1/3 Do we pot control turn vs aggro villain?

So, against an aggro V, I think we want to be more polar in our 3B's, so that we don't set up tough pre-flop decisions for ourselves when we get 4B while holding a hand like AJs. Our 3B'ing range should include hands that can continue to a 4B, or easily fold to a 4B, but not include hands that would prefer to see a flop with a higher SPR.

If my understanding is that she NEVER folds to a 3B, but also NEVER 4B's, then maybe we can adjust by opening up the 3B'ing range a bit to include hands like AJs.

However, I'm still not sure if we want to 3B rather than flat call with those sorts of hands. Because if she's never 4B'ing, then she can show up with better AX and some PP's, and we're going to have a hard time figuring out how to play a lot of flops. It sucks to be guessing what to do with a marginal value hand in a 3B pot with a low SPR.

Like, on ace-high flops, we'll have top pair, 3rd kicker, and can be out-kicked. On J-high flops, there will be a lot of straight-completing cards and over-cards on future streets. We don't really love making 2P when she could make a straight or flush, or she can have a set.

If my further understanding is that her raise sizing is indicative of her hand-strength, all the more reason to not raise her with hands like AJs. We'd like her to continue repping strong hands when we block those hands, and our hand is under-repped. If we just flat called pre, we could continue to bluff-catch with this hand.

I'm always a bit skeptical when someone here says a V always or never does something. I would think that she must have some 4B'ing range, and some range that raise-folds when you 3B.

Now knowing that the A on the flop was the Ad, she can't have top pair + a flush draw. But if she doesn't 4B with AK/AQ pre, and is continuing with a lot of AX combos, she could have aces up here, or just have us out-kicked.

Against most opponents, and if we had AK or AQ, I'd want to over-bet the turn, to charge all her flush draws. But with AJs, I think a better line is to check back to bluff-catch river, or bet small, and probably fold if she check-raises. Our hand really isn't strong enough to try to get three streets of value, and I think we want to give her some rope by checking back.

Going back to the flop, when the board is ace-high and two-tone, I think most low-stakes opponents are going to fast-play flopped sets and 2P, so I'd c-bet small, and proceed with caution if we get raised.

If she's aggro, I still think c-betting small is fine, because she'll probably raise her strong hands more, but also bluff more. Especially with a not-awesome AX combo like AJ, I want to start out with a small bet that will induce her to want to raise off AK/AQ and 2P+ on this wet board, and also maybe raise some draws.

When we c-bet small and she flat calls, I think we can rule out 2P+ on the flop. But she could have us out-kicked, and occasionally the 7 on the turn will make her a set or a weird 2P with a hand like A7 or 97. As much as we want to charge her flush draws by betting big, we're just value-owning ourselves when she has a better hand.

The problems we face on the turn trace their roots back to pre-flop. When we take the betting lead away from an aggro yet sticky V when we have a middling AX combo, we're forced to play a guessing game post-flop.

Because this V is "special", I don't want to take the betting lead away from her. I want to just play lots of pots with her when I'm in position and have hands that can either cooler her or comfortably bluff-catch. My 3B'ing range is going to be more polar, with hands that are very likely best pre, or can make sneaky-strong hands post.

I don't want to 3B with hands that are often going to end up making strong but dominated hands post-flop. I'd rather 3B her with 65s than AJs.