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Oink,
With any ace against a blind stealer you likely have the best hand. After most flops you will still likely have the best hand. He isn't only calling ace high flops with a better ace he could call down with anything. 3-betting a stealer pre flop will also slow down his stealing.
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The hand plays easier after the flop IMO for the reasons I mentioned. I dont care much about pushing slim equity edges preflop, but care more about how the hand plays postflop.
Playing back a lot on the flop and turn will also slow down his stealing!
BTW. Slightly different spot, but
this post by Stigmata in mid high stakes explains my thoughts pretty well.