ajo on gutshot vs unknown

I'd fold pre in all honesty.

I find AJos does much better with both position and initiative, calling a raise here with plenty of people to act behind (so you not guaranteed position) feels like you burning money in the long term.

Also jyms point about Ax hands beating AJos by the river is super sexy, I never quite thought about it like that.

edit: if we were on the button, I think this would change the dynamic significantly, considering villain is fishy, but I'd need a read the blinds weren't going to mess with me and squeeze. The whole situation just seems really marginal, which we can easily avoid with loose and volatile players at 4NL.

edit2: I'm becoming depressingly nitty at the micros, except on the button, it works though.