Struggling with AQo

Feels like I leaked t60 here. What's a good line?

NL Texas Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee
Level:2 Blinds(15/30)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 9: crono47 ( $150 )
Seat 3: uclabruinz ( $760 )
Seat 5: deadcenter ( $1770 )
Seat 8: QuaLifYeR ( $1420 )
Seat 6: Cypress_Ag ( $905 )
Seat 10: GotUTilted83 ( $1485 )
Seat 1: check_craze ( $1055 )
Seat 2: krnraptor ( $455 )
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to uclabruinz [ Qh Ac ]
check_craze calls [30].
krnraptor folds.
uclabruinz calls [30].
deadcenter raises [60].
4 folds.
check_craze calls [30].
uclabruinz calls [30].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8h, Kh, 9c ]
check_craze checks.
uclabruinz checks.
deadcenter bets [150].
check_craze folds.
uclabruinz folds.

[Karak567]

looks standard to me

[playtitleist]

Your earlier post (Making Moves in Level 3) hints that you are getting nervous of being 6-7BB getting to L4. I think playing the hand the way you did here will do exactly that.

I am not suggesting you made a poor play, only that you are headed in the direction you don't wish to go per your earlier post.

I play the 11s and play very conservatively L1-L3. And I too loath getting to L4 with 6-7BB, but I am folding this hand pre-flop in EP L2. I am only confident with a Q-low-low flop (excluding AQx of course), and am folding to any raise.

Considering your two posts together, I feel you trying to manufacture oportunities for yourself. I think that's -EV in the first three levels.

FWIW - I definitely make the L3 AQ move from the other post.