Yeah, I guess. I'd call with suited cards or lower connectors. I'm not going to be value owning myself out of position with a bad kicker.

You are getting 7:1. This isn't the time to be paranoid about flopping top pair and being outkcked. Sure that will happen from time to time, but a fold here is a huge losing play. Do the stove.

+1, feels like the pots big enough that i'd rather just bet for protection. HJ/BTN are both likely to fold as well as have live outs the times we're best. Limper may or may not call. the times we are called we'll get to realize our own equity in addition to occasionally being called by worse and checking the hand down.