Regarding the preflop 3-bet
The 3-bet isn't miserable. You can make the argument that you're making a massively bloated pot to win when you catch your set. However, look at your relative position to the preflop raiser. If you catch your set, you're in perfect check-raising position to trap the entire field in for a couple bets. TAG may not always auto-bet the flop for you, but I would expect him to do so most of the time.
When would you rather bloat the pot? Before you hit your set or after?
(Note that this argument does not apply if the pot were a limped pot. In that case, the purpose for possibly raising is completely different.)
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