I 3-bet the flop with AQo, no pair no draw

[Moozh]

Is this really the right spot to try and push people out? Is the pot big enough? What about after the villian caps the flop? What do I do when I hit my ace? Villian is a 40/0.

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. UTG+1 posts a blind of $2. CO posts a blind of $2.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 (poster) checks, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO (poster) calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls.

Flop: (13.50 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 caps</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (11.75 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (13.75 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 15.75 BB