Re: Top pair good kicker on suited flop
I like an alternate line here in smooth calling the raise and checkraising any non-club turn and check-folding any club turn.
3-betting only jacks the pot up, and with UTG+1 being weak tight, a turn CR is your best bet to get him to fold a club you would otherwise not want to see the river. MP1 being a bit loose and very agg could be raising any ace here and you will have a better idea of where you stand on the turn. If he 3-bets I think you are dead to a set or made flush and have an easy fold. If he calls, I probably check/call the river hoping to induce a bet from a missed flush draw or a weaker ace. This is a spot I don't want to pay off a river raise or open myself up to a river bluff raise from a very aggressive player...not to mention if he has some two pair A8/A5 that he may not bet on the river after getting CRed on the turn. If you spike a non-club Q, bet and call a raise.
My .02
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