[thepizzlefosho]

I think I like your play, but not sure about the flop. If this villain is raising for a free card, which appears to be the case then it isnt a bad idea to 3-bet it and shut out the other player while preventing the free card play. I feel like villains range includes a lot more connector-spade hands than Ax when he cold calls preflop.

But I feel like I would have trouble 3-betting here every time. so I guess I probably take the same line as you a lot, but I'feel like I ought to be three-betting against this kind of villain.