I really think you should fold to his bet on the flop here, as aggravatingly weak as it feels to do so. However, if you just can't stand to do that and think he might be full of it, make it 3000 to go. If he calls/bets the turn, fold. If he reraises, easy fold. If he checks behind on the turn, check/call a reasonable river bet. The only way I even sort of understand your line is if you think you can get villain to lay down something like AJ. Without a strong read, this is an easy way to go broke. By raising the flop you can diminish the chance of folding the best hand, buy some information, and maybe take it down on the spot. Plus you can get to showdown against many holdings cheaply, and even stick around to catch a possible two-outer. These all might be arguments for just leading for 1/2 - 2/3 pot even with the ace and taking it from there.... Thoughts?