I think the biggest mistake in this hand was not 3-betting pf. A 3-bet here is ideal because you're OOP the rest of the hand and you want your opponent to define their hand. On the BTN, villain could have anything here, so his range has to be more defined, accomplished by a 3-bet. As played though, I don't mind the check-raise on the flop. You're getting value from AT-AQ and if opponent has JJ-KK, they're going to be folding to your bet anyways on the turn/river. It's not like by calling the flop, you're going to get another bet out of villain on the turn if they hold JJ-KK. I'd say villain most likely had AT/AJ here.
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