PS 200NL: AQ faces raise on A high flop. Standard line?

[Murderous]

Why check from the BB and lead that flop? for the "pot" no-less? More times than not hands that beat you limp for 2 and call a pot sized bet on boards like that. My suggestion would be to let MP1 do the driving until the board gets really scary or he/she slows down, one or the other.

Checking the big blind pf here lets hands like A8s, A5s, 55 and 67s enter cheaply and creates difficult decisions on later streets.

In consideration of alternate lines, why not continue your masterfully executed AQo slow play and check raise the flop instead of leading? At least you will be able to get out of dodge cheaply if villian does play back at you strongly and your folding equity is greater against possible draws.

Always raise AK, AQ preflop against limpers. Get the money in while you can because more often than not when you hit your flop those players won't be happy dumping more money in with their small pairs and big kings...

-M