Re: getting beat up
I like your preflop 3-bet. Let the strong pro know you wont be pushed around. Often you'll win it right on the flop when a high cards hit and you'll hit a lot of connected medium card flops.
Don't like your flop play. He's a strong pro, as you said. You gave too much away on the flop IMO. You were supposed to win on this flop after you 3-bet preflop with a check from the pro, a bet from you, and a fold by him. Typically that would have happened. But it didnt.
Often that means he just has something, with a slim chance that he's pushiing you, but I really think that chance is quite small. Also, fearing a bigger ace from you, he might prefer to rope and dope weak aces. His check-raise typically seems medium pair trying to figure out where he is and protecting it, or a draw that wants to make you fold. Since you have a draw, my read would be a medium pair.
Now you made a big mistake by 3-betting IMO, but maybe our styles differ a lot. Often, if I had a good ace, I would just call here. Make him guess, pop him on turn or river if you like. If I were the SB and I assumed you were a typical 20/40 Paradise player I would often put you on a draw here.
The SB 4-bet and turnbet is simply excellent. The only way you could have won this hand was by calling flop and raising turn. If you think there was a good chance he could release a medium pair then that should have been your play. Otherwise you should have just played it out passively. Even a turncall could still give you some bluffing potential on the river, although less.
I really think you gave this one away on the flop and gave your opponent an excellent read on you.
Regards
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