So I am not posting this hand for direct feedback on this hand, other than maybe some minor nitpicking or tweaks on sizing, etc. I am posting this for more generalized advice on the spot.

I always seem to have trouble when I flop top 2 like this, trouble in the sense that they either fold or things go terribly wrong.

So in this spot in particular the guy folds, whatever, he didn't have anything I guess. It gets my questioning the spot though. If you look at the board I pretty much have it locked up. There is an A, a J, and a 2. I have the A and J so I am greatly diminishing the amount of Ax hands and Jx hands that will continue. So then what are we wanting villain to continue with and getting value from. All pairs and some draws, which are mostly gonna be GSSD as the board is rainbow, so there are only BDFDs. Maybe A2s but only 2 combos of that and not entirely sure this villain would be calling in the SB with that. This villain was a 14/9 with Af of 4 over 58 hands, so not a ton to go on, but a I would be willing to assume he is a nit. With that being said are we really gonna get 3 streets out of a spot like this and could checking this flop and allowing villain to catch up be a more viable option.

When things go terribly wrong it is usually when I flop top 2 like this and whatever the 3rd card is, villain has the set. So maybe they bet and I raised and get 3bet and the money goes in maybe I bet, they raise, I 3bet and the money goes in. So is that just a cooler or at micros like this, where villains hardly ever 3bet the flop with air, am I getting it in bad with top 2 when they are clearly screaming set at me or is it just too ridiculous to be folding top 2 even when you pretty much know they probably have you beat.

I know that a different board could change things, like if there was FD on the board or monotone where they could be 3betting or shoving or calling a shove with a NFD or some combo draw. I also understand that diffrent villains could present different factors as well. Kind of broad but just some generalize advice or thoughts in a vacuum might hlep me understand how to make better decisions in the different spots like this, if nothing else maybe it will set my mind at ease.