AQ after loose limper and tight button raiser

[yekwol]

Loose player limped the cutoff and a 16-10-5 (900 hands) raised the button.

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

SB: $48.70
Hero (BB): $178.80
UTG: $343.65
CO: $108.20
BTN: $120.50

Preflop: Hero is dealt Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 Players)
UTG folds, CO calls $1.00, <font color="red">BTN raises to $4.50</font>, SB folds, Hero calls $3.50, CO calls $3.50

Flop: ($14) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $12.00</font>, CO folds, <font color="red">BTN raises to $30.00</font>

[verneer]

I think the whole hand would be a lot easier if you 3-bet pre-flop to $13. If he shoves fold, if he calls, c-bet the flop and give up if he raises you.

As played, I call once and probably c/f the turn if I don't improve.

[BombayBadboy]

Why are you leading this flop? Good chance you have to lay down the best hand now.

[yekwol]

Leading because there is a weak player in the hand that may call with any queen or much worse. Same reason I called preflop. Didn't want to fold out whatever garbage the limper was playing and turn my AQ into a bluff against the tight player.