[mookboi]

Because, as I said above, any competent villain will call that min3bet with ANY hand. Then he's gon' own you because he has position.

Same thing with smooth calling. AQ is a hand you are hoping to play for top pair hands with. Meaning you are trying to hit a Q or an A, and win the pot with 1 pair. So when you 3bet a good amount, it will be a mistake for him to be calling you with crap like 76s, 33, KJ, etc. When he makes mistakes, you win $. When you smooth call, he is seeing the flop with all sorts of hands he would have folded to your 3bet, hands which make flushes/straights/sets and because of stack sizes has good implied odds. Add in the fact that he now has position on you, and you are in a really [censored] spot, even if you don't realize it.

This is the reasoning that many people don't understand, and then start saying stuff in chat like "omg, you are such a lucky fish playing 97..."

I think you are being a bit results oriented here. Yes, his 4bet means a strong hand. But most of the time, villain will fold, or at least call your 3bet. 4betting is rare, and when they do it, you are most likely beat so you fold.