Missed value with AA?

[bobhalford]

With this board and action, CO is likely to have a Q and not a flush draw. There aren't too many turn cards to freeze him up, only perhaps a King and the two aces in the deck. With such a strong hand as QT+, CO should bet the turn, even being loose passive.

Thing is, if he is passive, he may have a better hand than ours. I would fear getting 3-bet on the turn after c/r it more than having the turn check through. He may have a set if he doesn't have a Queen. He's not checking behind a queen and we pay 3bets to see the river when he's got a set.

So I would 3-bet the flop and hope I don't get capped or raised on the turn by a two pair or set hand. But if we don't 3-bet the flop, I don't see how this turn ever gets checked through given the texture of the flop and the action. The loose passive raised the flop into several players including the preflop raiser.