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[/ QUOTE ]Maybe I'm just playing scared, but when I raise with JJ I'm doing it to protect my hand more than to push a positive equity edge. And I'm just not going to protect it by raising after everyone else has already called one bet.

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I agree with gm. I think your logic above is flawed. You should be raising with JJ pre-flop to push a positive equity edge. You almost certainly are ahead pre-flop, especially given that no one has raised and you are in the BB. If they all do call, which is what you are afraid of, they are most likely making a mistake.

As to your concern about pushing the pot odds to 11:1 on the flop, you are assuming that someone will flop a gutshot. If they flop a flush draw or open-ended straight draw, you aren't going to get them out anyway. If the flop comes with an overcard, you can always check, especially if you have some aggressive players to act after you, and go for a check-raise to cut the odds.