200NL AA in position line check

[Halv]

Villain is 36/5/somewhat passive post flop, nothing special seen.

My thoughts;
- Flop is a WA/WB situation and I want him to bet into me again on the turn with AK (not likely), KK and QQ.
- Same goes for the turn except QQ now has me beat (given that I have the Ac I'm not afraid of giving a free card to the flush draw on the turn).
- I don't think he'd check a set to me twice on this board, so I bet half pot hoping to get a call from KK or AQ.

How's my line?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP2 ($402.82)
MP3 ($74.80)
CO ($238.50)
Hero ($305)
SB ($230.80)
BB ($230.40)
UTG ($379.35)
UTG+1 ($140.40)
MP1 ($96.47)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , . SB posts a blind of $1.
4 folds, MP3 calls $2, CO raises to $6, Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls $12.

Flop: ($41) , , (2 players)
CO bets $30, Hero calls $30.

Turn: ($101) (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks.

River: ($101) (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $50, CO calls $50.

Final Pot: $201

[Fnord]

Raise flop, play big pot.

[BigPalms123]

Raise flop, play big pot.

[martindcx1e]

The time to play passive in WA/WB situations is when it is very likely that villain will fold a hand you are way ahead of. KK/QQ is not very likely to fold the flop here.

[Halv]

The time to play passive in WA/WB situations is when it is very likely that villain will fold a hand you are way ahead of. KK/QQ is not very likely to fold the flop here.

Wow, thanks. That is exactly what I've been missing.

[Fnord]

BTW: I would raise to $60, maybe $75. The 3x (or whatever) rule doesn't apply when people make real bets into big pots. You want to grill up KK/QQ over the next couple streets.