So, just had the worst session of my short (140 hours total live poker logged) poker hobby and ran into tough spot after tough spot.

In this hand I recently moved tables and this is my 2nd rotation.

Villain (has me covered): Young guy, seems to be active/aggressive and has straddled to $5 UTG at both opportunities so far. Not a ton to go on but it's something.

Hero ($300): Not sure what my image is really, haven't been at the table long. Mucked one hand earlier at showdown after getting out-kicked with TP so might look station-y or something.

So, dealt AJo 2 limper, I raise to $10 in MP, folds to villain who makes it $20 on the button.

This minraise PF is something I never really do, it seems like a pot bloater to me. I feel like I'm behind his range but I hate folding (though is that an option?) I put him on TT+, AQo+ but that range's accuracy could certainly be off.

So, I flat and the flop come J62 all hearts (my ace isn't the heart.)

I lead for $20, he makes it $40, I make it $80, he makes it $120... and hero??

Seemingly a good flop for me minus the monotone and me missing the FD. I feel like I'm either crushed or flipping here though and am thinking it's a bleh fold. With $200 I think this hand is easier because I can just *** it and shove vs his $40 raise but I feel like doing that with 150BB is spewy and bad.

Any suggestions on how this hand was played? And more generally how do you use/react to these tiny "3Bets".

edit: Title should be PF not RF, dunno if mod can change that or anything

I mean if he's a very active player he can be three betting you very wide on the button but the action here on the flop is kind of suspect. If you truly believe his 3bet range is that tight then a fold pre with AJo OOP is certainly viable. When he made it 40$ one of two things should have happened: either you flat for pot control or make a legitimate raise to price out any draws. Now, beside the hearts this board is very dry and it would not make much sense for him to be min raising you here with any hand that is behind AJ. I think you should have flat and re-evaluated after checking the turn.

As played I really don't know what the right decision is here as I feel that so much error may have already occurred in this hand. My guess is flat and re-evaluate depending on what turn card comes.

I think flatting the $40 would be better too. I'd probably plan to b/f the turn for like $50 (whether it is a heart or not.) I think that sounds like an ok plan.

Well you now have a pot at 280 and you are 160 behind if you are flatting his raise to 120 total. If a favorable turn comes off the only play you have is to ship.

Fold pre. If his range is that tight good luck on turning a profit by calling unless u plan to run a big bluff. Flat the min raise on flop and reevaluate.

You definitely should have flatted the raise to 40. You are playing TPTK like the nuts when you just ranged him having AQ+ or TT+. With that range, you are clearly behind here. That doesn't even consider the fact that there are 3 to a flush on the board and he could easily have re-draws on you even if you are ahead.

Given the board, you should have either b/f 40 on the flop or c/c'd up to a similar amount. Unless you make 2P or trips on the turn, I just don't see how you can be good here.