[andyfox]

At this point, I want to give myself the best possible chance to win the pot. By raising, you might lose a player or two, you will likely see two more cards for "free," and you might even have the best hand. Heck, even though it's Commerce, you might even get a better hand to fold, as they'll surely put you on a big pocket pair.

I agree with Gabe (and you) that folding is crazy. By just calling, you're going to be guessing a lot more on the turn too. If you raise here, and now get bet into on the turn, that turn bet will carry a lot more weight.