[marand]

This is a very interesting and common situation and I often feel lost in it.

I very rarely 3-bet with A9 or less. If he has been stealing like every time I might 3-bet such a hand a plan on going to SD (unless it's a very scary board).

I hate playing Ax on the BB, if the raiser is tight I just muck it. But, if he steals a lot I feel I "have" to play. I most often just play fit or fold on the flop, but I really don't like that with Ax (I much rather have JT than A4).

Sometimes with a hand like A4 that misses I check/raise a flop with one high card and two rags. If I hit my kicker I generally check/raise the flop and if I hit my ace I generally use the ch/c ch/c bet line.