Stud/8 split Aces, dead cards

[Alchemist]

7 Card Stud High-Low ($1/$2), Ante $0.10, Bring-In $0.50 (hand converter)


3rd Street - (0.70 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 2: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls
Hero: J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___your play?
Seat 5: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___
Seat 6: xx xx K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___
Seat 7: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___
Seat 8: xx xx 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___brings-in

Both Aces plus a Jack are obviously dead. Still an automatic raise? Not even close?

[mscags]

I'm still raising this I think, is that wrong?

[benwood]

I'm sure not folding here ,and if you're playing the hand, the raise has got to be better than the call.

[Beavis68]

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I'm sure not folding here ,and if you're playing the hand, the raise has got to be better than the call.

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[imported_getfunky]

calling seems weak -but i like it here in early position - if all the jacks were live- i'd definitely raise - but the problem is an ace has limped and an another low card and the bring in may have hands. let say you limp and so does the other low and they all catch good - then you muck- let's say only one catches good then you bet or raise out the others- aces with a dead kicker plays much better heads up and you can't know if you can get there by raising - of course you can make the argument that raising would prevent a small pair with small kicker that's live to come into the pot- but i never see a player who likes this hand respect a raise(besides me- i like to be the one raising or in last position in an unraised pot with spsk)