Re: 2/4 AA, when to slow down?
I think you played this hand well. Preflop and flop are standard, and I would call down from the turn as you did.
Villain's range is JJ-AA. There are 6 combos of JJ, 12 of QQ/KK each, and 1 of AA. I don't like a turn 3bet, because you are losing 2 more bets 6/13 of the time (assuming he caps the turn), gaining 1 bet 6/13 of the time (assuming he calls), and splitting the other 1/13 of the time. I'm ignoring the river for now, but let's just say you both put in a bet there.
Further, from "thinking" villain's perspective, would he raise the turn with QQ? I doubt it, because he is not beating any of the hands you represent (TT-AA). Would villain raise the turn with KK? Maybe, but still not too likely, because he is only beating the 12 QQ combos and splitting with the other KK combo that you could have and losing to the 6 TT, 6 JJ, and 12 AA combos. Thus, I would discount QQ (a lot)and KK (some) as his likely holdings. You can also slightly discount JJ if you think he wouldn't cap preflop with that, but I don't think this is likely.
So, you are probably behind or tied with villain's likely holdings (JJ/AA), and calling down from the turn is fine. Nice hand.
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