1 month NLHE newbie.....how could I play this hand better?

Albeit....I play at microlimits due to my extreme newbishness and bankroll. However I have been winning consistently (netted $25 on 0.05/0.10 tables thus far..) Well here it is...

Dealer: Hand #106932855
Dealer: aclay47 posts the small blind of $0.05
Dealer: jokerswild30 posts the big blind of $0.10
Dealer: You have been dealt [:Jc: :Ah:]
Dealer: musicman110 calls $0.10
Dealer: BobbySalami raises to $0.30
Dealer: jfdobb folds
Dealer: Trip10 folds
Dealer: salsa1 folds
Dealer: JesuitAce calls $0.30
Dealer: aclay47 folds
Dealer: jokerswild30 calls $0.20
Dealer: musicman110 calls $0.20
Dealer: The flop is [:Ac: :Jh: :9h:]
Dealer: jokerswild30 checks
Dealer: musicman110 checks
Dealer: BobbySalami bets $0.85
Dealer: JesuitAce folds
Dealer: jokerswild30 folds
Dealer: musicman110 folds
Dealer: Uncalled bet of $0.85 returned to BobbySalami
Dealer: BobbySalami mucks
Dealer: BobbySalami wins the pot ($1.20)

Should I have just raised more preflop and been happy with the pot? The table was pretty tight and I hate taking down only 0.15 pots when everyone folds to my preflop big raises...I also didnt want to give any flush draws a cheap card, but since noone would be betting on the nutflush, should I have slow played it a bit?

Thanks for giving a newb some advice.

I would always try and bet against the draw because there are two of them on the board (3 if you count the two different straight possibilities)

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Originally Posted by outphase

I would always try and bet against the draw because there are two of them on the board (3 if you count the two different straight possibilities)

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There are actually tons of straight draws here. K-Q, K-10, Q-10, 10-8, 10-7 and 7-8. I think that's all of them.

Oh I meant whether it's high or low based on both the A and 9 being on the board, but you're right, there are a ton of hands with draws at this point

at these levels, push all in on the flop.. idiots will call a decent amount of the time.

you did fine. you might've squeezed a few more cents out of it by raising preflop to .40 instead of .30, and i don't think that would really scare anyone away, but otherwise good flop bet. i'd even bet a little more.