early AK hand...prudent or too passive?
 

2nd hand of Stars $12 180...I usually cbet but I think people in these call c bets very light and didnt see a reason to commit too many chips at this stage? Correct thinking? I also toyed with pushing 1500 into a $60 pot to see if I would get a suspicious call...any merit in that either?

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t10/t20
9 players

UTG: t1500
UTG+1: t1500
MP1: t1260
MP2: t1500
MP3: t1500
Hero: t1500
Button: t1260
SB: t1980
BB: t1500

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is CO with KS AD
UTG folds
UTG+1 calls t20
2 folds
MP3 calls t20
Hero raises to t100
3 folds
UTG+1 calls t80
MP3 calls t80

Flop: (t330) 6S QH 5S (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero checks.

Turn:(t330) JH (3 players)
UTG+1 checks
MP3 bets t340
Hero folds
UTG+1 folds.
Uncalled bets: t340 returned to MP3

Final pot: t330

Re: early AK hand...prudent or too passive?
 

looks good, early on i normally dont cbet into missed flops :: especially ones like this

Re: early AK hand...prudent or too passive?
 

I suspect that you made a winning play but not sure that I would have been that passive. You now have no way of knowing if the bet is "Oh AK huh?" or a real hand unless you have notes and you don't. I bet another 100 and see a free river if I get called, miss the turn and am checked to.

After the flop a 100 bet gets you some fold equity and a shot at improving later. I agree with your Cheburashka 2nd barrel comments about checking the turn and think this is a good time for a cbet and chk.

Re: early AK hand...prudent or too passive?
 

wizard...problem is he turbo format...you can't stab fold and give up chips in these spots...if I c bet and get raised all in I will have to consider calling with my AK high...I've played so many of these and the only way to get deep is by buidling a stack...on the turn I actualy picked up outs but it was either push or fold...may have been bluffed of the bst hand but I also am comfortable outplaying 90+% of these fields and can find a better spot