QQ HU w/Ace on flop

[LowDown22]

Wasn't sure what the best plan of attack was here. Would I have been better off checking the flop and letting him dictate the action? The way I played it just felt all wrong. Any thoughts?

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Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB calls, CO calls.

Flop: (8 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, CO calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls.

River: (7 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls.

Final Pot: 9 BB

[Shillx]

Perfect. All you are really doing here is value betting against someone holding KJ or TT or whatever. Nice hand.

Brad

[KaiShin]

I see no problems here. If he's really that passive and calling down with A-rag, then all the better.

[LowDown22]

If this play is ok, is it fair to assume that we expect to win this hand &gt;= 50% of the time?