calls $5

*** FLOP *** [5h 9c 4c]
mebadnodonut: bets $5
rvo411: raises $5 to $10
mebadnodonut: raises $5 to $15
rvo411: calls $5

*** TURN *** [5h 9c 4c] [7c]
mebadnodonut: bets $10
rvo411: raises $10 to $20
mebadnodonut: calls $10

*** RIVER *** [5h 9c 4c 7c] [8s]
mebadnodonut: checks
rvo411: bets $10
mebadnodonut: calls $10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
rvo411: shows [Ah Ac] (a pair of Aces)
Seat 10: mebadnodonut (big blind) mucked [Js Jh]

I have a bad habit of shutting down with big pocket pairs. It always seems that whenever I have a high pocket pair someone always has a set or higher pocket pair. In an attempt to be more aggressive but get paid off with a lower pocket pair, I allowed him to lead the pre-flop and flop. Any suggestions on what I could have done better?

[hobbsmann]

this hand is fine as you followed through with your plan of raising a big street instead of capping either preflop or on the flop.

[Borodog]

Hand Converter.

[silkyslim]

what bets did you miss? you passed up a small bet to gain an additional big bet on the turn. nh. post some more controversial/marginal hands next time. we wont ebite you.

[Klepton]

this hand was played perfectly. keep it up.

[W. Deranged]

This hand looks great.

The decision whether or not to cap pre-flop when in position should depend largely on reads. As Hobbs says, if you don't cap, you need to follow through with a raise later, which you did. Personally, I think out of position you should cap most of the time, because you it's harder to guarentee that you can get in raises on later streets.