£1/£2 live hand, single straddled pot

[JK]

Hey guys, new to the forum, heard alot about it and thought Id drop in and check it out. Thought Id post up this hand, got me thinking a little bit about the lines I coulda taken in the hand...

Live cash, £1/£2, Straddled £4. £200 Max Sitdown cap

8 Players in the hand

Heros stack: £220
Straddle: £50~
Rest of table: £200 +/- £50


Hero in the SB, very early on in the game so no image yet established. Straddle is a very LAG, weak player.

Action goes: UTG folds, everyone else limps round to me in the small blind (was a bit freaked out here), I look down at   .

Whats your move here? At the time, I figured raising into this many people Im bound to get 2-3 callers and end up playing a big pot, deep in my stack OOP. Didnt really want to shove 100BBs, though could be a good move? IDK. I elected to flat, with the above reason. Good move?

The straddle then shoves for around £50, and gets 3 callers. At this point, I dont really know what to think about the way the pots been played, but with me last to act, figure if I can shove and get past the first man, Im home and dry vs the straddle for about 6:1 on my money. Pretty sure shoving/fist pumping/high 5ing the dealer is the best option, but opinions?

I end up winning the pot after everyone folds and the straddle shows down   and I hold up, but just thought it was a strange one.

Your action when limped to you? Your action when the shove is called around?

[Cf]

How many limpers? I'm probably making it like £30 or so depending on the amount.

As played: fistpump

[JK]

Sorry thought Id put it. UTG fold, limps to me in the small blind, so 5 limpers + the straddle

[EvilPie]

Can't think of a beter way to play it really.

Limp and hope the idiot straddler sees it as an opportunity to squeeze. I can't see where he's going to find a better spot to get his £50 in so it's almost guaranteed.

If you raise you scare off the straddler as he loses his FE. You also lose the chance of making a nice  limp raise all in leaving loads of dead money in the pot.

Playing it differently with the straddler still to act is just burning money.

[Eck]

NH

[GreekStein]

ya happy to just smooth here pre in the SB but once the 50 is called in 3 spots i would ask the cardroom manager if it's ok to leave the table for a minute whilst u do cartwheels round the room and then come back and shove.

[JK]

I can hold AK vs 96 brag post imo. WP sir.

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[Rupert]

not raising preflop is a pretty big crime

[BulldozerD]

i'm putting in a rather chunky preflop raise here, as played please put all of your chips in