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Should I have been more aggressive? 

My opinion is i was getting a caller even if i pushed on the flop. so could i have played it better, I ask as this is the third time i have had one of these today and i have not made much from the situation.

PokerStars Game #9252960239:  Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/04/04 - 18:45:26 (ET)
Table 'Lena II' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Kipper3443 ($4.75 in chips)
Seat 2: SuperLurker ($27.15 in chips)
Seat 3: RadjaDao ($24.85 in chips)
Seat 4: newmanseye ($38 in chips)
Seat 5: IntricateSin ($28.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Steeler911 ($21.95 in chips)
Seat 7: lakers55 ($28.05 in chips)
Seat 9: vanzeus ($14.30 in chips)
IntricateSin: posts small blind $0.10
Steeler911: posts big blind $0.25
blueberry: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to newmanseye [9d Jd]
lakers55: folds
vanzeus: folds
Kipper3443: folds
SuperLurker: calls $0.25
RadjaDao: folds
newmanseye: calls $0.25
IntricateSin: calls $0.15
Steeler911: checks
*** FLOP *** [8d 5c Td]
IntricateSin: checks
Steeler911: bets $0.25
SuperLurker: calls $0.25
newmanseye: raises $0.75 to $1
IntricateSin: folds
Steeler911: calls $0.75
SuperLurker: folds
*** TURN *** [8d 5c Td] [Jc]
Steeler911: checks
newmanseye: bets $1.75
Steeler911: calls $1.75
*** RIVER *** [8d 5c Td Jc] [Kh]
Steeler911: checks
newmanseye: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Steeler911: shows [4d Kd] (a pair of Kings)
newmanseye: shows [9d Jd] (a pair of Jacks)
Steeler911 collected $6.45 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.75 | Rake $0.30
Board [8d 5c Td Jc Kh]

all-in on the flop, all in on the flop, thats the way to play monster draws its all in on the floooooooooooop.
But im a LAG so who knows.

Open-ended straight flush draw (if you get to see the turn and the river):

• Against top pair - about a 63-37 favourite
• Against an overpair - about a 56-44 favourite
• Against two pairs - about a 53-47 favourite
• Against a higher flush draw - 44-56 underdog
• Against a set - about a 42-58 underdog

PUSH!!

(although In this case, I'm sure he'd have called anyway)

I don't think pushing on the flop is a good idea.

The pot is very small, so you have little fold equity for one thing.

You have a big hand (even though it's not a made hand right now, which is irrelevant at this stage) so you want to get paid. After all, you wouldn't push all in with a set here.

You have position, so this gives the ability to maximise your winnings if you hit your hand, and minimise your losses if you miss.

I think the hand was played perfectly. You raised the flop, and then bet the pot on the turn. Even if you're raised on the turn, then that's not a problem (unless his raise is very big.) You would just stall, and make a "reluctant" call.

If you miss your hand, as you did, then just check/fold of course. If you hit then you can build the pot on the river. You would have to be wary of a higher flush of course, but playing the hand this way would typically save you money against a A/K/Q-high flush too.

I'm not a full ring player but at 6 max I would generally be raising my button here to isolate the bad limper in position.

You flopped a gigantic draw and at this point I am thinking how to get my money in.  I think your raise is too small - I make this about $1.50 bearing in mind his small lead and the call of it - from here, if I get raised 3x then I commit myself to the pot by either repopping again for about 3x or shoving depending on stack sizes.

As played, I bet the turn too (although your bet seems fairly small) - I think pot is ~$3.25 so I'd be betting about $2.50 here.

I'm not sure you get many worse hands to call a river bet so checking behind seems fine.

I think you should have put in a bigger bet on the turn, at least the size of the pot