Flop 3-bet bluff vs SB limper.

[Carroters]

Despite the open complete villain doesn't seem like a big fish. I have a hard time believing he has anything here. Good Ax surely raises preflop, bad off suit aces surely don't limp/call to raise flop too much and so this looks like air a bunch. My 3-bet also looks fairly f.o.s as why would I raise a strong hand here, but if villain is so air heavy himself than maybe I can get away with it. I suppose just floating is a more coherent way to rep AJ+. Thoughts?

PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 101.64 BB
BTN: 216.84 BB (VPIP: 24.88, PFR: 19.02, 3Bet Preflop: 7.89, Hands: 208)
SB: 100.5 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 29.55, 3Bet Preflop: 12.12, Hands: 95)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T J

fold, SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero raises to 4 BB, SB calls 3 BB

Flop: (8 BB, 2 players) A 9 A
SB checks, Hero bets 4.1 BB, SB raises to 14 BB, Hero raises to 26 BB

[pocketfours]

I'd just call the raise if I wanted to play.

[surviva316]

I certainly think we have way more Ax in our range than villain does, though I'm not thrilled by our reads on villain. Kinda hard for me to say what he has and how he'd play it based on what you gave, especially BvB where everyone plays weird in general.

[jackvance]

The problem is that with a real hand you'd call, not raise. A call can be pretty strong, but then it depends on how he continues. This is tougher to do in ring than HU though. It's 3-handed so close to HU. My line would probably be call, call turn (or bluff it if he checks), fold river if he fires 3 barrels and bluff him if he checks. I just read the hand t my buddy and that would be his line also.

[griffey24]

Take whatever line you would take with AQ/AK.

If it's call, then call here.