Re: Wasted bet on the river?
The primary argument in favor of the raise is "clean up the ace".
I agree with you that this isn't a very compelling justification for the flop raise, but those that make these argument are talking about inducing A6 or A9 to fold (we know AQ won't fold). Its quite a parlay to assume those hands are out there, they will fold for 2 bets, you will win when you catch your 2 ace outs, the times you win with those 2 ace outs are worth this speculative investment (although the cleaning up the ace outs is just one justification for the flop raise), and whatever benefit that comes from a raise aren't outweighed by the ev of calling.
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