PokerStars - $5+$0.50|600/1200 Ante 150 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+1: 17.88 BB (VPIP: 13.89, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 73)
MP+2: 26.16 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
Hero (CO): 28.03 BB
BTN: 12.31 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
SB: 9.9 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
BB: 23.01 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
UTG: 16.8 BB (VPIP: 13.89, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 36)
UTG+1: 26.04 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 7.75, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 130)
MP: 53.18 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)

9 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.63 BB) Hero has A J

fold, fold, fold, fold, MP+2 raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 4.65 BB, fold, fold, fold, MP+2 calls 2.65 BB

Flop: (11.93 BB, 2 players) 8 K Q
MP+2 checks, Hero checks

Turn: (11.93 BB, 2 players) 4
MP+2 bets 5.49 BB, Hero raises to 13.07 BB

Obviously set myself up by the turn to call any shove. I feel i could of 3bet bigger pre. Felt my hand looked strong by the turn with my raise.

Do you lean towards more of a flat or 3bet pre?

Pre flop i usually prefer flatting to keep opponents weak hands in.

On the flop, there is no reason to check behind. You 3bet pre, now cbet. You can have AK. V having AK is very unlikely as normally you would be 4bet pre.

Raising on the turn is pretty bad imo. You are only really representing a set - QQ / KK and nothing else.

If you had bet the flop, you may get a free card on the turn...

So checking flop does not give a free card?

Just call turn with no info and stacksizes/spr are weird to get it in anyway

Pre flatting or 3betting is ok. Otf Chet to get hands like med pairs to fold or value from draws. You can barrel turn on any h, A as a bluff and strait for value.

Flat dat turn.

Just c-bet 2/3 pot (aka strong), you have to continue on with the story that you are telling with your 3 bet.