Hero has $190 and is covered by hj and co. UTG has $150

UTG - older guy is very passive but plays a few hands. By no means OMC, but any post flop bet is tp+. He doesn't seem to put too much emphasis on position but he isn't dumb and knows utg is worse than btn. But he probably doesn't adjust his range enough oop.

Hj and co play very similar. Both play a lot of hands with a ton of aggression. They both will fire their draws and are playing any 2 suited cards that could make a straight pre (ex 59s is in their range).

Hero is looked at as willing to mix it up but I'm also able to fold "big" hands to lots of pressure.

Otth

UTG opens for $10, hj and co call, hero looks at AJ and calls, blinds fold.

I considered squeezing but utg has a big limp range so I knew he wasn't too light here.

Flop: $40 - A97
UTG c, hj c, co bets $35, hero calls, utg folds, hj calls

Turn: $145 - 8
C,c,c

River: $145 - A
Hj $100, co folds, hero?

Once utg checks flops everyone knows he doesn't have an A. I considered raising the flop knowing co would be very draw heavy here, but also had no desire to bloat the pot with my hand.

Once hj calls the flop I know he has a weaker draw. He would be shoving any FD+gutter and maybe a naked FD if it were Kx or Qx. I can guarantee on this flop he would think I'm folding my exact hand if he shoves (I'm not, but he probably thinks I would) so in his mind he only needs to fold out co who also has a wide range a lot of which is folding to a shove.

Worst card in the deck for me and an amazing card for their ranges. Once co checks I know he doesn't have a flush but he has something he wants to SD. I also know hj realizes co has 0 flushes in his range here. Either way it smacks their range and I'm done with the hand...but wait...damn river had to be the A to give me something to think about.

Raise flop. You have position and blocker to straight on draw-heavy board. (This is why I hate AJ, because it often ends up in tight spots. If I’m playing it I’m raising preflop)

AP: you’re getting 5:3 on call. What the hell did HJ lead river with that he’d flat flop, x turn? He has nut flush or bluff. His line makes no sense. I can find a call here

We started about $190 deep on the flop we have $180 facing a $35 bet. Are you just jamming here? If not what are you raising to?

Normally jamming would be fine. Co is calling with any combo draw here and maybe a naked FD.

One thing I didn't mention is utg has a propensity to slow play monsters. So his flop check is either something like JJ or AA (I know only 1 combo of this). He will never have AK/AQ though.

I assume Hero is on the button.

I would 3-bet preflop. Sure UTG could have a big hand, but you will find out right away. Raise to $60. You would rather not play this hand 4 ways.

Since you didn't squeeze preflop, you should raise the flop. There are a ton of cards that you don't want to see, and $35 represents almost 20% of your remaining stack. Putting in 20% of your stack and then folding to a turn scare card is spew. You should raise or fold on the flop, and folding is way too tight. AJ is a hand that you want to play in position with the initiative.

As played, you're getting almost 2.5 to 1 pot odds with trip aces/decent kicker. Sure V could have flush or a straight, but I can't see a typical V check the turn if he made his straight or flush. A lot of bad cards could come that could cause V to lose the pot or kill his action. You should call.